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JENNIFER ZHANG

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY

JENNIFER ZHANG

is a well-known musician, model, actress, show host, social media influencer, and entrepreneur. In addition to being a singer, pianist, and composer, Jennifer plays more than ten different Chinese instruments, most notably, dizi and xiao. From her crowning of the Miss Friendship Ambassador of Chicago 2015, she went on to win an impressive total of five coveted international titles such as the Miss China International 2017 and the Brilliant Miss World 2020. In addition, Jennifer has received numerous awards in music and performing arts, for instance, Best Asian Entertainer by 2021 Chicago Music Awards, first prize by 2018 Chinese Songwriter Contest in the US, and Best Music Video Award by 2019 US-China Film Festival. Having illuminated the stages at more than 500 notable venues around the world, Jennifer has showcased her musical talents in front of many leaders of our generation, such as former President of the US Barack Obama, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, Bill Gates, Jack Ma, Anna Wintour, and Cindy Crawford. Jennifer also represented and collaborated with companies including Google, Apple, United Airlines, Ferarri, Meijer, Ecolab, Brita, and Uniqlo. She was chosen as the tourism ambassador for the State of Florida and starred in the Visit Florida video series in 2018. With a loyal following on multiple social media platforms, her original songs including: "Flying High", "On the Throne" and "Foam of the Ocean”, received millions of views and critical acclaim by the international press. Her involvement in numerous social and charitable causes has also won her a number of awards, such as 2020 Global Clean Environment Award by Action for Clean Environment, 2019 Excellent Community Service Award by Association of Chinese-American Scientists and Engineers, 2017 Exemplary Community Service Award by Asian American Coalition of Chicago, and 2015 Chicago Emerging Leader Honoree by Mandarin Leader Magazine. Jennifer graduated from Northwestern University with advanced studies at Berklee College of Music and China's Central Conservatory of Music. Jennifer Zhang is proud to represent Louis Klein as its Global Brand Ambassador and runway model at the New York Fashion Week 2023. For more information, please visit https://www.jenniferzhang.com/ and follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenniferrrzhang/.

JENNIFER ZHANG

BIOGRAPHY

JENNIFER ZHANG

is well-known for her accomplishments as a musician, model, actress, show host, emcee, social media influencer, producer, and entrepreneur.

Jennifer plays more than ten different Chinese instruments, such as the Chinese transverse bamboo flute (dizi), Chinese vertical bamboo flute (xiao), Chinese bottle gourd silk (hulusi), Chinese reed flute (bawu), Chinese pan flute (paixiao), Chinese lute (pipa), 7-stringed zither (guqin), 21-stringed zither (guzheng), in addition to the piano. Furthermore, she is an accomplished vocalist and songwriter. Her musical journey started at the tender age of four under the guidance of China’s top-notch professors, such as Chunling Lu (dizi), Yue Chen (xiao), Xiaosheng Zhao (piano) and Baili Fang (piano). She graduated from Northwestern University with her bachelor's degree to later pursue advanced studies in Songwriting at Berklee School of Music in Boston and in Chinese Folk Music at Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing.

Jennifer won numerous awards in musical excellence as well as many first prizes in various talent competitions. from her crowning of the Miss Friendship Ambassador of Chicago 2015, she went on to win an impressive total of five coveted international titles such as the Miss China International 2017 and the Brilliant Miss World 2020. In addition, Jennifer has received numerous awards in musical performing arts, for instance, Best Asian Entertainer by 2021 Chicago Music Awards, first prize by 2018 Chinese Songwriter Contest in the US, Funniest "Stay-at-Home" Short Film by 2020 Asian Pop-Up Cinema, and first Prize by 2017 America's Got Cantonese Talent Singing Competition. In 2019, Jennifer is invited to heat up the stage of NBC's popular TV show - America's Got Talent, as the only Asian traditional instrumentalist, in its fourteen seasons. More of her recent accolades include:

2021

Best Asian Entertainer by 2021 Chicago Music Awards (Chicago)

2020

Crowned as Brilliant Miss World - Ranked No.1 Globally Among More Than 1000 Contestants (World Final)

Global Clean Environment Award (Entertainment) - Action for Clean Environment (Seoul, South Korea)

Winner - 2020 Funniest "Stay At Home" Short Film Competition (Chicago)

Winner - Los Angeles Center of Photography Exploring Humanity 5th Annual Fine Art Exhibition (Los Angeles)

Winner - Filter Photo Interior Life Show (Chicago)

Second Place - Kodak Professional Europe Photo Contest (Europe Final)

2019

Judge - 2019 Miss Friendship Ambassador Pageant (Chicago)

Excellent Community Service Award - Association of Chinese-American Scientists and Engineers (Chicago)

Best Asian Entertainer Nominee - Chicago Music Award (Chicago)

2018

Best Music Video Award - US-China Film Festival

First Prize - Chinese Songwriter Contest (US Final)

Best Asian Entertainer Nominee - Chicago Music Award (Chicago)

First Prize - China Central Television (CCTV) Global Brand Ambassador Contest (US Final)

Judge - Second Annual Chinese Songs On-Campus Singing Contest (US Final)

2017

First Prize - CCTV Global Band Ambassador Contest (Chicago)

Most Popular Young Chinese Artist Award - Chinese Radio Seattle (Seattle)

Miss China International - Miss China International Pageant (China Final)

Audience Choice Award - Miss International Pageant (World Final)

Outstanding Overseas Musician Award - CCTV Huaren Channel (Beijing)

Featured Artist - International Music Alliance (US Final)

First Prize - CCTV Star Talent Competition (Chicago)

First Prize- America's Got Cantonese Talent Singing Competition (US Final)

Exemplary Community Service Award - Asian American Coalition of Chicago (Chicago)

2016

First Prize - Windy City Photography Contest (Chicago)

2015

Miss Friendship Ambassador of Chicago - Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce (Chicago)

Miss Chicago Chinese & Top Sixteen - Miss Chinese International Pageant (World Final)

Chicago Emerging Leader Honoree - Mandarin Leader Magazine (Chicago)

Judge - Ninth Annual Voice of University of Illinois at Chicago Singing Contest (Chicago)

2014

Judge - Eighth Annual Voice of University of Illinois at Chicago Singing Contest (Chicago)

Judge - First Annual Eacast Media Group's Voice of Chicago Singing Contest (Chicago)

Judge - Eleventh Annual Voice of University of Chicago Singing Contest (Chicago)

Judge - Tenth Annual Voice of University of Chicago Singing Contest (Chicago)

Emerging Star Award - Seventh Annual China's National Print Model Competition (China Final)

Jennifer has illuminated the stages at hundreds of notable venues around the world. She was the opening musician for the 2017 Bloomberg Global Business Forum in NYC, where she played the dizi for over 250 heads of states and CEOs of multinational corporations, such as Justin Trudeau, Bill Gates, Jack Ma, and Michael Bloomberg. She has also showcased her musical talent in front of multiple preeminent leaders of our generation, for example, President Barack Obama, Anna Wintour, Tim Cook, Indra Nooyi, and Cindy Crawford. Her list of corporate clients is comprised of Apple, Google, United Airlines, Ferrari, Uniqlo, Illinois DuPage County, Northern Trust, Morgan Stanley, Allegiance Benefit Plan Management, Noodoe Technology, Wells Fargo, Salesforce, Ecolab, Hutchison Whampoa Limited, MGM Grand, Caesars Entertainment, Meijer, Mitsuwa, Martell, Blue Moon, Argo Tea, Brita, and Presence Health, etc. She was also chosen to be the tourism ambassador for the State of Florida and starred in the 2018 Visit Florida video series. She also served as the spokesperson for Illinois' Dupage County. Her generous heart has made her partner with lots of great non-profit organizations, for instance, Chicago Modern Orchestra Project, Fulcrum Point New Music Project, International Music Foundation, Illinois Arts Council Foundation, Lions Club International, and many more! Her achievements gave her the opportunity to headline concerts in a variety of cities around the globe including New York City, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami, London, Paris, Milan, Seoul, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.

With her loyal following on multiple social media platforms, Jennifer released her original single 'Flying High' and pre-released her debut EP “Jennifer Zhang 张羽琪” to rave reviews. She wrote the EP entirely by herself and her other representative original songs include: “Warmth," "Foam of the Ocean,” and "Moonlit Castle,” etc. Her original single 'Flying High' has earned her the Best Music Video Award at the 2018 US-China Film Festival.

"Jennifer's excellent musical ability and graceful appearance is a beautiful scenery of Chicago, which has attracted the audience and intoxicated the critics,” Sing Tao Daily stated. Jennifer has been featured and interviewed by many major TV and radio stations, for instance, NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, CMT, MTV, CCTV, Shanghai Media Group (SMG), Pear Video, TVB, the Style Network, Hawaii Public Radio, Chinese Radio Seattle, KPTZ, KOWS, WLUW, and WMFT. Jennifer was seen in numerous publications, for example, Chicago Sun-times, Chicago Tribune, Daily Herold, Time Out Magazine, Chicago Magazine, Hype Magazines, Broadway World, Made Magazine, Xinhua News, China News Agency, People's Daily, ON CC, Overseas Chinese, China Journal, UK Chinese Times, Argentinian Chinese Headlines, Splash Magazines, Promo Magazine, Made Magazine, Haute Couture Magazine, Amour Magazine, and Import Tuner Magazine. She also appeared on magazine covers such as the Angel Rising Magazine's 2016 October Issue and the World Class Beauty Queens Magazine's 2017 March Issue.

Outside of music, Jennifer is a highly regarded model, actress, show host, emcee, and producer. Winning multiple awards as a print model, she has shot commercials and been a spokesperson for lots of brands. Jennifer has rocked the runway for a plethora of fashion shows such as Chicago Couture Fashion Week, Fine Arts of Fashion, and Midwest Fashion Week. As an actress, Jennifer has landed a recurring role on NBC's Chicago P.D. and played the leading role for the comedy "A Girl's Gotta Do, etc." by A-Squared Theater. She has also acted in various commercials and short films including “The Windy City,” “Chinglish,” “Friday the 13th,” and “Machine Baby.” Jennifer worked as a news anchor and show host on WNDZ 750 AM. Having emceed countless major galas in both Chinese and English, she has produced many talk shows, music videos, talent showcases, and educational programs.

Due to her involvement in numerous social and charitable causes, Jennifer received a number of awards such as 2020 Global Clean Environment Award by Action for Clean Environment, 2019 Excellent Community Service Award by Association of Chinese-American Scientists and Engineers, 2017 Exemplary Community Service Award by Asian American Coalition of Chicago, and 2015 Chicago Emerging Leader Honoree by Mandarin Leader Magazine. Following her success, she is giving back to her communities and developing other rising artists through her company - Jeneration Capital & Entertainment. Jennifer was elected as director for Eacast Media Group, board member for Action for Clean Environment, board member for Chinese American Museum of Chicago, and associate board member for VanderCook College of Music. She is the founder of Northwestern University Club of China, the official alumni group in China for her proud Alma Mater - Northwestern University. Furthermore, she is a senior board member of Hong Kong Shanxi Chamber of Commerce, vice chair at North America Chinese Media Alliance, and an angel ambassador of Project Michael Angelo Foundation.

Jennifer is a Shanghai native and currently lives in Chicago, Illinois. She enjoys listening to music, rehearsing for her performances, traveling, swimming, ice-skating, playing basketball, gardening, cooking, exploring different cuisines, taking care of her puppies Baethoven and Talula, and having good times with friends!

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