Teresa teng parents

Today would have been the 65th birthday of Teresa Teng, or Deng Lijun in mandarin Chinese. Google celebrated the occasion, honoring the Chinese queen of songs, known for her folk and romantic ballads, with a doodle that comes up on the search engine's homepage.

As the most popular singer in the '80s and '90s, Teng was widely known by the Chinese-speaking world and her sweet voice has captured a whole generation.

Born in Taiwan in 1953, Teng’s singing talent came to light at the young age of ten.

Her rendition of "Cai Hong Ling" (Picking Red Water Chestnuts) won the first prize at a singing contest organized by the Gold Horse Record Company.

Her win heralded the beginning of Teng's singing career, which saw the star releasing eight albums in just two years in the late 1960s.