Most Popular Singers in China Right Now

Cui Jian is a Beijing-based Chinese singer-songwriter, trumpeter and guitarist. Affectionately called "Old Cui", he is credited with pioneering Chinese rock music. For this distinction he is often labeled the "Father of Chinese Rock". 

Born: 1961, Beijing, China

Faye Wong is a Chinese-Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress. Early in her career she briefly used the stage name Shirley Wong. Born in Beijing, she moved to Hong Kong at the age of 18. Wikipedia

Born: 1969, Peking Union Medical College Hosp., Beijing, China

Gloria Tang Sze-wing, known professionally as G.E.M. or Tang Tsz-kei, is a Chinese singer-songwriter raised in Hong Kong and originally from Shanghai, China. She made her debut in the Hong Kong music industry in 2008. 

Born: 1991, Shanghai, China

Huang Zitao, also known by his stage name Tao, is a Chinese singer. He is a former member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo and its Chinese sub-unit, Exo-M. After leaving Exo, he made his solo debut in China in 2015 with the mini-album TAO, under the new stage name Z.Tao. 

Born: 1993, Qingdao, China

Jay Chou is a Taiwanese singer and musician. Dubbed the "King of Mandopop" and having sold over 30 million records, Chou is one of the best-selling artists in Taiwan. He is known for his work with lyricist Vincent Fang, with whom he has frequently collaborated on his music. 

Born: January 18, 1979, Linkou District, Taipei, Taiwan

Jolin Tsai is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen of C-pop", she is one of the most influential pop cultural figures in the Chinese-speaking world. 

Born: 1980, Taipei County

Karen Joy Morris, better known as Karen Mok is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She is considered one of the leading East Asian pop singers and actresses with a career spanning three decades. Mok is the first female Hong Kong singer to win the Golden Melody Award and has won it a total of three times. 

Born: 1970, British Hong Kong

Li Yuchun, also known by her stage name Chris Lee, is a Chinese singer, songwriter, DJ and actress. Her musical style is mainly based on electronic dance music and Chinese pop songs. She launched her singing career by winning first place in the Chinese singing contest Super Girl, in 2005. 

Born: 1984, Chengdu, China

Mayday is a Taiwanese rock band formed in 1997. Consisting of five members, Monster, Ashin, Stone, Masa and Ming, they released their first album in 1999. Formerly called So Band, they came to be known as Mayday in 1997, with the name originating from Masa's online nickname.

Wang Leehom, sometimes credited as Leehom Wang, is an American singer-songwriter, actor, producer, and film director. Formally trained at Eastman School of Music, Williams College and Berklee College of Music, his music is known for fusing hip-hop and R&B, with traditional Chinese music.