Tang Tian (songwriter)
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Tang Tian (born 1983; Chinese: 唐恬; pinyin: Táng Tián) is a Chinese lyricist. Her notable works include: As Wished (如愿), A Lifelong Journey (人世间), theme song for TV series A Lifelong Journey, The Lonely Warrior (孤勇者), Hua kai wang you (花开忘忧), Gui tu you feng (归途有风).[1] She frequently collaborates with composer Qian Lei (钱雷), and singers including Faye Wong, Eason Chan, and Zhou Shen.
In 2012, she was diagnosed with third stage of nasopharynx cancer,[2] of which she recovered from in 2013.[3]
In November 2021, Eason Chan released a song, The Lonely Warrior (孤勇者), as the Chinese soundtrack to the television series, Arcane: League of Legends.[4] The song was written by Tang, who drew on her experience overcoming the cancer prognosis.[5] It would become one of the most popular songs in China in the remaining months of 2021 through to 2022,[6][7] when it was being nominated as one of the songs to be played during the semi-finals of 2022 FIFA World Cup in December 2022.[8]
In 2022, she won the Best Lyrics award at Chinese Top Ten Music Awards.[9] In January 2023, she was awarded the Lyricist Award at the 2022 Weibo Music Festival.[10]
