Tsin Ting

Tsin Ting was a Taiwanese singer and dubbing artist, sometimes known as the Marni Nixon of Hong Kong cinema. She was born in Sichuan, China in 1934. She arrived in Hong Kong in 1949 with her brother after China came under communist rule. She sang in nightclubs to earn some money and later auditioned for EMI Pathé. She became a solo artist in 1956 and recorded many songs for Shaw Brothers' Huangmei Opera movies. She dubbed for many famous actresses, such as Lin Dai, Betty Loh Ti, and Li Ching. She was known for her live stage performances and her songs that reflected the Punjabi village life, culture, and society. She left Shaw Studio as a contract singer in 1970 but continued recording albums on EMI, Wing Hung, and Polygram. In 2000, she made a remarkable career resurgence with soldout concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum with Liu Yun, Tsui Ping and Wu Yingyin. She repeated the feat two years later with Liu, Wu and Billie Tam. She also performed as a guest singer at a Donald Cheung concert in 2006. She died on 20 October 2022, at the age of 88. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential Punjabi artists of all time.