Peng Liyuan (Chinese: 彭丽媛; pinyin: Péng Lìyuán; born 20 November 1962) is a Chinese singer who has served as the First Lady of China since 2012 as the wife of Xi Jinping.
Peng rose to fame as a soprano and became a fixture at televised galas in China. In 1986, she received the Plum Blossom Award for her performance in The White-Haired Girl. Her songs include “People from Our Village”, “Zhumulangma”, and “On the Field of Hope”. She also recorded theme songs for television series, including The Water Margin (1998). She was the president of People's Liberation Army Academy of Art between 2012 and 2017, and vice president of the All-China Youth Federation between 2005 and 2010. In 2014, Peng was listed as the 57th Most Powerful Woman in the World by Forbes.
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