张靓颖

Zhang Liangying (also known as Jane Zhang, Simplified Chinese: 张靓颖; Traditional Chinese: 張靚穎; Pinyin: Zhāng Liàngyǐng) (born October 11, 1984) is a Chinese singer.

Zhang held the third place in Super Girl contest of 2005 (a female singing contest in People's Republic of China). She is best known for her singing ability in English, Spanish, Cantonese and other languages besides Mandarin Chinese. She is regarded by some critics to be one of the top-level foreign language singers in China. Some critics further commented that she sings with her soul.

Her vocal range ranges from at least the D below middle C, up to the A above soprano C.

Zhang was born to a modest household in Chengdu, Sichuan. Early on, she displayed a talent for singing and stage performance. She performed at her parents' work place on several occasions. Her parents were divorced when she was 13. Two years later, Zhang's father passed away and the worsening family financial situation forced her to work outside of school. She started to sing at a local public house, where her musician uncle played the accompaniments.

Exposed to a wide variety of music genres in the pub, Zhang developed a taste for Western singers such as Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera as well as American country music. Unable to afford her own music players, she frequently borrowed a walkman and headphones from her classmates and skipped lunches to save enough to buy cassettes. Several years later, she started drawing attention from audiences and gained a small group of fans.

Zhang entered the local Chengdu competition of Super Girl contest in 2005. She became the first runner-up of the competition and entered the national competition with Li Yuchun (Chinese: 李宇春) and Hejie (Simp. Chinese: 何洁; Trad. Chinese: 何潔).

Zhang is known for singing her favorite songs, especially songs in foreign languages.

On January 9, 2006, her first Extended play, Jane.Love (Simp. Chinese: Jane 爱; Trad. Chinese: Jane 愛) was released.