Ulan Tuya (; born September 7, 1983, also known as Ulan Tuyo or Wulan Tuya) is a female Chinese singer and songwriter of Mongolian ethnicity. In 2014, she attended the 2014

CCTV Spring Festival Gala The ''CCTV New Year's Gala'', also known as the ''Spring Festival Gala'', and commonly abbreviated in Chinese as ''Chunwan'', is a Chinese New Year special produced by China Media Group (CMG). It is broadcast annually on the eve of Chinese Ne ...

with her teacher, Ri-Na Wu, where they performed a rendition of her hit "Horse Pole." In 2019, she attended the 2019

with Shi Peng, Sha Yi, Hu Ke, Yun Duo, and Yun Fei, and performed the song "Praise the New Era" at the live broadcast party. A number of her songs make use of the

Morin khuur The ''morin khuur'' ( mn, морин хуур, morin khuur), also known as the horsehead fiddle, is a traditional Mongolian bowed stringed instrument. It is one of the most important musical instruments of the Mongol people, and is considered a ...

, a traditional ethnic Mongolian instrument.

Early life and career

Ulan Tuya was born on September 7, 1983, in Horqin Grassland, Inner Mongolia, China and graduated from

Minzu University of China Minzu University of China (MUC, ) is a national public university in Haidian District, Beijing, China designated for ethnic minorities in China. MUC was selected as one of national key universities to directly receive funding from Double First ...

. In June 2011, she officially entered the entertainment business with the release of the song "Horse Pole" (), which allowed her to gain more attention.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Horse Pole'' (套马杆) (2011) *''Praise the New Era'' (点赞新时代) (2019) *''Phoenix Flies'' (凤凰飞) (2011) *''Hit Song for Love'' (火辣辣的情歌) (2011) *''Love Brother in Grassland'' (草原情哥哥) (2011) *''Long Tune of World Music'' (世界音乐长调) (2012) *''Beautiful Grassland'' (醉美草原) (2012) *''Mom's Love'' (妈妈的恩情) (2012) *''Vanilla'' (原香草) (2013) *''Golden Grassland'' (金色的草原) (2012)

Singles

*''Girl of Arxan'' (阿尔山的姑娘) (2015) *''Standing on the grassland and looking at Beijing'' (站在草原望北京) (2012) * ''Mongolian Flower ''

Concerts

Awards

, - , rowspan="3", 2019 , , rowspan="2", Praise the New Era , , The third China weifang golden kite international micro film competition best music micro film award , , , - , rowspan="3", 2018 , , rowspan="2", Standing on the grassland and looking at Beijing , , Selected into 40 representative songs of China's reform and opening up 40 years , ,

References

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