Zhang Lu

Zhang Lu (; January 21, 1932 – January 26, 2009), often written Chang Loo, was a Chinese singer and actress, known as a pioneer in Chinese pop beginning in the 1940s.

Biography She was born Zhang Xiuying (张秀英) in Suzhou in 1932. Her family moved to Shanghai when she was a young child. "给我一个吻" ("Give Me a Kiss"), a Mandarin cover of "Seven Lonely Days," became one of her best-known songs.

She was considered a pioneer of Chinese pop music in this period, singing in both Chinese and English and incorporating jazz styles. Zhang also worked as an actress, including in the films Prisoner of Love in 1951 and The Lark in 1965.

In 1952, she moved to Hong Kong.

Zhang retired in 1975 and moved to Canada in the following decade.

Her music saw a revival in popularity in 2003, when her songs "All the Stars in the Sky" and "The Plough Song" were remixed for the compilation The Original Shanghai Divas.