During the 1930-40s in Shanghai, a music scene emerged that evolved from actresses singing the soundtracks featured in the city's developing film industry. In the earlier stages of this era, Shanghai was known as the 'Paris of the Orient' where decadence was rife. Despite the Japanese invasion in 1937, the careers of the 'Seven Great Singing Stars' continued until 1949 when Communist China denounced this particular genre as pornography. The image on the right is of Zhou Xuan who, following her success with becoming the most well known of the seven, died in a mental asylum at the age of 39. The remaining stars, having to deal with arrests and persecution, lived many more years with some remaining alive today. Their names are as follows:
- Zhou Xuan - The Golden Voice
- Yao Lee - The Silvery Voice
- Wu Yingyin - The Queen of the Nasal Voice
- Gong Qiuxia - Big Sister
- Li Xianglan - Yoshiko Otaka
- Bai Hong - White Rainbow
- Bai Guang - White Light
During the 1930-40s in Shanghai, a music scene emerged that evolved from actresses singing the soundtracks featured in the city's developing film industry. In the earlier stages of this era, Shanghai was known as the 'Paris of the Orient' where decadence was rife. Despite the Japanese invasion in 1937, the careers of the 'Seven Great Singing Stars' continued until 1949 when Communist China denounced this particular genre as pornography. The image on the right is of Zhou Xuan who, following her success with becoming the most well known of the seven, died in a mental asylum at the age of 39. The remaining stars, having to deal with arrests and persecution, lived many more years with some remaining alive today. Their names are as follows:
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