Alan Dawa Dolma
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Alan Dawa Dolma professionally known as Alan (stylized as alan) (Japanese
: アラン, Chinese: 阿兰 or 阿蘭), is a female Tibetan-Chinese singer active in the Japanese music industry.
Discovered by Avex Trax
at an audition in China in 2006, she made her debut in Japan the following year. Her main producer and composer
is Kazuhito Kikuchi
and she is also known for playing the erhu
.
In 2009, her ninth Japanese single "Kuon no Kawa" debuted at #3 on the Oricon
weekly charts, the highest ever by a singer from China
.
in Sichuan
, China and her native tongue is Kham Ke.
Alan was born in Kangding
to a large family, her father had ten siblings and her mother had eight. She grew up with her grandparents in nearby Danba, often referred to as "Beauty Valley". The name "Alan", which is in fact her official surname
, is a self-created shortened form of a combination of the sinified Tibetan names of her parents Atu and Lantai. Her given name "Dawa
Dolma
" was bestowed upon her by a Buddhist monk and means "Heavenly maiden of the moon" in Tibetan. Alan's father was a local government official and her mother was a singer in the local Art Troupe.
She was made to play the erhu
at an early age as a punishment for tomboy behavior, and in 1997 left her hometown to live with in aunt and study at the Affiliated Middle & High School of the Sichuan Conservatory of Music in Chengdu
, after ranking first in the erhu audition as a fourth grader.
In 2003 she was accepted to the PLA
Art Academy in Beijing and double majored in vocal music
and erhu. Playing the erhu, she performed traditional Chinese music with a group of girls at the 2006 gala performance near Cairo
, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of the establishment of China-Egypt diplomatic ties.
During this time, Alan performed as a singer throughout China and discovered the pop music of Faye Wong
, Jacky Cheung
and Andy Lau
. In 2005 she released her first Chinese album, Sheng Sheng Zui Ru Lan
, covering 13 songs by more established C-pop
singers, which helped her reduce her student debt burden to her parents.
In October 2006, selected to represent mainland China
together with Wei Chen
(with whom she later collaborated for Jia You! Ni You Me!
), Alan won second place at the 9th Asia New Singer Competition, narrowly losing to Filipina singer Maria Donna Taneo by 0.005 points.
held auditions throughout Chinese cities that year. After graduating with excellence a year later, she became Avex's first signed artist from China and moved to Tokyo, Japan in September 2007. In November 2007, her first Japanese single "Ashita e no Sanka
" was released.
In May 2008, Alan released Shiawase no Kane/Ai Jiu Shi Shou and all profits from the songs were donated to the Red Cross to help the victims of the Sichuan Earthquake
in her home province. A later Japanese single titled Gunjō no Tani
was also dedicated to the people of Sichuan.
In June 2008, Alan sang the theme song "Natsukashii Mirai (Longing Future)" for NHK
's Save the Future special TV programs which raised awareness of the environment nationwide. Beginning with this song, which was themed on earth
, Alan's next five Japanese singles each dealt with a traditional Buddhist element from the Japanese Godai
or Tibetan Bön.
Chosen to sing the theme songs (Xin Zhan: Red Cliff
and Chi Bi: Da Jiang Dong Qu) of the two-episode Chinese blockbuster Red Cliff, Alan performed at the Cannes Film Festival
in May 2008. The Japanese versions, "Red Cliff (Shin-Sen)" and "Kuon no Kawa", were recorded for the films' showings in Japan.
In April 2009 Alan's ninth single "Kuon no Kawa" [River of Eternity] reached No. 3, the highest chart placement ever for a Chinese artist in Japan.
Alan held her first Japan tour in January 2010, taking in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka.
On February 3, 2010, Alan released a double A-side single, "Diamond/Over the Clouds
". "Diamond" was used as the second closing to the anime Inuyasha: The Final Act. While "Over the Clouds" was used as the theme song for the PSP
video game, God Eater
.
On July 23, 2010 Alan performed with a symphonic orchestra at Shibuya Orchard Hall, performing 23 songs in multiple languages. She also began using Twitter
to communicate directly with fans.
In August 2011 alan announced that she will be focus her activites in China. She held a live in August 31 2011 in Japan. In October was announced that alan Chinese label, Avex China, dissolved and she was transfered to Yuehua Music.
Her first single under the new label called "Wo hui hua lei (I'm back)" was released as digital single in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong and was composed by JJ Lin.
, especially in her native Kham Ke
(e.g. "sign" in Hitotsu
and "Tennyo ~interlude~" in Voice of Earth
). One distinctive singing style of Alan's is the so-called "Tibetan wail", where she is able to stretch her vocals for a long period of time at very high note
s. She has said her singing style is instinctive and is unique to her tribe.
In addition to erhu, Alan can also play the piano
. She has recently started composing her own songs (e.g. "Together" in Voice of Earth
).
Alan is a Tibetan Buddhist and aims to sing about "love and peace".
Katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora...
: アラン, Chinese: 阿兰 or 阿蘭), is a female Tibetan-Chinese singer active in the Japanese music industry.
Discovered by Avex Trax
Avex Trax
, listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange as 7860 and abbreviated as AGHD, is the holding company for a group of entertainment-related subsidiaries based in Japan...
at an audition in China in 2006, she made her debut in Japan the following year. Her main producer and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
is Kazuhito Kikuchi
Kazuhito Kikuchi
Kazuhito Kikuchi is a Japanese composer. From 2001 to 2005 he was a member of the J-pop duo Breath.He has been one of the main song composers for Ayumi Hamasaki and has also written songs for Kumi Koda, Every Little Thing, Ami Suzuki and others. He won the Best Composer Award at the Japan Record...
and she is also known for playing the erhu
Erhu
The erhu is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, which may also be called a "southern fiddle", and sometimes known in the Western world as the "Chinese violin" or a "Chinese two-stringed fiddle". It is used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles...
.
In 2009, her ninth Japanese single "Kuon no Kawa" debuted at #3 on the Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
weekly charts, the highest ever by a singer from China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.
Early life
Alan is a native of Garze Tibetan Autonomous PrefectureGarzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture in Sichuan whose capital is Kangding . It is sometimes spelled as "Kardze" by non-government sources....
in Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
, China and her native tongue is Kham Ke.
Alan was born in Kangding
Kangding
Kangding or Dardo is the name of a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan Province, China. It is administrated at the city of Kangding...
to a large family, her father had ten siblings and her mother had eight. She grew up with her grandparents in nearby Danba, often referred to as "Beauty Valley". The name "Alan", which is in fact her official surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, is a self-created shortened form of a combination of the sinified Tibetan names of her parents Atu and Lantai. Her given name "Dawa
Dawa (Tibet)
In Tibetan culture and Sherpa culture, Dawa is a word meaning "moon" or "month". It is often used as a name for children born on a Monday. The name can be given to either a girl or a boy. Other people in the Himalayan region such as the Ladakhis, the Sikkimese of Northeast India and the Bhutanese...
Dolma
Tara (Buddhism)
Tara or Ārya Tārā, also known as Jetsun Dolma in Tibetan Buddhism, is a female Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism who appears as a female Buddha in Vajrayana Buddhism. She is known as the "mother of liberation", and represents the virtues of success in work and achievements...
" was bestowed upon her by a Buddhist monk and means "Heavenly maiden of the moon" in Tibetan. Alan's father was a local government official and her mother was a singer in the local Art Troupe.
She was made to play the erhu
Erhu
The erhu is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, which may also be called a "southern fiddle", and sometimes known in the Western world as the "Chinese violin" or a "Chinese two-stringed fiddle". It is used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles...
at an early age as a punishment for tomboy behavior, and in 1997 left her hometown to live with in aunt and study at the Affiliated Middle & High School of the Sichuan Conservatory of Music in Chengdu
Chengdu
Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
, after ranking first in the erhu audition as a fourth grader.
In 2003 she was accepted to the PLA
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...
Art Academy in Beijing and double majored in vocal music
Vocal music
Vocal music is a genre of music performed by one or more singers, with or without instrumental accompaniment, in which singing provides the main focus of the piece. Music which employs singing but does not feature it prominently is generally considered instrumental music Vocal music is a genre of...
and erhu. Playing the erhu, she performed traditional Chinese music with a group of girls at the 2006 gala performance near Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of the establishment of China-Egypt diplomatic ties.
During this time, Alan performed as a singer throughout China and discovered the pop music of Faye Wong
Faye Wong
Faye Wong is a highly successful and influential Chinese singer-songwriter and actress who is usually referred to as a diva . Early in her career she briefly used the stage name Shirley Wong . Born in Beijing, she moved to Hong Kong in 1987 and rose to stardom in the early 1990s by singing...
, Jacky Cheung
Jacky Cheung
Jacky Cheung is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor. The Chinese language media refers to him, Aaron Kwok, Andy Lau and Leon Lai as the Cantopop Four Heavenly Kings , with more than 60 million records sold as of 2000....
and Andy Lau
Andy Lau
Andy Lau MH, JP is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, actor, and film producer. Lau has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maintaining a successful singing career at the same time...
. In 2005 she released her first Chinese album, Sheng Sheng Zui Ru Lan
Sheng Sheng Zui Ru Lan
Shēng Shēng Zuì Rú Lán is the first studio album from Chinese singer Alan. It features covers of contemporary Chinese language hit songs...
, covering 13 songs by more established C-pop
C-pop
C-pop is an abbreviation for Chinese popular music , a loosely defined musical genre by artists originating from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Others come from countries where the Chinese language is used by a large number of the population, such as Singapore and Malaysia...
singers, which helped her reduce her student debt burden to her parents.
In October 2006, selected to represent mainland China
Mainland China
Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...
together with Wei Chen
Wei Chen (singer)
Wei Chen is a Chinese pop singer and actor, who rose to fame through Super Boy a televised singing competitions. He is best known through his album "Disparate" and his role as Ye Shuo on Meteor Shower.-Biography:...
(with whom she later collaborated for Jia You! Ni You Me!
Jia You! Ni You Me!
Jiāyoú! Ni You ME! is a Mandarin pop duet song by alan featuring Wei Chen, as well as alan's 3rd Chinese single. Released as a digital download in Asia and as a mini-CD in Hong Kong, it was used to promote Epson's "ME 30/300" printer series in China and to promote education...
), Alan won second place at the 9th Asia New Singer Competition, narrowly losing to Filipina singer Maria Donna Taneo by 0.005 points.
Avex Era
In April 2006, Alan distinguished herself from roughly 40,000 hopefuls when Avex TraxAvex Trax
, listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange as 7860 and abbreviated as AGHD, is the holding company for a group of entertainment-related subsidiaries based in Japan...
held auditions throughout Chinese cities that year. After graduating with excellence a year later, she became Avex's first signed artist from China and moved to Tokyo, Japan in September 2007. In November 2007, her first Japanese single "Ashita e no Sanka
Ashita e no Sanka
Ashita e no Sanka is the debut Japanese-language single released by alan. The single peaked at #69 on the Oricon charts. The single was also released in Taiwan on June 20, 2008 and charted at #20 on the G-Music Jpop/Kpop charts and #9 on the Five-Music Jpop/Kpop charts.The orchestral version of...
" was released.
In May 2008, Alan released Shiawase no Kane/Ai Jiu Shi Shou and all profits from the songs were donated to the Red Cross to help the victims of the Sichuan Earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
The 2008 Sichuan earthquake or the Great Sichuan Earthquake was a deadly earthquake that measured at 8.0 Msand 7.9 Mw occurred at 14:28:01 CST...
in her home province. A later Japanese single titled Gunjō no Tani
Gunjo no Tani
Gunjou no Tani by alan is a Japanese song written by Cocco specifically for the people of Sichuan after the massive earthquake in 2008. The music video, directed by Tetsuo Inoue, was shot in Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan province, alan's home province....
was also dedicated to the people of Sichuan.
In June 2008, Alan sang the theme song "Natsukashii Mirai (Longing Future)" for NHK
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
's Save the Future special TV programs which raised awareness of the environment nationwide. Beginning with this song, which was themed on earth
Earth (classical element)
Earth, home and origin of humanity, has often been worshipped in its own right with its own unique spiritual tradition.-European tradition:Earth is one of the four classical elements in ancient Greek philosophy and science. It was commonly associated with qualities of heaviness, matter and the...
, Alan's next five Japanese singles each dealt with a traditional Buddhist element from the Japanese Godai
Five elements (Japanese philosophy)
One may encounter two kinds of five elements philosophy in Japan. One is called, in Japanese, gogyō , having its backgrounds in the Chinese five elements, and the other is called godai . Godai is usually regarded as a Buddhism term in Japan, with certain influences from Hinduism. The following...
or Tibetan Bön.
Chosen to sing the theme songs (Xin Zhan: Red Cliff
Xin Zhan: Red Cliff
Xin·Zhan ~RED CLIFF~ is the first Mandarin-language EP released by alan in Mainland China.Xin・Zhan RED CLIFF Chi Bi Dian Ying Yuan Sheng Da Die is an extended version of the title track, used as the theme song for the 2008 Chinese film Red Cliff ...
and Chi Bi: Da Jiang Dong Qu) of the two-episode Chinese blockbuster Red Cliff, Alan performed at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
in May 2008. The Japanese versions, "Red Cliff (Shin-Sen)" and "Kuon no Kawa", were recorded for the films' showings in Japan.
In April 2009 Alan's ninth single "Kuon no Kawa" [River of Eternity] reached No. 3, the highest chart placement ever for a Chinese artist in Japan.
Alan held her first Japan tour in January 2010, taking in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka.
On February 3, 2010, Alan released a double A-side single, "Diamond/Over the Clouds
Diamond/Over the Clouds
"Diamond/Over the Clouds" is a double A-side released by Chinese-Tibetan singer Alan. It was released in three different versions: a CD+DVD edition, a CD only edition, and a limited CD only edition...
". "Diamond" was used as the second closing to the anime Inuyasha: The Final Act. While "Over the Clouds" was used as the theme song for the PSP
PSP
PSP most commonly refers to the PlayStation Portable, a handheld game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment.PSP may also refer to:-Computing and programming:*Corel Paint Shop Pro, a graphics editor...
video game, God Eater
God Eater
Gods Eater Burst is a 2011 action-adventure video game exclusively for the PlayStation Portable developed and published by Namco Bandai Games in Japan and published by D3Publisher, a sister company of Namco Bandai Games, in North America. The game was originally released in Japan as on February...
.
On July 23, 2010 Alan performed with a symphonic orchestra at Shibuya Orchard Hall, performing 23 songs in multiple languages. She also began using Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
to communicate directly with fans.
In August 2011 alan announced that she will be focus her activites in China. She held a live in August 31 2011 in Japan. In October was announced that alan Chinese label, Avex China, dissolved and she was transfered to Yuehua Music.
Her first single under the new label called "Wo hui hua lei (I'm back)" was released as digital single in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong and was composed by JJ Lin.
Vocal Technique
In addition to Mandarin Chinese and Japanese, Alan also sings in TibetanTibetan language
The Tibetan languages are a cluster of mutually-unintelligible Tibeto-Burman languages spoken primarily by Tibetan peoples who live across a wide area of eastern Central Asia bordering the Indian subcontinent, including the Tibetan Plateau and the northern Indian subcontinent in Baltistan, Ladakh,...
, especially in her native Kham Ke
Khams Tibetan language
Khams Tibetan is the Tibetan language used by the majority of the people in the Kham region of eastern Tibet . It is one of the four main spoken languages of Tibetan, the other three being those of U-Tsang , Amdo and Western Tibetan...
(e.g. "sign" in Hitotsu
Hitotsu
Hitotsu is the second Japanese single released by alan. It peaked at #100 on the Oricon charts.In the song "sign", alan sang in her native Tibetan language, and the tune was based on a few traditional Tibetan songs mixed with in the background....
and "Tennyo ~interlude~" in Voice of Earth
Voice of Earth
-Japan:-Taiwan:-Release history:-Staff and Personnel:*Sound Produced By: Kazuhito Kikuchi*A&R chief: Kentaro Furusawa *A&R: Maiko Shino *Sound director: Yoshihisa Tokuda...
). One distinctive singing style of Alan's is the so-called "Tibetan wail", where she is able to stretch her vocals for a long period of time at very high note
Note
In music, the term note has two primary meanings:#A sign used in musical notation to represent the relative duration and pitch of a sound;#A pitched sound itself....
s. She has said her singing style is instinctive and is unique to her tribe.
In addition to erhu, Alan can also play the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
. She has recently started composing her own songs (e.g. "Together" in Voice of Earth
Voice of Earth
-Japan:-Taiwan:-Release history:-Staff and Personnel:*Sound Produced By: Kazuhito Kikuchi*A&R chief: Kentaro Furusawa *A&R: Maiko Shino *Sound director: Yoshihisa Tokuda...
).
Alan is a Tibetan Buddhist and aims to sing about "love and peace".
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Daily peak | Weekly peak | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Voice of Earth Voice of Earth -Japan:-Taiwan:-Release history:-Staff and Personnel:*Sound Produced By: Kazuhito Kikuchi*A&R chief: Kentaro Furusawa *A&R: Maiko Shino *Sound director: Yoshihisa Tokuda... |
10 | 15 | 25,025 |
| My Life My Life (Alan Dawa Dolma album) -Japan:... |
8 | 16 | 21,065 |
Japanese compilation albums
| Year | Title | Daily peak | Weekly peak | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Japan Premium Best & More | 11 | 15 | 9,957 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Daily peak | Weekly peak | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Ashita e no Sanka Ashita e no Sanka Ashita e no Sanka is the debut Japanese-language single released by alan. The single peaked at #69 on the Oricon charts. The single was also released in Taiwan on June 20, 2008 and charted at #20 on the G-Music Jpop/Kpop charts and #9 on the Five-Music Jpop/Kpop charts.The orchestral version of... " |
— | 69 | 4,729 | Voice of Earth Voice of Earth -Japan:-Taiwan:-Release history:-Staff and Personnel:*Sound Produced By: Kazuhito Kikuchi*A&R chief: Kentaro Furusawa *A&R: Maiko Shino *Sound director: Yoshihisa Tokuda... |
| 2008 | "Hitotsu Hitotsu Hitotsu is the second Japanese single released by alan. It peaked at #100 on the Oricon charts.In the song "sign", alan sang in her native Tibetan language, and the tune was based on a few traditional Tibetan songs mixed with in the background.... " |
— | 100 | 1,486 | |
| "Natsukashii Mirai (Longing Future)" | 13 | 19 | 10,267 | ||
| "Sora Uta Sora Uta Sora Uta is the fourth Japanese single released by alan and the second in her five-single traditional elements set, representing sky or aether in the Japanese Godai and the Tibetan Bön. It peaked at #34 on the Oricon charts... " |
19 | 34 | 4,537 | ||
| "Kaze no Tegami Kaze no Tegami Kaze no Tegami is the fifth Japanese single released by alan and the third in her five-single traditional elements set, representing wind in the Japanese Godai and the Tibetan Bön... " |
25 | 34 | 3,914 | ||
| "Red Cliff (Shin-Sen)" | 15 | 23 | 15,642 | ||
| "Megumi no Ame Megumi no Ame Megumi no Ame is the seventh Japanese single released by alan and the last of her five-single traditional elements set, representing water in the Japanese Godai and the Tibetan Bön.- CD :... " |
22 | 30 | 5,422 | ||
| 2009 | "Gunjō no Tani Gunjo no Tani Gunjou no Tani by alan is a Japanese song written by Cocco specifically for the people of Sichuan after the massive earthquake in 2008. The music video, directed by Tetsuo Inoue, was shot in Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan province, alan's home province.... " |
20 | 30 | 4,580 | |
| "Kuon no Kawa" | 1 | 3 | 37,740 | My Life My Life (Alan Dawa Dolma album) -Japan:... |
|
| "Ballad (Namonaki Koi no Uta)" | 7 | 11 | 13,925 | ||
| "Swear" | 24 | 35 | 3,854 | ||
| 2010 | "Diamond/Over the Clouds Diamond/Over the Clouds "Diamond/Over the Clouds" is a double A-side released by Chinese-Tibetan singer Alan. It was released in three different versions: a CD+DVD edition, a CD only edition, and a limited CD only edition... " |
11 | 20 | 8,976 | Japan Premium Best & More |
| "Kaze ni Mukau Hana" | 9 | 17 | 6,313 | ||
| "Kanashimi wa Yuki ni Nemuru" | 15 | 20 | 5,624 | ||
| 2011 | "Ai wa Chikara" (with Kei Fukui) | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | "Minna dene - PANDA with Candy BEAR's - / Ikiru" | 21 | 25 | 4,013 |
Other songs
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2008 | "Shiawase no Kane" |
| 2010 | "Happy Birthday" |
DVD
| Year | Title | Daily peak | Weekly peak | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Alan 1st Concert Tour: Voice of You In Tokyo 2010.01.24 | 8 | 10 | 2,675 |
Collaborations
| Year | Album | Songs |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Tokyo Pudding presents "Tokyo Soundscapes" | 3. Jane Doe (voices: Itsco, Olivia Burrell, alan, YO!su-K & Makking) |
| Rin' Rin' Rin is a Japanese pop group which combines traditional Japanese musical instruments and style with elements of modern pop and rock music. It is a female trio of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music alumni who graduated in 2003... "Genji Nostalgie" (源氏ノスタルジー) |
3. Sennen no Niji (千年の虹; Thousand-Year-Long Rainbow) | |
| 2009 | "Disney's Dream Pop" (Tribute to Tokyo Disney Resort 25th Anniversary) | 5. Yume wa Hisoka ni (夢はひそかに; A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" is a song written and composed by Mack David, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston for the Walt Disney film Cinderella . In the song Cinderella encourages her animal friends to never stop dreaming, and that theme continues throughout the entire story.The theme of... ) |
Albums
| Year | Information |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Sheng Sheng Zui Ru Lan Sheng Sheng Zui Ru Lan Shēng Shēng Zuì Rú Lán is the first studio album from Chinese singer Alan. It features covers of contemporary Chinese language hit songs... |
| 2008 | Xin Zhan: Red Cliff Xin Zhan: Red Cliff Xin·Zhan ~RED CLIFF~ is the first Mandarin-language EP released by alan in Mainland China.Xin・Zhan RED CLIFF Chi Bi Dian Ying Yuan Sheng Da Die is an extended version of the title track, used as the theme song for the 2008 Chinese film Red Cliff ... (EP Extended play An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact... ) |
| 2009 | Xin De Dong Fang |
| 2010 | Lan Se: Love Moon Light (蘭色~Love Moon Light~) |
Singles
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Ai Jiu Shi Shou"1/2 | "Xin De Dong Fang" |
| "Jia You! Ni You Me! Jia You! Ni You Me! Jiāyoú! Ni You ME! is a Mandarin pop duet song by alan featuring Wei Chen, as well as alan's 3rd Chinese single. Released as a digital download in Asia and as a mini-CD in Hong Kong, it was used to promote Epson's "ME 30/300" printer series in China and to promote education... "(with Wei Chen Wei Chen (singer) Wei Chen is a Chinese pop singer and actor, who rose to fame through Super Boy a televised singing competitions. He is best known through his album "Disparate" and his role as Ye Shuo on Meteor Shower.-Biography:... )1 |
||
| "Chi Bi: Da Jiang Dong Qu"1 | ||
- 1 Digital single
- 2 Charity single
External links
- Official Website (Japan)
- Official Blog (Japanese)
- Official Blog (Chinese)
- Alan Dawa Dolma on Sina WeiboSina WeiboSina Weibo is a Chinese microblogging website. Akin to a hybrid of Twitter and Facebook, it is one of the most popular sites in China, in use by well over 30% of Internet users, with a similar market penetration that Twitter has established in the USA...