Dead Taiwan songstress returns for virtual show
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Pop diva Teresa Teng may not exactly have come back from the dead to perform in a widely hyped concert in her native Taiwan, but a computer-generated likeness of the legendary singer sure left that impression among many of the 15,000
Teng, who died 18 years ago, "appeared" onstage Friday night with local crooner and movie actor Jay Chou to perform three duets that enraptured the crowd. Her virtual presence was the result of a detailed recreation of Teng's mannerisms and expressions, painstakingly put together by Digital Domain 3.0, a California company specializing in digital imagery for the entertainment industry.
Dressed in an ethereal looking white gown, the virtual Teng joined Chou in her own wildly popular "What Have You to Say," along with two well-known Chou standards - "Red Tavern" and "Thousand Miles Away."
