New music with meaning

Singer Zhou Bichang has just released her ninth studio album, Not Typical, and is touring the nation to promote it

When the world first learned about Zhou Bichang 12 years ago, she was just a 19-year-old music school student from Shenzhen, in Guangdong province, auditioning for a Chinese singing competition on a TV show called Super Girl.

There, she won the second place in the competition with her expressive singing, especially her distinctive interpretation of R&B songs, which enabled her to become a household name.