Alan Dawa Dolma

Alan Dawa Dolma
Alan at the 2008 Tokyo Game Show
Born	(1987-07-25) 25 July 1987 (age 37) Kangding, Garzê, Sichuan, China
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2005–present
Musical career
Origin	Kham
Genres	Pop, Mandopop, J-pop, Tibet folk
Instrument(s)	Erhu, piano, vocals
Labels	Avex Trax, Yuehua Entertainment
Musical artist
Tibetan name
Tibetan	ཨ་ལན་ཟླ་བ་སྒྲོལ་མ་
Transcriptions Tibetan Pinyin Alan Dawazhouma
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	阿兰·达瓦卓玛
Traditional Chinese	阿蘭·達瓦卓瑪
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Ālán Dáwǎzhuómǎ
Japanese name
Kanji	阿蘭
Kana	アラン
Website	www.alan-web.jp

Alan Dawa Dolma^[a] (born 25 July 1987), known mononymously as alan, is a Tibetan singer from China. She is a graduate of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Academy of Art in Beijing, majoring in vocal music and erhu, which she has played since childhood.^[1] Alan is known for a distinctive technique called the "Tibetan wail".

During her time in college, Alan released an album titled Shengsheng Zui Rulan (2005). In early 2006, she auditioned for the Japanese label Avex Trax. In late 2007, Alan moved to Tokyo and made her singles debut with "Ashita e no Sanka". She recorded theme songs to the film Red Cliff (2008), bringing her wider exposure. In 2009, her ninth single "Kuon no Kawa" and theme song to Part II of Red Cliff reached number three on the Oricon weekly charts, the highest placement by a singer from China.^[2] She has since been active in Japan and China.

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