Pre-reading

Question: Who is the first dead singer who “perform” in a hologram?

Intensive Reading

Modern technologies can make dead singers sing again. Their holograms can sing old hits and new songs, too.

现代技术能让死去的歌手重新打开歌喉。他们的全息图能唱流行金曲，也能唱新歌。

The first performance of a hologram happens in 2012. People can see Tupac Shakur at a music festival. Tupac dies in 1996. Some people don’t like his hologram. They say that it is scary.

用全息图进行的第一场表演发生在2012年。人们能看见图派克·夏库尔在一个音乐节上。图派克死于1996年。有些人不喜欢他的全息图。他们说这很吓人。

Other artists sing after they die. They are, for example, Frank Zappa or Amy Winehouse.

其他的艺术家也在死后“唱过歌”。比如：弗兰克·扎帕或艾米·怀恩豪斯。

Some people think that the technology makes the artists seem alive. Other people think that this is only a way to make money.

有些人认为技术能让这些艺术家看上去仍活着。其他人认为这只是一种赚钱手段。

Pop star Selena Quintanilla dies in 1995. Her family makes 24 albums with her songs since 1995. Her voice is different on the newest album. Modern technologies make her sound older.

流行歌手赛琳娜·金塔尼利亚死于1995年。她的家庭从1995年开始用她的歌制作了24张唱片。她的歌声在新专辑中有些不同。现代技术让她听上去更老。

Notes:

1. hologram：n. 全息图；全息摄影，全息投影。

2. hit：n. 风行一时的流行歌曲，也可以指某段时期内很受欢迎的人或物，如a hit TV drama，“一部大热电视剧”。

3. scary：adj. 恐怖的，吓人的。动词形式为scare。

4. album：n. 专辑，唱片，也可以指相册。

Exercise:

请根据文章内容，回答下述问题：

How many dead singers are mentioned in the article?