The 54-year-old Song Zuying previously appeared in an offline activity, a head of clean short hair, tailored suit, the whole person dry and temperament, let a person refreshing. Passers-by captured the lens of her elegant and generous, her face does not have much of the marks left by the years, so that people can not help but exclaim: "the years do not defeat the beauty".
When it comes to Song Zuying, people will surely remember her "small basket" and "Spicy Girl", "Spicy Girl Spicy, Spicy Girl Spicy ......" catchy melody always haunts people's mind, no matter what age, can hum a line casually.
Counting the number of times Song Zuying has actually appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, each time leaving a deep impression on people. Now that the years have passed, she seems to be no different from the one who once appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala and there is no tendency of aging.
But don't look at today's Song Zuying's high fame, her road to fame, but also very difficult.
Singing to relieve the boredom, a small age to show amazing results
Song Zuying was born in a small rural village in western Hunan, is a real Miao sister, the family generations for the farmers, there is a younger brother and a younger sister.
Song Zuying was born a well-behaved, quiet and introverted girl who listened to her parents very well, and the people in the village loved this beautiful and understanding little girl.
The days were peaceful and quiet, she was not rich, but her heart was full.
The peaceful life was broken by the bad news that in 1978, her father died of tuberculosis, and the 12-year-old Song Zuying was suddenly left without a father.
The loss of his father left the family without a backbone, and Song Zuying was devastated, but he had to endure his grief to help his mother share the work and household chores, as well as make time to take care of his younger siblings.
The weight of life hit Song Zuying, who was very bitter but had nowhere to talk about it, and it was at that time that she learned to sing.
Whether it's joy or sadness, all the emotions inside can be contained in the voice of the song was released out loud, the song has become her best way to catharsis, Song Zuying sang ah sing ah, gradually fell in love with this activity.And those around her suddenly realized that the quiet girl "seemed to be a different person" when she sang, confident and sparkling.
In 1981, the county's opera troupe recruited new performers, and Song Zuying won the favor of the troupe with her natural, pure voice and relaxed state, and successfully entered the troupe as a mass performer, receiving formal vocal education for the first time.
In less than half a year after officially joining the troupe, Song Zuying sang better and better with hard work and superb comprehension, and went from being a small mass performer to a leading role in the opera.
After becoming a leading role, Song Zuying is not satisfied with the status quo, she has a bigger stage in her heart, she wants to go out and sing, she wants to go to the outside world to show her voice.
Song practiced even harder, spending twice as much time as other students to master what her teacher taught her, and constantly enriching her basic skills.
Those who work hard eventually shine, and at a gala dinner at the end of the workshop, Song stunned the audience with an elegant and refreshing rendition of "Knowing the Voice".
There were leaders and experts from the Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture cultural department present, who were so optimistic about her that they took her away from the Guzhang County Opera Troupe to take part in the rehearsal of the state's key play, "Hundred Birds with Blood".
This was the beginning of a change of fortune, as "The Hundred Birds with Blood" won the "National Minority Script Award Silver Prize", and Song Zuying's outstanding performances in the play got her selected to be part of the Xiangxi team, even as the lead singer.
Song's first trip to Beijing for the National Ulanmu Riding Horse Literary Performance was an eye-opening experience for her.
Song Zuying's determination to sing has been growing, and people have been noticing this beautiful girl with a melodious singing voice.
Relentless efforts to bring Chinese music to the world
Song Zuying went to Beijing and saw the big world, Song Zuying more efforts, singing has become almost the most important thing in her life, she persistently practiced their own singing skills, and at the same time continue to participate in a variety of competitions, and harvested a good "audience edge".
After that, Song Zuying accomplished the self-transcendence from the county-level cultural and artistic group to the state-level cultural and artistic group, and also made efforts to improve her own cultural literacy, and in September 1985, she enrolled in the Department of Music and Dance of the Central Institute for Nationalities through her own education.
Here, "singing" for Song Zuying is no longer just a way to get rid of her emotions, it is a lifelong endeavor worthy of her lifelong adherence and love.
The better-trained Song Zuying's growth was "savage", sweeping the best spots in the third Hunan Provincial Young Singers' Grand Prix, the gold medal in the second Golden Phoenix Cup National Minority Vocal Competition, and the honorable mention in the National Minority Young Singers' Grand Prix, among other heavyweight competitions.
In 1988, Song Zuying won the first place in the "Golden Dragon Cup" Young Singers Competition organized by the China Music Association, and tied for the first place with Zhang Yuya, and the sharp-eyed Jin Tielin found this talent and took Song Zuying under his tutelage.
In 1990, at the age of 24, Song Zuying sang "Small Basket" at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, her beautiful looks and moving voice became the focus of the whole audience, and after the gala, Song Zuying was known and understood by the whole country.
It is also with the Spring Festival Gala under the bond, since then in the Spring Festival Gala stage singing, this singing is 24 years.
Song Zuying, after singing at the Spring Festival Gala, was transferred to the Song and Dance Troupe of the Political Department of the Navy of the People's Liberation Army as a soloist, becoming a civilian cadre of the People's Liberation Army, and then promoted to the rank of Major General of the civilian generals.
This is why we later always see Song Zuying, dressed in a military uniform, standing straight and valiant on the stage, opening the song around the beams, as long as the pearl.
Song Zuying also traveled with Chinese art groups to Europe, Australia, the United States, Canada and Southeast Asian countries for artistic exchanges and to sing Chinese songs all over the world.
Song Zuying once held a solo concert "Good Day" at the Sydney Opera House, becoming the first Asian to hold a concert at the Sydney Opera House, which is simply "for the glory of the country".
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard also had an inscription for her concert, saying: "This performance is of great significance to the cultural exchanges between the Australian and Chinese people." She was highly praised.
Song is even more confident, she said: I want to spread the art of Chinese folk vocal music all over the world.
And she really did:
In 2003, she held the "Song Zuying Vienna Golden Hall Solo Concert" in the world-famous Golden Hall in Vienna, becoming the first Chinese folk vocal performance artist to hold a solo concert there;
In 2006, with "A Hundred Years of Sound", Song Zuying became the first Chinese folk vocalist to hold a solo concert in Vienna; and in 2006, with "A Hundred Years of Sound", Song Zuying held a solo concert in Vienna. In 2006, with the album "A Hundred Years of Sound", Song Zuying was nominated for the 49th Grammy Award for "Best Classical Crossover Album";
In the same year, Song Zuying held the "Beautiful Jasmine Flower" concert at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the highest art hall in the United States.
The concert was so successful that Mayor Anthony of the District of Columbia declared October 12, 2006 as "Song Zuying Day" in Washington, D.C.
The concert was held at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the highest arts venue in the United States.
In 2007, Song Zuying received the Kennedy Gold Medal for the Arts, becoming the seventh Asian artist and the only Chinese artist in the world to receive this honor.
The little girl in the mountains who sang to vent her pain in the future has become the pride of all Chinese people by bringing Chinese music to the world on her own.
Song Zuying has always been a very low-key person in life, kind to people, even if the big names never set "star shelf", is a "audience" very good artists.
In recent years, Song Zuying seems to have rarely appeared in front of the public, but has turned to behind-the-scenes work, dedicated to charity and other causes, using their own strength to return to the country and society.
Such a singing artist is a truly virtuous and talented woman who really deserves our respect and is a role model for us to follow.