Probably overall the most popular Chinese singer ever. Teresa Teng (mandarin : Deng Lijun) Was originally from Taiwan. She sang in mandarin, Taiwanese, Japanese and English. She was originally popular in the 1970's. Her songs are mostly slow and delicate-sounding- they can often be heard playing on the stereo in Chinese restaurants in the U.S. Unfortunately, Teresa Teng died from cancer in the mid-1990's.