Julia Peng

Julia Peng (; born 20 April 1972) is a Taiwanese singer. She won the Best Mandarin Female Singer award at the 27th Golden Melody Awards in 2016.

Personal life Peng was born in Liudui Hakka Village, Pingtung County, Taiwan. She attended Pingtung County’s National Chaochou Senior High School. She was married to Steven Wang from 2006 until 2018. They have three children.

Career Peng was discovered by Cheng Po-qiu of Elite Music Company in 1995. She released her debut in 1996 with the album "Speaking From the Heart (說真心話)". She received Best New Artist Award at the 8th Golden Melody Awards (GMA) in 1997. Her well-known songs included Love To The Point Of No Return (愛到無路可退), Regret Not Meeting Earlier (相見恨晚). and Hardhearted (死心眼). Her contract with Elite Music ended in 2002. After this she appeared in the musical "Wishing We Last Forever (但願人長久)? playing a young Teresa Teng and performing in China and around Southeast Asia.

In 2013 she joined season one of the popular singing competition show I Am a Singer, produced by Hunan Television, as a substitute contestant. She later made guest appearances in the show’s season two and returned in season five as one of several past contestants invited back to compete. Although she did not advance to the finals that season, her appearances helped introduce her music to a broader mainland Chinese audience.

I Am a Singer Season 1 Julia Peng's Performance ListEpisodeRoundBroadcast DateSong TitleOriginal SingerSong IntroductionRankingPercentages of Votes Remarks 9 Qualifying Round 5 March 15, 2013 "The Day On The Red Carpet" (Mandarin) Julia Peng Lyrics: Preston LeeComposer: Chen Kuo HuaArranger: Kubert Leung 3 15.20% — 10 Knockout Round 5 March 22, 2013 "Cruel Gentle" (Mandarin) Chyi Chin Lyrics: Li GediComposer: Chyi ChinArranger: Kubert Leung 4 12.35% A4th place in Overall ranking 11 Revival Round March 29, 2013 Exempted (did not perform this week) 12 Semifinal April 5, 2013 "One Moment in Time" (English) Whitney Houston Lyrics: Albert HammondComposer: John BettisArranger: Kubert Leung 4 Unknown — 13 1st Final Round April 12, 2013 "Any Beer Bottles For Sale" (Mandarin) Su Rui Lyrics: Lo Ta Yu, Hou DejianComposer: Hou DejianArranger: Yao HungHong Xinjie 5 Unknown Backup singer is Shunza "Nothing to My Name" (Mandarin) Cui Jian Lyrics／Composer: Cui JianArranger: Yao HungHong Xinjie 2nd Final Round "Tegret Not Having Met Earlier" (Mandarin) Julia Peng Lyrics: WawaComposer: Chen Kuo HuaArranger: Kubert Leung Unknown Did not qualify for the "Ultimate Winner Candidate" 2014 Biennial Concert April 11, 2014 "Lukang Town" (Mandarin) Lo Ta Yu Lyrics／Composer: Lo Ta YuArranger: Kubert Leung —

. Singer2017 Julia Peng's Performance ListEpisodeRoundBroadcast DateSong TitleOriginal SingerSong IntroductionRankingPercentages of Votes Remarks 9 Challenge Round 4 March 18, 2017 "Loving One Who Doesn't Go Home" (Mandarin) Sandy Lam Lyrics: Ting Hsiao WenComposer: Chan Chi YuenArranger: Again 7 10.64% — 10 Knockout Round 5 March 25, 2017 "I Miss You So Much" (Mandarin) Mindy Quah Lyrics: Julia Peng, Huang Kwei Lan, Tai Wei ChengComposer: Julia PengArranger: Nick Pyo 6 10.59% EliminatedLast Place in Overall ranking 11 Breakouts Round April 1, 2017 "The Senior Lady" (Mandarin) Julia Peng Lyrics: Chen Hung-yuComposer: Ricky HsiaoArranger: Nick Pyo 7 7.22% Breakout success (ranked 6th out of top seven performers) "The Day On The Red Carpet" (Mandarin) Lyrics: Preston LeeComposer: Chen Kuo HuaArranger: Nick Pyo 12 Semi-finals April 8, 2017 "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" (English) Whitney Houston Lyrics／Composer: George Merrill, Shannon RubicamArranger: Nick Pyo Unknown EliminatedBottom Two Placements in ranking 13 Grand Finals April 15, 2017 "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (English) Frankie Valli Lyrics／Composer: Bob Crewe, Bob GaudioArranger: John Laudon Return PerformancePaired with Teresa CarpioNick ChungStella Chung "Miss You Everyday" (Mandarin) Chang Yu-sheng Lyrics: Fred ChenComposer: Chen Chih-yuanArranger: John Laudon

In March 2025 she appeared in a Hakka Affairs Council (HAC) and Kaohsiung City Government concert Home Return at the Kaohsiung Music Center, alongside Ella Chen and Joanna Wong.

Awards Peng was awarded the Golden Melody Award for Best Mandarin Female Singer in 2016 for Darling. She was nominated for the Best Mandarin Female Singer award at the 2018 Golden Melody Awards. She was named best singer in Hakka at the 2023 Golden Melody Awards.