Tan has also starred in the original national operas "Ode to Mulan" and "The White Haired Girl", musicals "Crazy Snow", "Jasmine", and "In That Distant Place", and other plays. Tan was a torchbearer for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and her song, "Sky", was used to accompany the releasing of the doves during the Opening Ceremony. She took part in Chinese reality competition, in 2016, she appeared in the series finale on Jiangsu Television's "Mask Singer". In January 2017, she participated in Hunan Television's "Singer 2017", as one of the 1st round competitors, until her sudden withdrawal on February 25, 2017.