Alan Dawa Dolma

Alan Dawa Dolma (born July 25, 1987), known simply as Alan, is a Tibetan singer from China. She graduated from the People's Liberation Army Academy of Art in Beijing, majoring in vocal music and erhu, which she has played since childhood. Alan is noted for her "Tibetan wail" technique.

In college, she released the album "Shengsheng Zui Rulan" (2005). In 2006, she auditioned for the Japanese label Avex Trax and moved to Tokyo in 2007, debuting with the single "Ashita e no Sanka". She gained wider exposure by recording theme songs for the film "Red Cliff" (2008). Her 2009 single "Kuon no Kawa" reached number three on the Oricon weekly charts, the highest for a Chinese singer. Alan has been active in both Japan and China since.

Born in Kangding, Sichuan, Alan is a native speaker of Khams Tibetan. Her parents, Atu and Lantai, were a local official and a singer, respectively. Alan was raised by her grandparents and later moved to Chengdu with her mother, where she completed her secondary education at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music. Alan's name, meaning "heavenly maiden of the moon," was given by a Buddhist monk, and she later adopted the family name "A-Lan" from her parents' names for practical reasons.