On this May, The Oprah Winfrey Show "The World's Got Talent" presented the world's talents, one of them was China's chart topper Liangying Zhang (张靓颖), also Jane Zhang.   10586774_855895   Growing up in Chengdu, China, Jane Zhang set her sights on becoming a singer. After her father passed away, the 15-year-old took a job singing at a local pub to help support her mother, and quickly developed her own local fan base. 2005: Super Girl competition In 2005, Jane was one of 120,000 hopefuls who auditioned for Super Girl (now it changed name to Happy Girl) talent show. Super Girl was the Chinese equivalent to the popular Idol franchise where only female contestants were allowed to participate. Jane auditioned in Chengdu, and after progressing through the preliminary rounds, she entered the national competition. Zhang demonstrated her ability to sing in foreign languages, with performances of "I Still Believe," "What's Up," "Beautiful," and "Don't Cry for Me Argentina." As such, she was recognized by judges, critics and musicians to be the most talented singer in this competition. Some critics even regarded her as one of China's best artists. Nevertheless, she was not the most popular contestant among young supporters. Her final number of votes by text messaging was 1.3 million. Consequently, she placed third behind Li Yuchun and Zhou Bichang. Her loss did not come as a shock because Li and Zhou had garnered more popularity during the competition. After singing Mariah Carey's "Hero," she was instantly chosen to compete for the title of the next Super Voice Girl. Four hundred million viewers tuned in to see who would take home the title, and although Jane didn't win the competition, she became the show's breakout star. 14475_1252108435up3j1 The Impression of West Lake Rain (Click to listen the song by Jane Zhang) Lyric:   告诉我啊 我的爱人在何方 Tell me, where's my lover 一把绢伞 遗落断桥旁 A silk umbrella, lost on the broken bridge 告诉我啊 我的爱人在何方 Tell me, where's my lover 雾里水里 荷花暗香 In the mist, in the water, the smell of lotus 雨 雨啊 Rain, rain 雨 雨啊 你告诉我 Rain, rain, you tell me 一千年前 失散的爱人啊 A thousand years ago,  lost lovers 坠入轻烟 飘在湖上 Drop in the mist, flow on the lake 我要再寻他 一千年啊 I will look for him again, a thousand years 我的爱人 你可等着 My love, wait for me da dalala wu dalala Aha aha 雨啊 Rain 告诉我啊 我的爱人在何方 Tell me, where's my lover 满天红霞 绿树苍苍 The red glow full of sky, the green trees 告诉我啊 我的爱人在何方 Tell me, where's my lover 长啸一声 化蝶成双 A cry into the air, becoming butterfly lovers 雨淋湿湖水 淋湿清风 Rain soaking the lake, soaking the breeze 淋湿季节 淋湿传说 Soaking the seasons, soaking the legend 我要再寻找 一千年啊 I will look for you agian, a thousand years 我的爱人 你可等着 My love, wait for me   Painting Heart - the Theme Song of Movie "Painted Skin" (Click to listen the song by Jane Zhang) Lyric: 看不穿 是你失落的 魂魄 i can never tell, like the soul you have lost 猜不透 是你瞳孔的颜色 i can never guess, like the color of your eyes 一阵风 一场梦 as if it was a breeze or a dream 爱如生命般莫测 that made my love unpredictable as life itself 你的心 到底被什么 蛊惑 what is confusing your heart 你的轮廓 在黑夜之中淹没 make your shape be drawn in the dark 看桃花 开出怎样的结果 i will wait and see, how the blossom ends 看着你抱着我 目光似月色寂寞 held in your arms, but your eyes let the loneliness slip 就让你 在别人怀里 快乐 i would rather to have you happy, even not with me 爱着你 像心跳 难触摸 loving you is unpreditable as the heartbeat 画着你 画不出你的 骨骼 painting you but the way in i can never capture 记着你 的脸色 是我等你的执着 remembering you is the persist of my life 你是我 一首唱不完 的歌 you are the song i will never finish 看不穿 是你失落的 魂魄 i can never tell, like the soul you have lost 猜不透 是你瞳孔的颜色 i can never guess, like the color of your eyes 一阵风 一场梦 as if it was a breeze or a dream 爱如生命般莫测 that made my love unpreditable as life itself 你的心 到底被什么 蛊惑 what is confusing your heart 你的轮廓 在黑夜之中淹没 make your shape be drawn in the dark 看桃花 开出怎样的结果 i will wait and see, how the blossom ends 看着你抱着我 目光似月色寂寞 held in your arms, but your eyes let the loneliness slip 就让你 在别人怀里 快乐 i would rather to have you happy, even not with me 爱着你 像心跳 难触摸 loving you is unpreditable as the heartbeat 画着你 画不出你的 骨骼 looking at you but i can not tell your inner 记着你 的脸色 是我等你的执着 remembering you is the persist of my life 你是我 一首唱不完 的歌 you are the song i will never finish   Luyu Chen (陈鲁豫), the “Eastern Oprah” also took part in the Oprah Winfrey Talk Show "Travel to Beijing with Chen Lu Yu" ealier this month and she is the first Asian host who is invited by Winfrey. Luyu is the talk show host of Date With Luyu (鲁豫有约). The show is a popular Chinese television talk show that airs on Phoenix Television. Because the show emulates the success and format of The Oprah Winfrey Show, its host and creator, Chen Luyu, has been called "China's Oprah". The show includes a studio audience of about 300, and tackles issues that traditionally have been censored by Chinese media officials; its guests have included people who are HIV-positive, lesbians, and transsexuals. Despite discussing taboo subjects, the show has yet to run afoul of Chinese censors, according to Luyu.   0827-060854_6875_61   20090828112331463   It is noted that some interviews are in English (with subtitles) with non-Chinese people such as actor Wentworth Miller, which most audience members are required to understand English because Lu Yu has warned about having interviews being entirely in a single language.comment

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