Zhou Xuan (Chinese: 周璇; pinyin: Zhōu Xuán; Wade–Giles: Chou1 Hsüan2; born Su Pu (traditional Chinese: 蘇璞; simplified Chinese: 苏璞; pinyin: Sū pú; Wade–Giles: Su1 Pʻu2); August 1, 1920 – September 22, 1957), also romanized as Chow Hsuan, was an iconic Chinese singer and film actress. By the 1940s, she had become one of China's Seven Great Singing Stars. She was the best known of the seven, nicknamed the "Golden Voice", and had a concurrent movie career until 1954. She recorded more than 200 songs and appeared in over 40 films in her career.
Zhou Xuan
A hand-coloured photo of Zhou in the 1930s.
Zhou Xuan
Seven Great Singing Stars
The Seven Great Singing Stars were seven singers of China in the 1940s.
Five of the seven stars. Left to right: Bai Hong (白虹), Yao Lee (姚莉), Zhou Xuan (周璇), Li Xianglan (Yoshiko Yamaguchi) (李香蘭/山口 淑子), Bai Guang (白光). The last one, Qi Zhengyin (祁正音), is not one of the seven stars. Missing in the picture are Wu Yingyin (吳鶯音) and Gong Qiuxia (龔秋霞).