Jane Zhang is a pop megastar in China but her latest single breaks the mould of China's pop industry and could help her become its first global superstar.
张靓颖是一位来自中国的流行歌手,她的最新单曲打破了中国流行产业的条条框框,使她成为了首个来自的中国超级明星。
She first became a household name in 2005 when she finished as the second runner-up in Super Girl.
她在2005年因在“超级女声”比赛中获得亚军而开始变得家喻户晓。
She made a lasting impression with her impressive vocal range and was even nicknamed the "Dolphin Princess" - "dolphin notes" is Chinese slang for being able to hit the high notes.
她音域极高,给观众们留下了深刻的印象,还因此获得“海豚公主”的称号——“海豚音”在汉语中是指能够唱出高音的意思。
Although she is yet to make an impact internationally, she regularly performs English-language tracks and was once even a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
虽然她还尚未走上国际舞台,但是她常常演绎英文歌曲,还曾经上过《奥普拉脱口秀》。
But the music video of her latest single "Dust My Shoulders Off", an upbeat track produced by Timbaland, may help her get one step closer to her dream of international stardom.
不过,她的最新歌曲《Dust My Shoulders Off》的MV也许能够让她离成为国际巨星的梦想更近一步
Its success will be critical for Zhang, being the first single from her first English-language album, scheduled for release in April. It has had more than 5.8 million views on YouTube and the single reached top five in the iTunes chart, a first for a Chinese artist.
这张专辑的成功对于张靓颖而言至关重要,这是她的首张英文专辑,预计在四月发行。在YouTube已经有超过5800万的评论,首支单曲在iTunes登顶前五,这些对于一个中国歌手来说都是前所未有的。