Julia Peng

Biography

Julia Peng (Chinese: 彭佳慧; pinyin: Péng Jiāhuì; Wade–Giles: Peng Chia-hui; born 20 April 1972) is a Taiwanese singer. She won the Best Mandarin Female Singer award at the 27th Golden Melody Awards in 2016.

Personal life

Peng was born in Liudui Hakka Village, Pingtung County, Taiwan. She attended Pingtung County’s National Chaochou Senior High School. She was married to Steven Wang from 2006 until 2018. They have three children.

Career

Peng was discovered by Cheng Po-qiu of Elite Music Company in 1995. She released her debut in 1996 with the album "Speaking From the Heart (說真心話)". She received Best New Artist Award at the 8th Golden Melody Awards (GMA) in 1997. Her well-known songs included Love To The Point Of No Return (愛到無路可退), Regret Not Meeting Earlier (相見恨晚). and Hardhearted (死心眼). Her contract with Elite Music ended in 2002. After this she appeared in the musical "Wishing We Last Forever (但願人長久)? playing a young Teresa Teng and performing in China and around Southeast Asia.
In 2013 she joined season one of the popular singing competition show I Am a Singer, produced by Hunan Television, as a substitute contestant. She later made guest appearances in the show’s season two and returned in season five as one of several past contestants invited back to compete. Although she did not advance to the finals that season, her appearances helped introduce her music to a broader mainland Chinese audience.

In March 2025 she appeared in a Hakka Affairs Council (HAC) and Kaohsiung City Government concert Home Return at the Kaohsiung Music Center, alongside Ella Chen and Joanna Wong.