Chengdu | Chen Jia Concert | ICON·Cloud Tianfu Concert Hall
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Teresa Teng — A legend of the Chinese music scene. Her songs can lead us into a realm of truth, goodness, and beauty. Her music has a sweetness that makes people forget their pain, and her songs have become a part of world cultural heritage. Her indescribably wonderful "Teng-style" singing and perfect vocal technique move the heart of every fan. Lyricist giant Zhuang Nu once said, "There is an old saying: 'None before, none after.' Before Teresa Teng, there was no Teresa Teng; after Teresa Teng, there will never be another." To commemorate this immortal legend of the Chinese music scene, on the night of August 23, an exquisite and moving Teresa Teng Classic Hits Concert will be held at the Chengdu · Tianfu Concert Hall. On the evening of August 23, a nostalgic, classic, yet modern and stylish Teresa Teng Classic Hits Concert will be staged on the magnificent stage of the Tianfu Concert Hall. The lead singer for this concert is Chen Jia, the best successor to Teresa Teng's songs, known as "Teresa Teng's successor," "the most Teresa Teng-like voice," and "the one who truly masters the essence of Teresa Teng's singing art." She will interpret Teresa Teng's music with a delicate and soft voice and a gentle, elegant stage presence, continuing the legend. Teresa Teng's legendary career has intoxicated so many people with her voice, and so many have been infatuated by her singing... With this "I Only Care About You" — Chen Jia 2025 Teresa Teng Classic Hits Solo Concert, while we sincerely miss Teresa Teng, we can also feel the warmth and sweetness of the past in her songs. The iconic "on-site request" segment from her past concerts will also appear, allowing fans the opportunity to truly relive the diva's voice and stage charm, as if ten billion applauses are echoing again. With live band accompaniment and a brand-new stage production, we aim to perfectly recreate the Teresa Teng concert experience. We are creating an authentic, classic, and stylish Teresa Teng Classic Hits Concert for the audience to listen to these love-filled Teng-style hits together at the Tianfu Concert Hall. There is a woman who was born with a voice remarkably similar to Teresa Teng's. With her vivid performance, people might feel in a trance that Teresa Teng is still with us. She is Chen Jia, hailed as the "best successor to Teresa Teng's songs." She has high cultural cultivation, a solid classical piano foundation, and is the only treasure singer today who can accurately use Mandarin, Japanese, English, Cantonese, and Hokkien to perfectly interpret Teresa Teng's works across different periods and styles. She was personally invited by Teresa Teng's third brother, Mr. Teng Chang-fu, to sign with the Teresa Teng Foundation in Taiwan, to promote the spirit of unremitting struggle for the singing career that Ms. Teresa Teng loved throughout her life, and to promote various cultural, educational, musical, and artistic activities.
Lead Singer Profile: Chen Jia
Best successor to Teresa Teng's songs, Signed singer of the Teresa Teng Foundation, Singer, songwriter. Education Chen Jia was born in Beijing. She started learning piano at age 3, studying under Professor Wu Yuan of the Central Conservatory of Music, and received strict classical music education. At age 10, she was admitted to the piano department of the Central Conservatory of Music's primary school. At age 11, she was admitted to the world-renowned China Symphony Orchestra Affiliated Children and Women's Choir (now "Beijing Philharmonic Choir"), studying under conductor Professor Yang Hongnian. During her 10 years there, as a core member and piano accompanist, she visited the United States, Japan, Italy, and Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan regions many times, participating in hundreds of special concerts and national-level performances. With excellent academic results, she earned a bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of International Business and Economics. Later, she studied in Germany and obtained a master's degree from the University of Hamburg with "summa cum laude" honors. She is fluent in English, German, and Japanese. Career Chen Jia has loved listening to and singing Teresa Teng's songs since childhood. With high musical intuition and persistent practice, she sings them flawlessly. She has conquered countless audiences at home and abroad and moved Teresa Teng's family. In 2013, she was personally invited by Mr. Teng Chang-fu, Chairman of the Teresa Teng Foundation (Teresa Teng's third brother), to sign with the Teresa Teng Foundation in Taiwan and officially became a singer. From 2013 to 2015, as an exclusive artist for the foundation, she performed with Faye Wong, Jay Chou, and famous Japanese singers Hiroshi Itsuki and Natsukawa Rimi at famous venues such as the Beijing Capital Indoor Stadium, MasterCard Center, Taipei Arena, and Tokyo LINE CUBE SHIBUYA. Since 2017, she has started personal tours at home and abroad, successfully holding over 100 concerts in nearly 60 cities in China. She was invited to the United States in 2017, 2018, and 2023 for personal tours, causing a strong reaction in the North American Chinese community. In 2021, she was invited by famous musician Xiao Ke to star in the classic musical "Steady Happiness" as the female lead. Due to her exceptional language talent, in the same year, Chen Jia was invited to sing the interlude "Morning Light Shines on Waima Road" for the Chaoshan dialect New Year movie "Take You to Meet My Mom" in Hokkien and Chaoshan dialect. In 2022, during the Jiangsu TV New Year's Eve concert, in a duet between Zhou Shen and a virtual Teresa Teng, Chen Jia provided the vocals for the virtual Teresa Teng image, realizing the audience's long-awaited wish of "Teresa Teng singing a new song," which caused a huge reaction. In 2023, she was invited by the "Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra" to hold a concert at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas at the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, causing a sensation among the local Chinese community. This was the orchestra's first Chinese song concert, setting a precedent for the orchestra's programming. Albums and Originals With her unique voice and outstanding singing skills, Chen Jia has published 15 personal albums. She has won the "Top 10 Audiophile Album of the Year" and "Best Vinyl Record of the Year" for many consecutive years. She has also won awards such as "Most Popular Female Singer," "Best Female Vocal Album," and the 11th Chinese Music Media Awards "Best HIFI Vocal Album of the Year." Beyond interpreting classics, Chen Jia has released a series of original songs and poems set to music, including representative works: "Song of the Evening Breeze," "Jin Se," "Where I Came From," "Faintly," "Tree in My Heart," etc., showcasing her multifaceted musical talent. Inheritance of Chinese Culture Since 2016, thanks to her personal literary cultivation and gentle, elegant scholarly temperament, Chen Jia has been hired as an advisor by the Hong Kong Feng Shenjun Sinology Foundation. She has served as the host, writer, and music director for the series of sinology programs "Light Talk on Sinology and Elegance" launched by the foundation, inheriting excellent Chinese culture through a combination of speaking and singing. Evaluation Chen Jia possesses a highly distinctive voice, an elegant stage presence, and a solid classical music background. Her singing style perfectly inherits the charm of Teresa Teng without losing her own personal characteristics. Her cultural and musical cultivation make Chen Jia a singer with extremely unique personal charm in today's music scene. Chen Jia is skilled in singing songs in multiple languages and styles, including Mandarin, Japanese, English, Cantonese, Hokkien, and German. Her precise grasp of each language makes people sincerely admire her exceptional language talent. Today, with an increasingly mature performance style, Chen Jia is praised by the media as "a singer who truly masters the essence of Teresa Teng's singing art," "a powerful singer who can perform at studio quality live," and "the most Teresa Teng-like voice today." For this concert, Chen Jia has prepared carefully, presenting many classic Teresa Teng hits, recalling the classics of the 60s, 70s, and 80s together! Setlist 1. I Smile When I See You 2. Don't Pick the Wildflowers by the Roadside 3. Sweet Honey 4. Story of a Small Town 5. What Do You Say 6. Rhyme of the Sea 7. Seeing Smoke from Kitchen Chimneys Again 8. Walking Through Life 9. Green Mountains 10. On the Other Side of the Water 11. Girl from the South China Sea 12. Say You Love Me If You Like Me in Your Heart 13. The Moon Represents My Heart 14. Cloud River 15. I Only Care About You 16. Goodbye My Love 17. Repayment 18. Cape Erimo 19. A Love Letter 20. Messenger of Love 21. Alone on the West Pavilion (Subject to the actual performance on the day!)