Chinese singer/songwriter Ai Jing live in Japan in 1995.
‘My 1997’, the title track to Ai Jing’s first album, caused quite a controversy when it was released in 1992. The song, ostensibly a love song, relates to the return of Hong Kong to China, alluding to undertones of freedom. It also became a hit in Japan, where it is still the best ever selling Mandarin album. Born in 1969 in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, Ai Jing grew up with music, her father being a traditional musician and her mother a dancer. She learnt to sing, play guitar and started to write songs while still at school. In 1987 she moved to the capital, where she joined the Beijing Song and Dance Troupe, turning solo in 1988. She is almost unique in China as a female singer songwriter, away from the Mando-pop mainstream. Although influenced by western music, such as Suzanne Vega and Bjork, she believes her music has at its root the traditional Chinese music she grew up with. Having moved to New York in 1997, these days she is a successful artist, being the first Chinese contemporary artist to hold an exhibition in the iconic National Museum of China, next to Tiananmen Square in 2012.
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Ai Jing (Musical Artist),My 1997
