It is common to classify a Chinese singer as either an idol-type or a talent-type.
The two categories, of course, are not mutually exclusive.
An idol can have talent and a talent can become an idol.
Frances Yip is definitely a very talented singer.
In a career that spans over forty years and is still going, Frances Yip has recorded more than 80 albums.
But to most Chinese, Frances Yip's signature song will always be "Shanghai Beach".
"Shanghai Beach" is the theme song of a Hong Kong TVB's television drama of the same name that was aired in March, 1980.
