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'''Sun Yan Zi''' (孫燕姿), or her English name Stefanie Sun, is a Singaporean singer who made her debut in June 2000. Japanese music fans may recognise her for the two duets she has done in English with [[Kuraki Mai]]. Her music is extremely popular in Southeast Asia and China.
[[Image:stefaniesunitstimepromo.jpg|thumb|300px|Stefanie Sun promoting ''[[Shi Shihou]]'' (2011)]]
'''Stefanie Sun''' (孫燕姿, Sun Yan Zi) is a Singaporean [[Mandopop]] singer-songwriter. Debuting in 2000 under [[Warner Music Taiwan]], she became an overnight sensation as her [[Sun Yanzi (album)|self-titled debut album]] became a best-seller in Asia. Her follow-up releases cemented her stardom and she was named the best selling female Mandopop artists of the first half of the decade. In 2003, she took a hiatus before returning in 2004 with ''[[Stefanie]]''. In 2007, she took another hiatus but this one lasted much longer. Her first album in four years, ''[[Shi Shihou]]'', proved to be a big hit and was the second best selling album of 2011 in Taiwan.


On May 8, 2011, Stefanie married Nadim Van Der Ross, a senior executive at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviva Aviva].


==<span class="mw-headline">Profile</span>==
==<span class="mw-headline">Profile</span>==
 
* '''Name:''' Sun Yanzi (孫燕姿), Stefanie Sun
* '''Name'''<nowiki>: Sun Yan Zi (孫燕姿), Stefanie Sun </nowiki>
* '''Name Pronounciation:''' Soon-Yen-Zhii
* '''Name Pronounciation'''<nowiki>: Soon-Yen-Zhii </nowiki>
* '''Fan Nicknames:''' Yanzi, Ah Zi
* '''Fan Nicknames'''<nowiki>: Yanzi, Ah Zi </nowiki>
* '''Birthdate:''' July 23, 1978
* '''Birthdate'''<nowiki>: July 23, 1978 </nowiki>
* '''Birthplace:''' Singapore
* '''Nationality'''<nowiki>: Singaporean </nowiki>
* '''[[Blood Type]]:''' AB
* '''[[Blood Type]]'''<nowiki>: AB </nowiki>
* '''Weight:''' 42kg (106lbs)
* '''Weight'''<nowiki>: 42kg (106lbs) </nowiki>
* '''Height:''' 1.62m (5'4'')
* '''Height'''<nowiki>: 1.62m (5'4'') </nowiki>
* '''Spoken Languages:''' English, Mandarin Chinese, [[Wikipedia:Teochew (dialect)|Teochew]]
* '''Spoken Languages'''<nowiki>: English, Mandarin Chinese, </nowiki>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teochew_(dialect) Teochew]
* '''Instruments:''' Piano
* '''Instruments'''<nowiki>: Piano </nowiki>
* '''Favourite Sports/Games:''' Swimming, Snooker, Tennis
* '''Favourite Sports/Games'''<nowiki>: Swimming, Snooker, Tennis </nowiki>
* '''Favourite Actors:''' Jim Carrey, Stephen Chow, Tony Leung>
* '''Favourite Actors'''<nowiki>: Jim Carrey, Stephen Chow, Tony Leung </nowiki>
* '''Favourite Actresses:''' Kate Moss, Gwyneth Paltrow, Milla Jovovich
* '''Favourite Actresses'''<nowiki>: Kate Moss, Gwyneth Paltrow, Milla Jovovich </nowiki>
* '''Favourite Country:''' Singapore
* '''Favourite Country'''<nowiki>: Singapore </nowiki>
* '''Favourite Colour:''' Yellow
* '''Favourite Colour'''<nowiki>: Yellow </nowiki>
* '''Favourite Food:''' Japanese dishes, Chocolates, Ba Kut Tei (肉骨茶)
* '''Favourite Food'''<nowiki>: Japanese dishes, Chocolates, Ba Kut Tei (肉骨茶) </nowiki>
* '''Fears:''' Claustrophobia, Flying Cockroaches, Papaya, Getting Sick>
* '''Fears'''<nowiki>: Claustrophobia, Flying Cockroaches, Papaya, Getting Sick </nowiki>
* '''Places Visited:''' Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, USA, Europe, New Zealand
* '''Places Visited'''<nowiki>: Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, USA, Europe, New Zealand </nowiki>
* '''Family:''' Parents (Both teachers) and two sisters (one older, one much younger)
* '''Family'''<nowiki>: Parents (Both teachers) and two sisters (one older, one much younger) </nowiki>
* '''Fun Fact:''' Chinese media originally assumed that Stefanie was a lesbian because she was outspoken and wore pants.
* '''Fun Fact'''<nowiki>: Chinese media originally assumed that Stefanie was a lesbian because she was outspoken and wore pants. </nowiki>
 
==<span class="mw-headline"> Biography </span>==
 
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 202px">[[Image:Yanzi recent.jpg|[[Image:200px-Yanzi_recent.jpg|200px|Stefanie with her new red hair (2005)]]]]<div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify" style="float: right">[[Image:Yanzi recent.jpg|[[Image:magnify-clip.png]]]]</div>Stefanie with her new red hair (2005)</div></div></div>
 
Sun Yan Zi is one of the few Singaporean artists to achieve superstardom in the Chinese music market. She is so well regarded in Singapore that she is a role model for other Singaporean artists wishing to crack into the Chinese music market. She is the only major award-winning Chinese artist from Singapore.
 
Born in 1978, Stefanie attended St Margaret's Secondary School and Raffles Girls' School, and later on majored in marketing at Nanyang Technological University, all in Singapore. Later on in 2000, she debuted under [[Warner Music Taiwan|Warner Music Taiwan]] with an amazingly sucessful self-titled album ([[Yan Zi]]).
 
Sun Yan Zi's native language is Teochew, however she sings in either Mandarin Chinese or English.
 
In 2003 she took a year break from the music scene, however returned soon after with the album [[Stefanie]] (titled as such to mirror her first album. This was to show that she had returned with the atitude and enthusiasm as a debut artist would.
 
Stefanie owns her own music company, [[Make Music|Make Music]].


==<span class="mw-headline">Discography</span>==
==<span class="mw-headline">Discography</span>==
 
[[Image:stefaniesunthemoment.jpg|thumb|200px|Stefanie Sun promoting ''[[The Moment]]'' (2003)]]
''Note: Most of Stefanie's album comes with an English title as well as a Chinese title. If not, it just has an English title.''
 
===<span class="mw-headline">Albums</span>===
===<span class="mw-headline">Albums</span>===


* [2000.06.08] [[Yan Zi]] (孫燕姿; ''Sun Yan Zi'')
* [2000.06.08] [[Sun Yanzi (album)|Sun Yanzi]] (孫燕姿; ''Sun Yan Zi'')
* [2000.12.07] [[My Desired Happiness]] (我要的幸福; ''Wo Yao De Xing Fu'')
* [2000.12.07] [[Wo Yao De Xingfu]] (我要的幸福; ''My Desired Happiness'')
* [2001.07.09] [[Kite]] (風箏; ''Feng Zheng'')
* [2001.07.09] [[Fengzheng]] (風箏; ''Kite'')  
* [2002.02.01] [[Start]] (自選集; ''Zi Xuan Ji'') (Cover Album)
* [2002.05.21] [[Leave]]
* [2002.05.21] [[Leave]]
* [2003.01.10] [[To Be Continued...]] (未完成; ''Wei Wan Cheng'')
* [2003.01.10] [[Weiwancheng]] (未完成; ''To Be Continued...'')  
* [2003.08.22] [[The Moment]] (Mini-Album+Best Album)
* [2004.10.28] [[Stefanie]]
* [2004.10.28] [[Stefanie]]
* [2005.10.07] [[A Perfect Day]] (完美的一天; ''Wan Mei De Yi Tian'')
* [2005.10.07] [[Wanmei De Yitian]] (完美的一天; ''A Perfect Day'')
* [2006.09.25] [[My Story All-Record Collection|My Story All-Record Collection]] (Best Album)
* [2007.03.22] [[Niguang]] (逆光；''Against the Light'')
* [2007.03.22] [[Against the Light]] (逆光；''Ni Guang'')
* [2011.03.08] [[Shi Shihou]] (是時候; ''It's Time'')
 
* [2014.02.27] [[Kepler]] (克卜勒; ''Kepler'')
===<span class="mw-headline">Live Albums</span>===
* [2017.11.11] [[No.13 Zuo Pin : Tiao Wu De Fan Gu]] (No. 13作品－跳舞的梵谷; ''No. 13 – A Dancing Van Gogh'')


* [2001.06.07] [[Yanzi 2000|Yanzi 2000]]
===<span class="mw-headline">Other Albums</span>===
* [2002.09.20] [[Start Concert World Tour]]


===<span class="mw-headline">Compilation / Other</span>===
* [2001.06.07] [[Yanzi 2000]] <small>(Live Album)</small>
* [2002.02.01] [[Zixuan Ji]] (自選集; ''Start'') <small>(Cover Album)</small>
* [2002.09.20] [[Start Concert World Tour]] <small>(Live Album)</small>
* [2003.08.22] [[The Moment]] <small>(New+Best Collection)</small>
* [2006.09.25] [[My Story All-Record Collection]] <small>(New+Best Collection)</small>
* [2009.01.21] [[2her]] <small>(Joint Best Collection)</small>


* [2003.07.09] [[Kuraki Mai]] - '[[If I Believe]]' (Tonight, I feel close to you)
===<span class="mw-headline">Compilation Albums</span>===
* [2003.07.09] [[Kuraki Mai]] - [[If I Believe]] (#11 ''Tonight, I feel close to you'')


==<span class="mw-headline">Awards</span>==
==<span class="mw-headline">Awards</span>==
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 222px">[[Image:YZ3.jpg|[[Image:220px-YZ3.jpg|220px|Stefanie enjoying Singapore]]]]<div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify" style="float: right">[[Image:YZ3.jpg|[[Image:magnify-clip.png]]]]</div>Stefanie enjoying Singapore</div></div></div>
* [2000] - TVB 8 Mandarin Music Awards (Hong Kong), Best Newcomer
* [2000] - TVB 8 Mandarin Music Awards (Hong Kong), Best Newcomer
* [2000] - Hong Kong's Radio Station, Most Promising Artist
* [2000] - Hong Kong's Radio Station, Most Promising Artist
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* [2005] - MTV Asia Aid Awards, Singapore Most Popular Singer
* [2005] - MTV Asia Aid Awards, Singapore Most Popular Singer


==<span class="mw-headline"> External Links </span>==
==<span class="mw-headline">External Links</span>==
 
* [http://www.yanzi.com.tw/ Official Website]
* [http://www.yanzi.com.tw/ Official Site]
* [http://www.bea.hi-ho.ne.jp/ykht/aboutyz/disco/discography.htm Y'Z Style (Japanese Fansite)]
* [http://www.bea.hi-ho.ne.jp/ykht/aboutyz/disco/discography.htm Y'Z Style (Japanese Fansite)]
* [http://www.yanziunlimited.com/ Yanzi Unlimited (Fansite)]
* [http://www.yanziunlimited.com/ Yanzi Unlimited (Fansite)]
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* [http://yanzionline.tripod.com/main.html Yan Zi Online] (English) (Closed 2002)
* [http://yanzionline.tripod.com/main.html Yan Zi Online] (English) (Closed 2002)


 
[[Category:Artists]]
 
[[Category:Mandopop]]
[[Category:Artists]] [[Category:C-Pop]]
[[Category:Blood Type AB]]
[[Category:1978 Births]]
[[Category:English Fluent]]
[[Category:Chinese Fluent]]
[[Category:Singapore Artists]]

Latest revision as of 03:51, 8 August 2022

Stefanie Sun promoting Shi Shihou (2011)

Stefanie Sun (孫燕姿, Sun Yan Zi) is a Singaporean Mandopop singer-songwriter. Debuting in 2000 under Warner Music Taiwan, she became an overnight sensation as her self-titled debut album became a best-seller in Asia. Her follow-up releases cemented her stardom and she was named the best selling female Mandopop artists of the first half of the decade. In 2003, she took a hiatus before returning in 2004 with Stefanie. In 2007, she took another hiatus but this one lasted much longer. Her first album in four years, Shi Shihou, proved to be a big hit and was the second best selling album of 2011 in Taiwan.

On May 8, 2011, Stefanie married Nadim Van Der Ross, a senior executive at Aviva.

Profile

  • Name: Sun Yanzi (孫燕姿), Stefanie Sun
  • Name Pronounciation: Soon-Yen-Zhii
  • Fan Nicknames: Yanzi, Ah Zi
  • Birthdate: July 23, 1978
  • Birthplace: Singapore
  • Blood Type: AB
  • Weight: 42kg (106lbs)
  • Height: 1.62m (5'4)
  • Spoken Languages: English, Mandarin Chinese, Teochew
  • Instruments: Piano
  • Favourite Sports/Games: Swimming, Snooker, Tennis
  • Favourite Actors: Jim Carrey, Stephen Chow, Tony Leung>
  • Favourite Actresses: Kate Moss, Gwyneth Paltrow, Milla Jovovich
  • Favourite Country: Singapore
  • Favourite Colour: Yellow
  • Favourite Food: Japanese dishes, Chocolates, Ba Kut Tei (肉骨茶)
  • Fears: Claustrophobia, Flying Cockroaches, Papaya, Getting Sick>
  • Places Visited: Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, USA, Europe, New Zealand
  • Family: Parents (Both teachers) and two sisters (one older, one much younger)
  • Fun Fact: Chinese media originally assumed that Stefanie was a lesbian because she was outspoken and wore pants.

Discography

Stefanie Sun promoting The Moment (2003)

Albums

Other Albums

Compilation Albums

Awards

  • [2000] - TVB 8 Mandarin Music Awards (Hong Kong), Best Newcomer
  • [2000] - Hong Kong's Radio Station, Most Promising Artist
  • [2000] - Channel V Music Awards (Beijing), Best newcomer
  • [2000] - Channel V Music Awards (Beijing), Song Of the Year
  • [2000] - 93.3 Singapore Hit Awards, Most Promising Artiste
  • [2000] - Ming Sheng Bao Top 10 Stars, Most Promising Artiste
  • [2000] - China Music Awards, Best Newcomer
  • [2000] - China Music Awards, Best Female Vocal
  • [2001] - Golden Melody Awards (Taiwan), Best newcomer
  • [2001] - MTV Chinese, Top 10 Most Popular Artist
  • [2001] - Golden Melody Awards (Malaysia), 'Hong Ren' of the year (Gold)
  • [2002] - 93.3 Singapore Hit Awards, Most Popular Female Artiste
  • [2002] - 93.3 Singapore Hit Awards, Best-Selling Female Artiste
  • [2002] - 93.3 Singapore Hit Awards, Best Local Artiste
  • [2003] - 93.3 Singapore Hit Awards, Best Local Act
  • [2003] - 93.3 Singapore Hit Awards, Best Performing Regional Female Artiste
  • [2005] - Golden Melody Awards (Taiwan), Best Female Mandarin Singer
  • [2005] - MTV Japan Music Video Awards, Best buzz ASIA from Taiwan
  • [2005] - MTV Asia Aid Awards, Singapore Most Popular Singer

External Links

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