"Homesickness" Song Original Singer: Yan Weiwen.
"When I Miss My Home" is a single song sung by Yan Weiwen, with lyrics by Shi Shunyi and music by Meng Qingyun. It is a song that describes the deep longing for home of an army soldier leaving his home town.
Biography of Yan Weiwen
Yan Weiwen was born on August 26, 1957 in Pingyao County, Shanxi Province, China, and graduated from the China Conservatory of Music.
In 1970, Yan Weiwen was admitted to the Shanxi Provincial Song and Dance Troupe, and in 1979, he entered the General Administration Song and Dance Troupe, and in September 1983, he began to work as a soloist in the Troupe. 1984, he took part in the First Young Television Singers Grand Prix, and in 1988, he participated in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala for the first time, and he was on the stage of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala for sixteen times; in the same year, he also participated in the Third CCTV Young Singers Television Grand Prix, and was awarded the title of "Young Singers Television Grand Prix". In the same year, he also took part in the Third CCTV Young Singers Television Grand Prix and won the first prize of national singing in the professional group.
In 1990, he won the National Top Ten Singers in Film and Television Award.
In 2000, he released the single "Mother", and in 2004, he released his first album of folk songs, "Love Songs of the Western Regions", and in 2007, he began to participate in the "Hundred Flowers to Welcome Spring - Chinese Literary and Artistic Spring Festival Celebration", and he has been on the stage of the "Hundred Flowers to Welcome Spring" for thirteen times. In 2009, he released a series of solo albums of love songs under the general title of "The Motherland is in My Heart", and in 2011, he held a solo concert at the Beijing MasterCard Center. 2014, he started the "Ethnic Vocal Music Master Class".
In 2017, he took part in the "Strong Army War Flag Red" commemorating the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army. 2020, he took part in the Central Military Commission's condolences to the veteran cadres of the troops stationed in Beijing to welcome the Chinese New Year Cultural and Artistic Performances. 2021, he served as a member of the judging committee of the 13th China Music Golden Bell Award. In 2021, he served as a judge for the 13th China Music Golden Bell Award. He has been engaged in singing for many years, and he has also been appraised as a national-level actor.