Universal Music claims Sa Dingding has become the first Chinese singer/songwriter to cross over to Western markets. Full Phatt, who has worked with Usher, Outkast and Christina Aguilera, has remixed the title song from Sa dingding's album Alive.
Sa Dingding combines different kinds of Eastern and Western music. The track "Alive" combines Chinese Folk Music and Western electronica. Sa Dingding was signed to Universal Records. Iain Snodgrass, a Marketing Director for Universal Records said "No other Chinese singer/songwriter has received the level of worldwide interest that Sa Dingding is generating. Sa Dingding is very special and well chosen to lead China onto the world stage."
Born in Mongolia to a Mongolian mother and Chinese father, Sa Dingding developed a fascination for ethnic minority music at an early age. She has interests in buddhism, dyana yoga and sanskrit. Sa Dingding released her debut album in China at age 18. In her own country Sa Dingding is a regular performer at prestigious events such as the MTV Style Gala and CCTV-MTV Video Music Awards.
Here is an "Alive" video from YouTube labeled as the sanskrit version.
Universal Music claims Sa Dingding has become the first Chinese singer/songwriter to cross over to Western markets. Full Phatt, who has worked with Usher, Outkast and Christina Aguilera, has remixed the title song from Sa dingding's album Alive.
