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Welcome to the first Vienna Teng Fan Club Web Site!
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I saw and heard Vienna Teng for the first time last night on David Letterman. She has the most beautiful music and voice. I have been looking for a song for my wedding and I think I will look further into her music for that song. She's amazing.
--posted by Jennifer, St. Louis, MO @ Tuesday, January 21 2003, 18:04 pm EST
Jennifer:
The song she played last night was called Gravity. You can find an MP3 of the song on Vienna's web site at:
http://viennateng.com/high/music/download.html
--posted by Adam @ Tuesday, January 21 2003, 18:08 pm EST
I also saw Vienna last night on Letterman and I was BLOWN AWAY!! I have spent all afternoon looking for lyrics to her haunting, amazing music. Not since discovering my beloved Tori and Sarah (so many years ago) has such an angelic voice and phenomenal piano-playing touched me so deeply! I now have a new favorite! Where can I get her lyrics?
--posted by Lindsay @ Tuesday, January 21 2003, 19:36 pm EST
Lindsay:
I'm not sure how many lyrics are online yet, but you can look in her songscraps page on her web site for some lyrics. Click around the picture to find them:
http://www.viennateng.com/high/etcetera/songscraps.html
--posted by Adam @ Tuesday, January 21 2003, 19:38 pm EST
I was studying for my American Government final last night and decided to tune in to Letterman because I heard Simon Cowell was going to be on it. The biggest surprise was Vienna singing! Wow! I am checking out her music now and I can't wait to buy "Waking Hour."
Her voice and music left me breathless. Like a breath of air, her song "Gravity" was refreshing to hear.--posted by Kenneth @ Tuesday, January 21 2003, 19:41 pm EST
A friend sent me a link to Vienna's website. Blown away by her incredible voice and music. Will go out to buy her cd tomorrow.
--posted by George @ Tuesday, January 21 2003, 22:32 pm EST
I saw the David Letterman show, for like the first time last night, and i was going back and forth until i saw that Vienna was going to be singing, so i was like, "ok, i'll watch her" and i got goosebumps listening to her sing, and watching her hands move so gracefully over the keys of the piano. Immediatly i went online trying to find the song she sang (Gravity) and downloaded the four songs i could find, and now i can't wait to buy Waking Hour to hear the rest of the Album.
Vienna, you kick ass girl!--posted by Jake Welch @ Tuesday, January 21 2003, 23:14 pm EST
A few nights ago, I saw Vienna Teng on David Letterman while I was wasting time before writing an essay. Music like hers rarely inspires me enough to find out more about an artist, let alone the musical guests on late night television. However, the voice and piano of her music touched that chord in my soul, allowing it to reverberate and celebrate Nature's melody that sounds out from her music. I planned on chaging the channel to Leno, but I dared not move from the aural captivation. Thanks Vienna Teng.
--posted by Oscar Goff @ Wednesday, January 22 2003, 11:36 am EST
Who would like to produce the "Cult of Teng" T-shirts? The design would mimic the look of her web site.
--posted by Norm @ Friday, January 24 2003, 14:44 pm EST
I'm an Australian, and I saw Vienna on Letterman. I pray the album comes out in Australia, and that she visits us!!!
Vienna, we love you down here!--posted by Edward r Jones [loscha] @ Monday, January 27 2003, 11:21 am EST
i.saw.vienna.singing.this.one.song.on.a.chinese.channelone.night.and.i.was.blown.away.by.it!i.was.wondering.if.any.1.else.saw.it.and.would.happen
to.know.what.song.it.is.called.i.most.definitly.would
go.and.buy.her.cd.just.tell.me.where.it.is.going.to.be.and.when.it.will.be.there-email.me.plz.to.let.me.know!.tanx!vienna,keep.up.the.good.work!--posted by cindy_tai @ Tuesday, January 28 2003, 3:19 am EST
i.saw.vienna.singing.this.one.song.on.a.chinese.channel.one.night.and.i.was.blown.away.by.it!i.was.wondering.if.any.1.else.saw.it.and.would.happen
.to.know.what.song.it.is.called.i.most.definitly.would
.go.and.buy.her.cd.just.tell.me.where.it.is.going.to.be.and.when.it.will.be.there-email.me.plz.to.let.me.know!.tanx!vienna,keep.up.the.good.work!--posted by cindy_tai @ Tuesday, January 28 2003, 3:20 am EST
oops!...here.is.my.email:buzzingbie@yahoo.com
--posted by cindytai @ Tuesday, January 28 2003, 3:23 am EST
I also saw Vienna on Letterman for the first time and I was so impressed. The Letterman show airs reruns pretty frequently. Please, everyone, send them an email and ask them to rerun the January 20 show.
Start at www.cbs.com and click on the Letterman show and find their email link.
--posted by Dennis Webb @ Wednesday, January 29 2003, 16:48 pm EST
I WAnT TO KNOW A GOOD WEBSITE THAT LISTS THE LYRICS TO THE SONGS ACTUALLY ON THE CD.... IT WOULD BE A BIG HELP... HELP ME!!!!!
--posted by Hannah @ Wednesday, January 29 2003, 17:07 pm EST
Oh yessss!!! I saw Vienna by accident, it seems, on David Letterman's show...and to say I was blown away would be an understatement. Then it was a search for more Vienna exposure for me...which culminated in my receiving Waking Hour in the mail this week courtesy of CD Baby. I love this CD, especially "Gravity" and "Lullabye For A Stormy Night". But make no mistake. The entire album is strong. Vienna is the best kept secret in music today. But this, too, shall pass.
--posted by AndyK @ Saturday, February 1 2003, 17:36 pm EST
I'm from Mexico City and the other night as I just was listening to David Letterman on the TV as I surfed the web, the most beautiful song I had heard in a long time distracted me from the computer and made me turn to the television... and there she was. Surelly she'll stay for a long time.
--posted by Raoul Basurto @ Sunday, February 9 2003, 1:45 am EST
I heard Vienna yesterday on NPR for the first time, and I literally sat in my car for thirty minutes to wait and hear what her name was and the title of the song. The song was "Eric's Song" and I was in tears at the end of it. I've never been so moved by music in my life. Her voice possesses so much purity and truth. She is absolutely AMAZING!!
--posted by Erin Elizabeth @ Wednesday, February 12 2003, 12:02 pm EST
I am from Germany and was lucky to listen to Vienna Teng in a huge public bookstore in Palo Alto for the first time. I was so moved and touched that I immediately inquired who that most beautiful voice had and bought her CD. Unfortunately at the end of my holidays I had to catch my return flight. Otherwise I definetly would have stayed for her performing in exact that bookstore the other day.
Back in Germany I listen to Viennas tender piano parts in "Waking hour" every night before going to sleep.It is a wonderful memory to my holidays as well.
Germany will come to know her...--posted by Susanne @ Friday, February 21 2003, 4:25 am EST
Good to see another Teng doing well. I'm not related but there aren't that many of us, either.
--posted by Elton Teng @ Tuesday, February 25 2003, 19:14 pm EST
Nice song. Thanks Daphne.
--posted by Mike @ Friday, March 7 2003, 22:53 pm EST
Hey, I lived with this girl junior year in college - she helped me out with some computer science programs if you can believe that. Vienna, way to go with your new career! :)
--posted by Seong-Shin @ Monday, March 10 2003, 18:56 pm EST
Hi. Vienna Teng is amazing. I discovered her music today in a New York City CD Store. I hope she comes to NYC sometimes soon. She is in a league of her own because of her style and beauty to her music! I would like to hear from other fans of her music also. -Carlos (tito77@yahoo.com)
--posted by Carlos Pico @ Wednesday, March 26 2003, 19:43 pm EST
Hello,
I am so ecstatic...I am area marketing manager for Borders Books in Milpitas, CA, and just got the word that Vienna Teng will be doing an in-store performance promoting her CD, Waking Hour. If anyone is in the area, do drop in and meet Vienna on May 17 at 2pm!
Gloria--posted by Gloria Appleby @ Wednesday, April 2 2003, 16:46 pm EST
I goto school in Nashville and my friend dragged me to her performance at a club/lounge called The Basement. All I have to say is that she has a new fan! She's amazing! Got an autographed album from her (woohoo)
--posted by Alfred Luk @ Friday, April 18 2003, 3:56 am EDT
I am a 41 year old mother and teacher, and I read about Vienna Teng in the SF Chronicle, logged on to her website, and ordered 3 CD's of "waking hour" on the basis of her life story and listeners' comments on Amazon.com. My CD's came on Friday, gave one to a friend who was over and wanted to know what I was listening to (so beautiful, she said!), and I have been listening to her songs for 3 days straight now. They are so poignant and full of emotional range. I really commend Vienna for following her dream!
--posted by Jane Lin @ Monday, May 5 2003, 2:58 am EDT
I normally don't listen to NPR but on the way home from a movie with my mother I was forced to listen and I found myself falling in love with her songs. They are all amazing and they really moved me. She has an amazing voice and beautiful piano skills. I went out to find her cd immediatly ater discovering her.
--posted by Marnie B. @ Saturday, May 10 2003, 22:12 pm EDT
I found Vienna teng's Waking Hour at Radio Station WMVY home page.Now I listen her 4 songs downloaded her official website everyday, waiting to get cd that ordered via online last week.I am a japanese lives in Japan.I hope Vienna comes to Japan.I guess All the japanese fans think so.Adam,I love your photos of Vienna.So Sorry for my poor English.Thanks.
--posted by Isamu Takagi @ Monday, May 12 2003, 0:24 am EDT
My friend in New York told me about Vienna & I managed to get the CD - stunning! I wish this was the sort of stuff radio in England would play!
--posted by Derek Moore @ Tuesday, May 13 2003, 9:24 am EDT
Vienna Teng is a remarkable poet, and possesses a beautiful singing voice. But I think I most appreciate her as a pianist.
When she plays, one hears everything that makes her who she is - brilliance, compassion, vulnerability, depth. Numerous other qualities, too too many to mention, some without names.
As much as I love her singing and her lyrics, I hope she will someday release an album of instrumentals. I could listen to her play for days on end.
In her words:
Fingers kissed the keys oh so tenderly
cool ivory returned in kind
--posted by Bob @ Friday, May 16 2003, 22:50 pm EDT
My husband introduced Vienna Teng's "Waking Hour" to me and I just fall in love with her pure voice and her beautiful piano playing and her fantastic songwriting skill! Then we introduced it to our mother and she just loved it too! Nowadays it is so difficult to find such pure and beautiful music that we decided to introduce it to more people! We believe that Vienna Teng will be very successful in the very near future! Thank you Vienna Teng for bringing such high quality music to us! We want to hear more music from you!
--posted by julia @ Sunday, May 25 2003, 13:55 pm EDT
When I downloaded Vienna's music from her web site, I found something that I had been looking for quite some time. Her music masterfully instantiates sincere emotion while maintaining an air if expressive dignity with measured repose. I do not purchase CD's published by members of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) because of the civil liberty violations they commit, the oppressive legislation that they lobby for, and the poor way that they treat their artists. I was delighted to find that Vienna was publishing her work though an independent label, and so I ran out today and purchased her Waking Hour CD. If Vienna had allowed me to pay to download FLAC and Ogg Vorbis encoded audio files from her web site, I would have done that, but I was happy with what Vienna had available. We need more talented artists like Vienna Teng who are willing to promote their works through free songs made available on the Internet and who do not sign on with the RIAA. Artists like Vienna Teng are helping us to see what the music industry should be like in a modern society. When she comes to Austin, you can bet thay I will be buying a ticket to see her in concert!
--posted by Mike Halcrow @ Monday, May 26 2003, 19:42 pm EDT
I first heard The Tower on a road-trip when I was upset and my girlfriend said this would cheer me up. It didn't lift my mood; I was in tears by the end of the song. However, it connected with me at an emotional level that no music has ever done before.
I usually just listen to movie scores (no lyrics) but Vienna has a way of blending words and music only--posted by Geoff Krayne @ Saturday, May 31 2003, 9:19 am EDT
I was on a road-trip with my girlfriend, and I was upset. She handed me her CD player and said, "Listen to this. It'll cheer you up." It didn't help my mood; I was in tears by the end of The Tower. However, Vienna's music connected with me at an emotional level no music has ever done before.
I usually just listen to movie scores (no lyrics), but Vienna has a way of blending words ans music beautifully. No one since Vanessa Carlton has ever been such an artist with notes and words.
To wrap this up, I apoligize for my message above. I hit the TAB key...--posted by Geoff Krayne @ Saturday, May 31 2003, 9:23 am EDT
I first heard Vienna Teng when she played with Annie Lin in Houston. I fell inn love with her music and bought her cd right after the show. I wouldn't have gone if a good friend of mine hadn't come to your site and heard about the show in Houston. I'm in DC for the summer, but couldn't see her when she playing in Arlington because I'm not 21 yet (2 more months to go, unfortunate timing). I hope she can go back to Houston in the near future.
--posted by Cielo @ Thursday, July 10 2003, 21:54 pm EDT
First i want to say that this site is really good, though you could improve your design a little bit... but thats my opinion ;) here's my phentermine site: phentermine, enjoy!
--posted by Phentermine @ Monday, August 25 2003, 2:01 am EDT
i've never heard such melodic lyrics and keys. it makes me want to commune with nature and let go of any emotional inhibitions ...
--posted by grace @ Tuesday, September 2 2003, 0:47 am EDT
is there someone who knows where to find the lyrics of the song "Between"? please let me know.. e-mail me.. i desperately need it.. PLEEEEEEEEEASSSSSEEEE!!!
--posted by beetoi @ Thursday, September 4 2003, 9:10 am EDT
Her music's great! Really great! I am from the Philippines, and I say this Asian really makes good music! Never have i encountered such great song writing. I learned about her from a friend whom, i share the same liking for this kind of music that Vienna makes. I love her music! I hope in the future the lyrics of her songs would be easy to find on the internet. Great music Vienna!
--posted by karl cadorna @ Friday, September 12 2003, 17:15 pm EDT
I hope she comes here to perform in the philippines to promote her music. That would really be a great experience! If sarah mclachlan can't come here, i hope Vienna would someday!
--posted by karl cadorna @ Friday, September 12 2003, 17:18 pm EDT
Although I saw Vienna Teng in concert almost a week ago in SF, I am still in the bliss that is her ethereal music, poetry, and piano melodies. Vienna is the avant garde music talent of the century. She is one of the most brilliant, fascinating, and poetic people I've seen and heard - and whose music I now absolutely adore. What also amazes me is her divine array of talent: Vienna studied as a premedical student at Stanford for two years before switching to a CS major, after which she became a developer for Cisco and now has signed onto an independent record label to become a professional musician.
Musically, Vienna is the epitomy of what a true artist should be: a writer, composer, and singer who can play her own instrument while instilling meaning into lyrics with natural grace and fluency. In addition to the pristine vocals and music, every song on her CD is lush with poetry scintillating with such visceral meaning that almost effects a rebirth in you to yearn for only music like hers.
A friend who heard her the other day instantly described her as a mix of Sarah Mclachlan and Enya. I'm not exactly sure if that simple characterization befits Vienna, but if you continue to browse the Internet for more information and reviews on this amazing artist, I bet you will see that she is in a league of her own.
Vienna is definitely one of the greatest artists I've come across in my life, and I urge everyone to explore her music. She is musician, singer, poet, and utter genius entwined as one. Be sure to check out Vienna in concert - especially while she's still playing in smaller venues - because you will get to experience her music in its immaculate form, woven to life on the piano as it was once beautifully conceived.--posted by Eric W @ Friday, September 19 2003, 4:36 am EDT
i am from the philippines. i got to buy her cd last night, i so addicted to it. i never heard of her before, but i got to listen to some of her songs in the record store and i bought it right away after hearing "say uncle" and "momentum". i was even planning on buying the new radiohead cd, and i forgot about it. vienna rocks
--posted by claude @ Sunday, September 21 2003, 12:47 pm EDT
Vienna sort of snuck up on me. I picked up one of those little postcards that announced her appearance at Borders. I looked her up on the internet, listened to Tower and Gravity and was hooked.
I went to her show in Seattle at the Crocodile Club. She was amazing. So beautiful and ethereal. She has a great stage presence with a charming stories. Of course when she sings and plays her whole presence is involved and for those moments, she is almost translucent and you can see the light of her soul.
If you haven't been to her Website, it has all the lyrics to the Waking Hours cd and samples of the songs.
Now all of you go out and ask your radio stations to play her!--posted by Crystallin @ Thursday, September 25 2003, 0:58 am EDT
Boring, self-focused, music. Songs sound basically the same. Voice thin. Lyrics incomprehensible when she sings. Hope she gets over herself some day.
Meg Huley Rochester, NY--posted by Margaret Hurley @ Sunday, October 26 2003, 9:01 am EST
So rad that she was on Letterman. Will CBS sell the tape of the show, anyone?
--posted by Way Lo @ Wednesday, November 5 2003, 20:06 pm EST
hi I'm from the Phil. I would just like to thank Vienna for creating such etherial and breezy songs, she's amazing! I pray that she'll win grammys & oscars in the near future.
--posted by JONAH P/ Naga city,Phil. @ Monday, November 10 2003, 22:04 pm EST
Hi, I'm Richelle from the Philippines... i discovered Vienna's music by accident and im mighty glad i did :-) I hope I'll find her album here in my country.. and hope she becomes more popular...
--posted by richelle @ Wednesday, November 12 2003, 23:35 pm EST
The second album WARM STRANGERS is much better than the first one. A few of the songs that she sang during her tour finally made the album. My Medea is absolutely dramatic. The uptempo Hope on fire is quite catchy. And the creepy and morbid Passage that she sang without any accompaniments is surfacing here just like how she sang on the show.
--posted by Tony @ Monday, November 24 2003, 16:53 pm EST
Oh yeah, forgot to mention the hidden track...it's the chinese song that she always sings in concert.
--posted by Tony @ Monday, November 24 2003, 18:35 pm EST
hey,the first time i heard this song about the 'tower' by vienna teng, i really got crazy. does anyone know its lyrics? please, im begging, please send it to me! im really dying to know its lyrics!
--posted by alexis @ Sunday, December 7 2003, 23:38 pm EST
hey
sittning right now, miles from you, listening to the beautiful voice of vienna teng. i ordered waking hour from amazon and can now considered hooked. sweden (where i live) is about to be introduced to one of the best singers since nick drake. trust me, she will be known!
love
caroline gustafsson
växjö
sweden--posted by caroline @ Wednesday, December 10 2003, 4:42 am EST
hey
sittning right now, miles from you, listening to the beautiful voice of vienna teng. i ordered waking hour from amazon and can now be considered hooked. sweden (where i live) is about to be introduced to one of the best singers since nick drake. trust me, she will be known!
love
caroline gustafsson
växjö
sweden--posted by caroline @ Wednesday, December 10 2003, 4:43 am EST
i had no idea who vienna teng was and just bought her cd because the titles of her songs sounded intriguing. no complaints. i even had 2 of my rnb loyalist friends buy her album after i played it for them.
--posted by christine @ Thursday, December 18 2003, 10:06 am EST
When I first heard Vienna sing on CNN's NewsNight with Aaron Brown on Christmas eve night, I was blown away. For an all too brief moment, it sounded as if a young Janis Ian had again taken center stage with her wonderfully crafted words and haunting voice. Nope, I was wrong, it was another...a captivatingly beautiful young woman with a voice to match.
I have listened and relistened to her CD 'Waking Hour' and like others have indicated, there are comparisons to both McLachlan and Amos, but to me there is only one person she sounds like...Ms. Vienna Teng, a beautiful new voice to be reckoned with.--posted by Jack Duke @ Friday, January 9 2004, 20:15 pm EST
My housemate both an original cd, she was incredibly listening to the music all day, all night... I am also hooked.I'm planning on buying my own copy because what is inside is really worth more than its prize...Superb!
--posted by Ninia Magsino @ Saturday, January 17 2004, 7:03 am EST
Just thought that everyone should know, Waking Hour has been posted on the iTunes Music Store as of this morning. And does anyone know when Vienna might be coming back to Western North Carolina?
--posted by james matthews @ Tuesday, January 20 2004, 11:02 am EST
James:
That's great to see! Thanks for letting us all know!
-adam--posted by Adam @ Tuesday, January 20 2004, 14:45 pm EST
Hi, I need some lyrics from new album Warm Strangers. Maybe you can help me...
--posted by Alex @ Friday, February 20 2004, 5:19 am EST
email vienna-teng-lyrics...ourlyr
--posted by Alex @ Friday, February 20 2004, 5:26 am EST
I see Grammys.. Vienna you are destined for greatness !! I just saw you on The Early Show on CBS..
--posted by MAP @ Saturday, February 21 2004, 8:56 am EST
Vienna's performance on 'The Saturday Early Show' from CBS this morning was OUTSTANDING!
--posted by Jack Duke @ Saturday, February 21 2004, 10:47 am EST
I happened to see you today on CBS and have been to your website reading and listening to the mp3's, your lyrics have touched my soul....hope you can visit us here in Salt Lake City......thank you
--posted by anthony @ Saturday, February 21 2004, 11:35 am EST
I was told about Vienna by a music buddy. I am now hooked. My son's roommate was fortunate enough to go see/hear her at the Borders in Bellevue WA. Nice boys bought me her new album; I can hardly wait. I hope she enjoys great and continued success
--posted by cyndy calkins @ Monday, March 8 2004, 21:51 pm EST
I\'m Japanese man living in Japan and did not know who Vienna Teng was before I read the recent article on International Examiner, Seattle\'s Asian American community\'s newspaper. I have just got her two CDs and was simply moved by each tune. I have been to SF many times and lots of friends are there. So, I know where the Mission Street is. Vienna\'s songs lead me in my fond memories. Vienna Teng as well as Jen Shyu are the new generation Asian American artists and both of two catch me deeply.
--posted by Minoru Kanda @ Sunday, March 21 2004, 6:11 am EST
i love this place. really good.
--posted by josi @ Thursday, March 25 2004, 5:45 am EST
Did Vienna Teng have an abortion? That\'s what I have been reading into her lyrics.
--posted by Erika @ Saturday, April 3 2004, 18:03 pm EST
Ok, I too saw Vienna on David Letterman. I immediately bought Waking Hour and listened to it incessantly. Her music - piano, lyrics and voice, is amazing. Last year I was looking for live music in Madison and found she was to be at Cafe Montmontre. It\'s an intimate setting, perfect for Vienna\'s music. She came alone, and truth be told, she didn\'t need any other accompaniment. I was grateful to talk with her and have her sign my CD. Such big music from such a tiny person! I waited pateintly for Warm Strangers, wondering how she could be any better... well, she is. Thank you again, Vienna, for helping me get through my work days!
--posted by Kara Stohl @ Saturday, April 10 2004, 15:24 pm EDT
Love her songs, can\'t wait to hear more Asian American singers in the U.S. I strongly support her and definitely buy her CD and tell my friends.
--posted by Nicole @ Tuesday, April 13 2004, 16:12 pm EDT
my friend just told me about vienna - and in a short 8 hours, I\'ve fallen in love with her music. Keep it up! :)
--posted by cyndaminthia @ Saturday, May 8 2004, 14:38 pm EDT
FYI, Vienna Teng will be performing in Berkeley, California on May 18th, 2006 to benefit the Absolute Dragons, a non-profit which promotes the ancient Chinese sport of Dragon Boating.
Tickets are only $15 in advance, or $20 at the door, and can be purchased at http://www.viennatix.com.--posted by Absolute Dragons @ Thursday, May 4 2006, 7:48 am PDT
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