Yao su yong biography of michael jackson
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Yao Su Rong (姚蘇蓉, sometimes Yao Su Yong) was born in 1945. Her breakthrough came in 1969, with the title track to the movie "今天不回家" (Today I Won't Come Home).
Yao su yong biography of michael jackson
That one song swept her into fame, the song being sung by young and old alike, securing her a much-coveted Hong Kong record deal with 海山 (Haishan Records), selling 600,000 copies.
Before that, she'd been singing songs for a while, a minor hit being a Mandarin-language rewrite of a Japanese popular song, "負心的人" (Cruel-Hearted Lover).
No longer would she have to worry about success – instantly, she was selling out shows and getting invited to concerts all across the Mandarin-speaking world.
At the height of her popularity in the late sixties/early seventies, it is said that one Hong Kong nightclub owner offered her 60,000HKD for a month's worth of performances (now about USD$7600 or over $10,000 Canadian dollars – I don't know how much it was really worth then).
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