Shu-Cheen Yu is a

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singer. Her album ''Lotus Moon'' was nominated at the

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for

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. Born in China, she established herself as a folk singer, releasing five albums. In 1987, she moved to Australia and became a cleaner. She took on a three-year opera course and was cast in a 1990 production of the musical ''

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'', continuing onto other productions.

Discography

Awards and nominations

The

ARIA Music Awards The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...

is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

Australian music The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions o ...

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, ''Lotus Moon'' ,

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, 2011 {{DEFAULTSORT:Yu, Shu-Cheen Australian operatic sopranos Living people 1962 births Chinese emigrants to Australia People from Datong 20th-century Chinese women singers 20th-century Australian women opera singers 21st-century Australian women singers