Jane Zhang uses her confidence to help newcomer Pan Chen, who has signed under Jane's company Show City Times

Although Jane Zhang‘s successes have given her the image of a flawless goddess, a rare glimpse of Jane’s emotional side was shown when she teared up upon winning the Best Female Artist for the 5th time in a row at the Chinese Pop Music Awards last week. The singer cried as she talked about the confidence and transformation she’s seen in the past five years.

“The first 20 years of my life, I was like a speck of sand. I felt like if were I to disappear, no one would even call the police. I was a very non-confident person. But in these five years, standing on the stage, I’ve found my own confidence,” Jane said.

Her emotional moment ended as she asked Wang Leehom, who was on the stage for Best Male Artist, for an impromptu duet, after which Leehom gives her a quick peck on the cheeks. Still flabbergasted by the duet, Leehom recalled of when he first dreamed of her and the duet, and thanked Jane for being his inspiration. Once he re-composed himself, he returned to his usual self promoting the collaboration of the entire music industry to make it better.

Translations of their speeches below the cut, and video of their speeches and duet below:

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