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Beijing

Encore for Chika

Nine years after her last tour in China, Japanese pop singer Yuri Chika will return with a tour this month, performing in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Born into a musical family from Yakohama, she began to learn piano at 3 and started to compose as a teenager. Her early life in Hawaii inspired her to write warm and relaxing tunes, including such hits as I Cry and Story of Tears.