Teresa Teng (Sometimes spelled Teresa Tang or Teresa Deng ; Traditional Chinese: 鄧麗君 ; Simplified Chinese: 邓丽君 ; Hanyu Pinyin: Dèng Lìjūn ; Wade-Giles: Teng Li-chün) (January 29, 1953 - May 8, 1995) was one of the most famous chinese singers, from Taipei, Republic of China. She used to perform on the Japanese market under the name of テレサ・テン (Japanese transcription Teresa Ten) She was born in Yunlin County, Taiwan to a Chinese mainlander family.