Rebecca Davis editorUniversal Music Greater China (UMGC), a division of Universal Music Group, said Thursday that it has signed Sunnee, a former member of popular Chinese idol group Rocket Girls 101, which disbanded earlier this week.
Sunnee, a Thai singer of Chinese descent whose full Mandarin name is Yang Yunqing, is the first of the former 11-person group to sign with a major music label.
She will release her debut solo album later this year, and a single called “By Your Side” on Friday, which she calls “a reflection of my gratitude to [my] fans’ support over the years.” A consortium led by China’s Tencent Holdings bought 10% of Universal Music Group from France’s Vivendi SA for $3.4 billion last December.Rocket Girls 101 were formed.
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