Sarah Chen

Sarah Chen or Chen Shu-hua (Chinese: 陳淑樺; pinyin: Chén Shúhuà; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Siok-hoâ; born 14 May 1958) is a Taiwanese singer[1] who became famous during the late-1980s and early-1990s. Her most famous hit songs, many resulting from her collaborations with songwriter Jonathan Lee, include "Awakening Dream" 夢醒時分 and "Is it Right to Love You?" 這樣愛你對不對. Her 1989 album Talk to You, Listen to You 跟你說聽你說 became the first album to reach a million sales in Taiwan.

After she retired from Taiwan's entertainment circle in 1998, many rumors have surfaced concerning her re-entry but none have been confirmed to be true.

In 2007, in the inaugural Singapore Mediacorp 8 Chinese Drama 25 Years, the original theme song "Samsui Women" 紅頭巾 sung by her, was voted the Top 5 Theme Songs for the past 25 years. Samsui Women 紅頭巾 was a popular Chinese serial produced in 1986 by Singapore Broadcasting Corporation.[2]

From 2014 to 2019, her songs have been consistently voted by listeners into "The Top 1000 Mandarin Hits of All Times" by Singapore Press Holdings Mandarin Radio UFM100.3.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

In 2018, she was voted as one of the "Top 10 Mandarin Hits Female Artists of All Times 十大巨星" by listeners from 1970 to 2000 hosted by Singapore Press Holdings Mandarin Radio Station 96.3HaoFM.[9]

In 2019, out of over 1800 songs nominated by listeners in Singapore, 17 of her songs were voted into top 400 of 4 categories – "Classic Duets 情歌對唱", "Taiwan Ballad/MinYao 臺灣民謠", "Best of 80s 熱門80" and "Top 90s 輝煌90". Her duet with Jackie Chan "Understanding My Heart 明明白白我的心" took the 2nd place in "Classic Duets 情歌對唱", and her "Following the Sunset 夕陽伴我歸" secured 3rd position in "Taiwan Ballad/Minyao 臺灣民謠" category.[10] Her most outstanding hit "Awakening Dream" 夢醒時分 was ranked number 4 in "Best of 80s 熱門80", and "Is it Right to Love You?" 這樣愛你對不對 was also voted as number 4 in "Top 90s 輝煌90" category. Overall, she is the only female artist that won the hearts of many listeners with songs spanned across four different categories from 1970s to 1990s, and ranked top 4 in these categories.