Annie Yi( Chinese :伊能静; pinyin :Yī Néngjìng; Japanese :Inō Shizuka) is a singer, a writer and an actress from Republic of China (Taiwan). Born on March 4, 1969 in Taipei with the birthname ofWu Jingyi(吳靜怡), she changed her name after her mother remarried, to a Japanese man and then simplified it toYi Neng Jingupon returning to Taiwan in 1988 to launch her singing career. She speaks Mandarin , Cantonese , Taiwanese , Japanese , and a little English .In 2010, she was selected as a judge for the television series China's Got Talent .