TANTE. UNEASY AND BEYOND Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Watching Gong Linna perform the song TanTe during a New Year television performance in 2010, it's difficult to tell if she's in pain or laughing hysterically.
Screeching wordless folk-inspired sounds with her powerful voice, there's no doubting her wide vocal range. But it's the sounds combined with her dramatic facial expressions and over-the-top lobster-like outfit that takes the performance to a whole new level. A video of the song went viral on the mainland, turning her into an internet sensation.
The song also spawned a string of copycats — Hong Kong singer G.E.M. sang TanTe during her Get Everybody Moving concert in 2011. But Gong says: "Many people cover it and want to sing it but even if they heard it 10,000 times, they could not do it."
Now Hongkongers will get to hear Gong's vocal gymnastics when she takes to the stage with the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra at the Cultural Centre this month.
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