Julia Peng

Julia Peng
Peng in 2015
Born (1972-04-20) 20 April 1972 (age 52)
OccupationSinger
Years active1996–present
Known forSinger 2017
Spouse
Steven Wang
(m. 2006; div. 2018)
Children3[1]
Musical career
OriginTaipei, Taiwan
GenresMandopop
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Chinese name
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPéng Jiāhuì
Wade–GilesPeng Chia-hui

Julia Peng (Chinese: 彭佳慧; pinyin: Péng Jiāhuì; Wade–Giles: Peng Chia-hui; born 20 April 1972) is a Taiwanese singer. She won the Best Mandarin Female Singer award at the 27th Golden Melody Awards in 2016.[2]

I Am a Singer

Julia Peng participated in Hunan Television's singing competition I Am a Singer, where she entered the competition as a replacement contestant on season one. She later returned on season two as a guest singer on the Biennial Concert episode, and later on season five as one of four returning singers of the season; this time however, she failed to qualify for the finals, and she was not selected in that season's Biennial concert.[3]

I Am a Singer Season 1 Julia Peng's Performance List
Episode Round Broadcast Date Song Title Original Singer Song Introduction Ranking Percentages of Votes Remarks
9 Qualifying Round 5 March 15, 2013 "The Day On The Red Carpet" (Mandarin) Julia Peng Lyrics: Preston Lee
Composer: Chen Kuo Hua
Arranger: Kubert Leung
3 15.20%
10 Knockout Round 5 March 22, 2013 "Cruel Gentle" (Mandarin) Chyi Chin Lyrics: Li Gedi
Composer: Chyi Chin
Arranger: Kubert Leung
4 12.35% A4th place in Overall ranking
11 Revival Round March 29, 2013 Exempted (did not perform this week)
12 Semifinal April 5, 2013 "One Moment in Time" (English) Whitney Houston Lyrics: Albert Hammond
Composer: John Bettis
Arranger: Kubert Leung
4 Unknown
13 1st Final Round April 12, 2013 "Any Beer Bottles For Sale" (Mandarin) Su Rui Lyrics: Lo Ta Yu, Hou Dejian
Composer: Hou Dejian
Arranger: Yao Hung
Hong Xinjie
5 Unknown Backup singer is Shunza
"Nothing to My Name" (Mandarin) Cui Jian Lyrics/Composer: Cui Jian
Arranger: Yao Hung
Hong Xinjie
2nd Final Round "Tegret Not Having Met Earlier" (Mandarin) Julia Peng Lyrics: Wawa
Composer: Chen Kuo Hua
Arranger: Kubert Leung
Unknown Did not qualify for the "Ultimate Winner Candidate"
2014 Biennial Concert April 11, 2014 "Lukang Town" (Mandarin) Lo Ta Yu Lyrics/Composer: Lo Ta Yu
Arranger: Kubert Leung

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Singer2017 Julia Peng's Performance List
Episode Round Broadcast Date Song Title Original Singer Song Introduction Ranking Percentages of Votes Remarks
9 Challenge Round 4 March 18, 2017 "Loving One Who Doesn't Go Home" (Mandarin) Sandy Lam Lyrics: Ting Hsiao Wen
Composer: Chan Chi Yuen
Arranger: Again
7 10.64%
10 Knockout Round 5 March 25, 2017 "I Miss You So Much" (Mandarin) Mindy Quah Lyrics: Julia Peng, Huang Kwei Lan, Tai Wei Cheng
Composer: Julia Peng
Arranger: Nick Pyo
6 10.59% Eliminated
Last Place in Overall ranking
11 Breakouts Round April 1, 2017 "The Senior Lady" (Mandarin) Julia Peng Lyrics: Chen Hung-yu
Composer: Ricky Hsiao
Arranger: Nick Pyo
7 7.22% Breakout success (ranked 6th out of top seven performers)
"The Day On The Red Carpet" (Mandarin) Lyrics: Preston Lee
Composer: Chen Kuo Hua
Arranger: Nick Pyo
12 Semi-finals April 8, 2017 "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" (English) Whitney Houston Lyrics/Composer: George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam
Arranger: Nick Pyo
Unknown Eliminated
Bottom Two Placements in ranking
13 Grand Finals April 15, 2017 "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (English) Frankie Valli Lyrics/Composer: Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
Arranger: John Laudon
Return Performance
Paired with Teresa Carpio
Nick Chung
Stella Chung
"Miss You Everyday" (Mandarin) Chang Yu-sheng Lyrics: Fred Chen
Composer: Chen Chih-yuan
Arranger: John Laudon

References

  1. ^ 許雅淳. "彭佳慧12年婚姻畫下句點". 中時新聞網 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. ^ "Julia Peng wins Golden Melody for best Mandarin female singer". Focus Taiwan. 26 June 2016.
  3. ^ 《歌手》決出八位冠軍候選人 彭佳慧杜麗莎無緣決賽