Everything about Wing Singer totally explained
Wing Han Tsang (曾詠韓), popularly known simply as
Wing, is a
New Zealand singer of
Hong Kong origin.
Having taken up
singing as a hobby after emigrating to New Zealand, Wing gained an audience by entertaining patients at nursing homes and hospitals in and around
Auckland. This prompted suggestions that she release a CD; the result was a debut entitled
Phantom of the Opera, featuring the title song from the
Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, and a selection of other popular tunes to the accompaniment of a programmed
arranger keyboard.
The recording proved a success, leading to a number of subsequent releases of
cover versions that eventually gained her an international audience.
In recent years she's appeared on such shows as
SportsCafe,
Rove Live, and
The Annoying Music Show. She guest starred on
South Park in an
episode named for her that was first broadcast in March 2005. On the DVD commentary for this episode, series creators
Trey Parker and
Matt Stone explain that she'd to approve her cartoon likeness before allowing her music to be used. Parker also says he received a letter of thanks from her for the sales boost she enjoyed as a result of the episode. Samples of her music have also been played on
The Russ Martin Show, with Martin originally tricking his listeners into believing that Wing was a deaf American woman who managed to earn a record deal.
In addition to recordings, Wing has made various appearances in her current homeland of New Zealand, like
Massey University Orientation in
Wellington.
On 21 August 2007, Wing made her U.S. debut in San Francisco. Wing performed at the 2008
South by Southwest festival.
It was confirmed on
1 May 2008 that she'd perform at
Radio 1's Big Weekend 2008 and that she'd be performing a special piece for the first time.
At Radio 1's Big Weekend, Wing sang at the BBC introducing stage, and performed the songs Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia and Candle in the Wind.
Scott Mills brought her to the Radio 1 listeners during his drivetime shows, and had to personally fly Wing over so she could sing at the Festival at Maidstone.
Discography
As of 2008, Wing has released fourteen CDs:
Wing also released a single of the song "
Highway to Hell", as well as "Suddenly Seymour" (from
Little Shop of Horrors) – a duet with Web designer Adam Dachis.
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