Sa Dingding
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Sa Dingding in concert
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| Background information | |
| Chinese name | 薩頂頂 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 萨顶顶 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Sà Dǐngdǐng (Mandarin) |
| Birth name | Zhou Peng (周鹏) |
| Born |
27 December 1983 Pingdingshan, Henan |
| Occupation | Singer, composer, songwriter, record producer, choreographer |
| Genre(s) | Electronica, pop, folk |
| Instrument(s) | Guzheng, Morin khuur |
| Label(s) | Wrasse, Universal |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Ancestry | Han Chinese and Mongol |
| Website | SaDingding |
Sa Dingding (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Sà Dǐngdǐng, born Zhou Peng (周鹏), 27 December 1983) is a Chinese folk singer and songwriter. She is of mixed Han Chinese and Mongol ancestry, and sings in languages including Mandarin Chinese, Sanskrit, Standard Tibetan, as well an imaginary self-created language to evoke the emotions in her songs. She also plays traditional instruments such as the guzheng and morin khuur.
Sa was born in Pingdingshan, Henan, with Shandong origin. She became interested in Buddhism and taught herself Tibetan and Sanskrit. Later, she moved to Beijing to study music at the People's Liberation Army Academy of Art.
At age 18, she released her first album entitled Dong Ba La under her birth name Zhou Peng, gaining her the title of China’s Best Dance Music Singer.
In 2006, "Holy Incense" was used as the theme song for the movie Prince of the Himalayas, directed by Sherwood Hu.
In mid-2007, she released Alive, available physically and as a download in many countries. The Hong Kong release of the album featured a DVD containing music videos, a remix of "Alive", making of footage and a Chinese version of "Mama Tian Na", not featured on the album.
In 2008, she won the BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music for the Asia-Pacific region, earning herself the chance to perform at the Royal Albert Hall to a Western audience. In the same year, she also released a two track single called "Qin Shang".
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