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Chinese-Australian opera singer

Shu-Cheen Yu俞淑琴
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Yanggao County, Shanxi, China
Genres
OccupationSoprano singer
LabelsABC Classics
Websitewww.shucheenyu.com.au
Musical artist

Shu-Cheen Yu is a Chinese-Australian opera singer. Her album Lotus Moon was nominated at the ARIA Music Awards of 2001 for Best Classical Album.

Born in China, she established herself as a folk singer, releasing five albums. In 1987, she moved to Australia and became a cleaner. She took on a three-year opera course and was cast in a 1990 production of the musical Chess, continuing onto other productions.

Discography

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
AUS
Lotus Moon
(with Symphony Australia)
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: ABC Classics (461 679-2)
  • Format: CD
 70
Willow Spirit Song:
Folksongs of the Orient
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: ABC Classics
  • Format: CD
 —
Serenade
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: ABC Classics
  • Format: CD
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Lotus Dreams
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Move
  • Format: CD
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Awards and nominations

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2001 Lotus Moon Best Classical Album Nominated

References

  1. Shmith, Michael (9 May 2012). "For Shu-Cheen, it's been a life at the opera". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. Egan, Amy (23 September 1997). "Top note from China". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney.
  3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 309.
  4. Covell, Roger (21 April 2001). "Access All Arias". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2018.

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