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Stefanie Sun (, born 23 July 1978) is a
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singer-songwriter. In 2000, she released her debut album, '' Yan Zi'', which won her a
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. In 2004, she released her eighth studio album, '' Stefanie'', which won her another Golden Melody Award for Best Mandarin Female Singer. Having sold more than 30 million records, she achieved popularity in
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and among the
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.


Early life and education

Sun was born in
Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
on 23 July 1978. She attended Nanyang Primary School, St. Margaret's Secondary School,
Raffles Girls' School Raffles Girls' School (RGS) is an independent girls' secondary school located in Braddell, Singapore. Established in 1879, it is one of the oldest schools in Singapore. RGS, together with its affiliated school Raffles Institution, offers a six- ...
,
Saint Andrew's Junior College St. Andrew's Junior College (SAJC) is a junior college in Singapore, offering two-year pre-university courses leading up to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination. It is an Anglican mission school, part of St. Andrew's Schoo ...
, and Nanyang Technological University, where she obtained a bachelor's degree of Marketing in 2000.


Singing career


Early years and 2000s

During university, Sun wrote her first song titled "Someone", which later appeared on her 2002 album, ''
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''. She attended LWS School of Music, and her vocal talent was discovered by her mentor Paul Lee, who later introduced her to Samuel Chou, the chairman of
Warner Music Taiwan Warner Music Group's labels include the following. Flagship labels *Atlantic Records *Elektra Records *Parlophone Records *Warner Records Atlantic Records Group * 1st & 15th Entertainment * All Money In * Artist Partners Group * Asylum Re ...
at the time. In 2002, Hong Kong-based
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, published a 15-page article on the "Stefanie Sun phenomenon", citing the impact that her music had made on Asia. Sun was selected to sing the English and Mandarin versions of the
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theme songs for 2002 – "We Will Get There" (一起走到) and 2003 – "One United People" (全心全意). In 2006,
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of Singapore named an orchid, ''Dendrobium Stefanie Sun'', after her. Sun also has a wax figure of herself at the
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wax museum which portrays her signature look during her 2014 Kepler World Tour. The wax figure took around four months to make, costing $300,000 Singapore dollars.


2010s

Stefanie Sun revealed that her proudest moments as a singer was when she sang the favourite song of
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, wife of Singapore's former prime minister,
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, "
Que Sera Sera "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" is a song written by the team of Jay Livingston and Ray Evans that was first published in 1955. Doris Day introduced it in the Alfred Hitchcock film '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1956), singing it as ...
", at the Business China Awards in 2011, not long after her demise. The song had moved Mr Lee, a person whom Sun had the highest respect for, to tears.


2020s

In early January 2020, she collaborated with Taiwanese band, Mayday, to release the new version of their 2000 hit "Tenderness". On 27 May 2022, more than 240 million people watched Sun performed in a one hour virtual concert streamed on
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.


Personal life

In May 2011, Sun married Nadim van der Ros, who is a Eurasian Indonesian and the founder of Be An Idea, a part of The Good Bean Consultancy. They had secretly registered their marriage in March 2011. In October 2012, Sun gave birth to her son, followed by a daughter in July 2018.


Discography

Studio albums * '' Yan Zi'' (2000) * ''
My Desired Happiness ''My Desired Happiness'' () is the second studio album by Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun (), released on 7 December 2000 by Warner Music Taiwan Warner Music Group's labels include the following. Flagship labels *Atlantic Records *Elektra Rec ...
'' (2000) * ''
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'' (2001) * ''
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'' (2002) * ''
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'' (2002) * '' To Be Continued...'' (2003) * '' Stefanie'' (2004) * '' A Perfect Day'' (2005) * ''
Against the Light ''Against the Light'' () is the ninth studio album by Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun Stefanie Sun (, born 23 July 1978) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter. In 2000, she released her debut album, '' Yan Zi'', which won her a Golden Melody A ...
'' (2007) * '' It's Time'' (2011) * ''
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'' (2014) * '' No. 13 – A Dancing Van Gogh'' (2017) Extended plays * ''Rainbow Bot'' (2016) Compilation albums * '' The Moment'' (2003) * ''
My Story, Your Song ''My Story, Your Song'' is the second compilation album by Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun Stefanie Sun (, born 23 July 1978) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter. In 2000, she released her debut album, '' Yan Zi'', which won her a Golden Mel ...
'' (2006) Live albums * ''2000 Live Concert'' (2001) * ''Start World Tour'' (2002) Feature singles * "Tenderness (2020 version)" (with Mayday) (2020) * "Drunkard Ah Q" (with
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vocalist,
Greeny Wu Wu Qing-feng (; born 1982) , also known as Greeny and credited as Wu Tsing-fong, is a Taiwanese singer-song writer, composer, arranger, and lyricist. Born in Taipei, he is a founding member and the lead vocalist of Oaeen (Sodagreen) and is the m ...
) (2022)


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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sun, Stefanie 1978 births Living people 21st-century Singaporean women singers Nanyang Technological University alumni Raffles Girls' Secondary School alumni Saint Andrew's Junior College alumni Singaporean Mandopop singers Singaporean people of Teochew descent Singaporean singer-songwriters Mandopop singer-songwriters