(CFP)

Chinese singer and songwriter Zhu Zheqin, known as Dadawa to foreigners, was chosen as a member of the international jury panel for the Ninth Glenn Gould Prize held from March 31 to April 1 in Toronto, Canada.

The prestigious Glenn Gould Prize, usually dubbed "the Nobel Prize of music," is awarded every three years to a living individual for his or her contributions to music and communication.

Zhu, a native of Changsha, Hunan Province, is known for her soft, beautiful voice and explorations of ethnic music, especially Tibetan folk music. Her Sister Drum, released in 1995 in 56 countries, was the first Chinese album to be issued abroad. It immediately created a sensation and won her international praise and fame. In 1997, the CD album Voices from the Sky was issued in 65 countries and the more recent award-winning album Seven Days was issued in 2006.

Zhu was chosen as a Goodwill Ambassador of the UN Development Program in January 2009.