Shiao Lih-ju (born 1955) is a retired Taiwanese singer and TV presenter who released more than 30 albums in the 1970s and 1980s. She sang in

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

Hokkien Hokkien ( , ) is a Varieties of Chinese, variety of the Southern Min group of Chinese language, Chinese languages. Native to and originating from the Minnan region in the southeastern part of Fujian in southeastern China, it is also referred ...

, and

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. Shiao rose to fame after singing the theme songs of many popular films based on

Chiung Yao Chen Che (; 20April 19384December 2024), better known by her pen name Chiung Yao (), was a Taiwanese writer and film producer. The name ''Chiung Yao'' is a phrase taken from the ''Classic of Poetry'', where it means "splendid pure jade". Born ...

's novels, like ''Fantasies Behind the Pearly Curtain'' (1975), ''Everywhere Birds Are Singing'' (1978), and ''Love Under a Rosy Sky'' (1979). She also sang the theme songs of many TV series, like the Singaporean historical drama ''

The Sword and the Song ''The Sword and the Song'' is a 1986 Singaporean historical series produced by Singapore Broadcasting Corporation. The drama focuses on a pair of great monarchs during the 10th century: Song dynasty's fearless and heroic warrior Zhao Kuangyin and ...

'' (1986). In the mid-1980s, she moved to Singapore, and retired after marrying a Singaporean man in 1990.

Awards

1984

Golden Bell Awards The Golden Bell Awards () is an annual Taiwanese television and radio production award presented in October or November each year by the Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development, a division of Taiwan's Ministry of Culture (Taiwan), M ...

*Won—Best Female Singer

References

* Taiwanese Mandopop singers Taiwanese Hokkien pop singers Japanese-language singers of Taiwan Chinese Culture University alumni 1955 births Living people People from Chiayi J-pop singers 20th-century Taiwanese women singers Taiwanese women television presenters {{Taiwan-singer-stub