############################She is Singapore's sweetheart from the 70s and drew sitting room audiences during her shows on local television. With her beautiful face, soft and sweet voice and innocent appeal, Tracy Huang became a hit with Singaporeans.
Huang has two names; in Singapore she is known as Huang Luyi, but back home in Taiwan she is Huang Ying Ying. She became a popular singer at the exclusive American club where audiences were necessarily limited, but enthusiastic. Her specializing more in English songs than in Chinese ones earned her a fan base.
When she came to Singapore, the local television organisation contracted her as a compere for the Chinese Variety Show series. She did well professionally and at that time also signed on with EMI to do covers of English songs. Her popularity soared and she completed many albums up to the 80s. Name the pop number and she would probably have covered it.
Her first English album Feelings was rewarded with a Hong Kong Gold Disc Award for outstanding sales and a similar trend followed with Mississippi and I Don't Want To Talk About It. She also became a hit in Australia.
Tracy Huang didn't forget her Mandarin followers and the quality recordings set new standards too. Her albums succeeded in the most difficult of markets and she soon became a household name in this region. Slow numbers or fast ones, her sophistication remains. That's Tracy!
Reference: Sleeve cover Portrait EMGS 5042/EMI Records.
Image/Original article: Andy Lim Collection.
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