Zhou Peng (known professionally as Sa Dingding) is a Chinese folk singer and songwriter born on December 27, 1979, in Pingdingshan, Henan. At 17, she moved to Beijing to study music at the People's Liberation Army Academy of Art and at age 18 released her debut album Dong Ba La under her birth name, Zhou Peng, gaining her the title of China's Best Dance Music Singer. In 2006, her song "Holy Incense" was used as the theme song for the film Prince of the Himalayas, releasing her second album Alive the following year. She gained international recognition in 2008 when she won the BBC Radio 3 Award for World Music for the Asia-Pacific region, earning herself the chance to perform at the Royal Albert Hall to a Western audience. In the same year, Sa Dingding also released two-track single "Qin Shang," followed by "Tiandi Ji" and "Ha Ha Li Li" (天地记) in 2009. After a successful international tour, her 2010 album Harmony (天地合) was released to critical acclaim, featuring nine songs in Chinese and three remixes of the title track, including one by UK producer Paul Oakenfold. Her other albums include The Coming Ones (恍如来者) (2012), remix collection Wonderland (幻境) (2014) and The Butterfly Dream (庄周梦蝶集) (2015). In addition to these, Sa Dingding has featured on numerous soundtracks, including the title track for the film 14 Blades in 2010, as well as several tracks from television series such as Ashes of Love (2018), Skate into Love (2020), The Long Ballad (2021), The Blue Whisper (2022), and The Starry Love (2023), contributing the title song to popular mythological love drama "Starfall Congealed into Sugar" in February 2023.
