Introduction to Tianya singer Zhou Xuan

Name: Zhou Xuan

Date of birth: 1920

Place of birth: Changzhou, Jiangsu

Country or region: Mainland China

Alias: Su Pu (original name)

Chinese film actress and singer. His original name was Su Pu. A native of Changzhou, Jiangsu. As a child, she was sold as an adopted daughter of the Zhou family. In 1931, he joined the Shanghai Mingyue Song and Dance Troupe and rose to prominence by starring in the song and dance "Special Express". Later he joined the Xinhua Song and Dance Club. In 1934, he ranked first in a singing star competition jointly organized by various radio stations in Shanghai and became one of the top ten singing stars. He was known as the "Golden Voice". He started filming in 1935 and played a role in the film "Beauty's Grace" produced by Tianyi Film Company. In 1936, he joined Yihua Film Company and starred in films such as "The Happy Door" and "Spring in the Garden". He also played a role in the film "Carnival Night" produced by Xinhua Film Company. In 1937, she played the heroine Xiao Hong in the film "Street Angel" shot by Star Film Company. She successfully portrayed the image of a singer who was humiliated and harmed in the old society but had a beautiful ideal for the future, and became a representative work of her performing arts. . After the August 13th Incident, he participated in the performance of the large-scale drama "Defending Lugou Bridge". Later, he went to the Philippines with the Shanghai Theater Arts Society to promote anti-Japanese and national salvation. In 1938, he served as an actor at Shanghai Guohua Film Company, starring in nearly 20 films including "Meng Jiangnu", "Li Sanniang", "Dong Xiaowan", and "The Romance of the West Chamber". In 1943, he starred in films such as "The Fisher Girl" and "A Dream of Red Mansions" in China Film United Co., Ltd. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he went to Hong Kong and starred in films such as "Sauvignon Blanc", "To Each His Own", "Remembering Jiangnan", "Secret History of the Qing Palace", etc., and played a role in the film "Nightclub" produced by Wenhua Film Company. In 1950, he returned to Shanghai to participate in the filming of the film "Peace Dove", but was unable to complete the filming due to illness.