Gong Linna

Gong Linna (Chinese龚琳娜; * 1975 in Guiyang, Guizhou Province) is a Chinese singer.

Life and work

She studied at the Chinese Conservatory of Music in Beijing. In 2000, she was at the Chinese National Singing Competition with the title "Best singer " award and also received the "Special Audience Award ".

Since 2002 she has also dedicated himself to the Chinese folk music, their different styles and techniques have been incorporated into their own interpretations. With her ​​CD " Zou Shengming De Lu - Walking The Path Of Life" in 2006, it reached good rankings in the European World Music Charts. Critics Gong Linna is praised for its stylistic versatility. In addition, Gong Linna singing songs to the Chinese zither ( Qin ).

Gong lives with her husband Robert Zollitsch, a composer for new Chinese art music, and their two children at the Chiemsee in Bavaria.

Discography (selection)

  • Kongque fei lai (2001)
  • Zou Shengming De Lu - Walking The Path Of Life (2005)
  • Jing Ye Si ( 2006)
  • Chinese Folk Songs ( 2008)
  • Xiwang ( Hope) (2008)
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