Tsengge Eight

The Tsengge Eight (Chinese: 曾歌八; pinyin: Zēnggē bā) were a group of famous Tsengian Mandopop (Tsengge) singers that dominated music and coverage in magazines, TV, advertisements and cinema from the late-1980s to the early-2000s. Many call them one of the most influential groups in Tsengian music history, as they were known for high-selling albums and credited for expanding Tsengge outside of Tseng, making Tsengge popular in Southeast and East Asia.

The eight inspired future acts like Zhao Jiaxin, Damien Zhu, and ZZC. There is no definite start of the Tsengge Eight era, some place it as early as 1987 with the releases of Nightlight by Cheng Mai-hu and The Joys of Life by Olivia Han, or as late as 1993 with the release of 2/14 by Joey Zhou and If You Were Gone by Anne Cheung. The "literal" end of the era was on March 12, 2000, when singer Joey Zhou committed suicide, leaving seven singers. Even after the event, the Tsengge Eight started to wane in the early-to-mid-2000s due to aging stars, retirement, and the introduction of new singers. Most people consider the Tsengge Eight period to be over with Ricky Fu's 2000 album Chinese New Year.

Almost all of the Tsengge Eight's hits were produced (and 50% written) by three producers now known as the "Three Tsengge Talents": Cooper Chao, Dawson Yang, and Wang Ming-jian.