Song Zuying
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Song Zuying singing Dragon Boat Melody (《龙船调》) in Miao costume at the East Meets West concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London in June 2012.
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| Native name | 宋祖英 |
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August 13, 1966 Guzhang County, Hunan |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Citizenship | China |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Spouse(s) | Luo Hao |
Song Zuying (Chinese: 宋祖英; pinyin: Sòng Zǔyīng; born August 13, 1966) is a Chinese singer and member of the Communist Party of China.
Song was born in Guzhang County, part of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan. She is of Miao ethnicity. She studied at the department of music and dancing in the Central Institute for Nationalities in Beijing, after which she studied at the China Music College. Her father died when she was 12, and she is the oldest daughter. In 1991, she joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army Naval Song and Dance Troupe as a national first-class singer. As of 2009, she is a non-combatant Rear Admiral in the Chinese Navy.
Having joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1999 when it was led by Jiang Zemin, she rose quickly to become a deputy representative at the 9th National People's Congress from 1998 to 2003, and a member of the 10th, 11th, and 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, from 2003 on. She is a standing member of the Communist Youth League of China, an executive member of All-China Women's Federation, a member of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the agent of China Musician Association. She is also an ambassador to the Chinese Red Cross
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