Familiar folk songs such as "Hot Girl", "Good Days" and "Brother Soldier" all come from Song Zuying.
She is a singer who made folk songs popular,
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She is the most popular singer in the country who has appeared on the Spring Festival Gala for 24 consecutive years.
Where has Song Zuying gone now that she appears less and less?
In 1966, Song Zuying was born in the Miao Village in Guzhang County, Xiangxi, Hunan.
She is the eldest daughter of the family, and her family has made a living by farming for generations, close to the mountains and rivers.
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The small Guzhang County has not had any stars in the literary and artistic circles.
This picturesque place with lush green forests and scattered stilted buildings is known as a natural oxygen bar.
As the eldest daughter, Song Zuying has been sensible since she was a child. She helped her mother with housework as much as she could.
She dropped out of junior high school before graduating from junior high school to work at home. She never dared to complain when her mother looked at her hard work.
However, such a life often makes Song Zuying feel depressed.
Her only way to relieve herself is to sing.
Whether in the fields or on country roads, She always likes to hum songs while working.
Sometimes my mother would cry because of the misfortunes in life.
She would also sing to make her happy.
She didn’t know music at that time. would become her life's work.
In 1981, the Guzhang County Opera Troupe was recruiting new actors.
Song Zuying immediately signed up, thinking that becoming an actor would alleviate the financial pressure on her family.
At that time, she was only 15 years old and had never learned singing or acting.
She impressed the judges entirely with her natural pure voice.
Song Zuying successfully passed the interview and became a student of the county opera troupe.
It was also here that she took her first vocal class and learned music theory knowledge.
This was also her first experience with music. From then on, she reported to the group every day.
In her free time, she helped the family with work. Although it was more difficult, she was very happy.
After a year of study, Song Zuying has become a leader in the group.
Her musical talent makes her stand out, coupled with her excellent appearance,
With a standard oval face, a pair of big bright eyes, and a pointed and slightly tilted chin, she is a natural heroine.
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And can participate in performances with the group.
It was very novel for Song Zuying to perform in the mountains and countryside with the song and dance troupe.
This was her first time on stage to face the audience, although she was only a supporting role at the time.
She didn't have much time on stage and didn't have much singing,
but she was still excited every time. Not only did she memorize her own parts,
she also knew everyone's lines in the whole show. I memorized all the songs and arias.
Unexpectedly, this intention made her accidentally become the protagonist.
One time they performed the play "The Cause of Laughter".
The protagonist suddenly appeared. Unexpectedly unable to play, Song Zuying volunteered to come to the rescue.
Her outstanding performance made her remembered by the leaders of the troupe, and she will be the protagonist from now on.
At this time, she had only been in the troupe for half a year, and she was the fastest actor to become the protagonist.
With good conditions, hard work, and being young, Song Zuying became the focus of training in the regiment.
In the same year, she was sent to the Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture Drama Research Institute to study.
This is the first time Song Zuying has left Guzhang County in 16 years.
And this month of study not only opened up a wider horizon for her,
also brought her More opportunities.
During this month, Song Zuying learned a lot of professional drama skills,
which made up for her shortcomings in body and performance, and also learned new vocal skills.
At the end of the training, there was a small graduation party.
Song Zuying sang his favorite song "Friends" for everyone.
No To think that the song was so well received that it was recorded on tape and played on the radio.
Moreover, soon after Song Zuying returned to Guzhang County, she was named by the leader of the Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture Song and Dance Ensemble,
and invited her to participate in the performance of "Bloody Birds".
This performance invited several first-class theater troupes to rehearse together.
Song Zuying was the only invited actor in Guzhang County.
This was also the first time she left The county song and dance troupe went out to perform.
This performance experience of cooperating with many outstanding actors allowed 17-year-old Song Zuying to see a bigger stage.
At the same time, it also made the Xiangxi Song and Dance Troupe take notice of this talented singer. The little girl,
was soon transferred from Guzhang County and became an actress in the Xiangxi Song and Dance Troupe.
It took one year to become a formal actor from a student, and half a year to become a starring role.
In three years, he was transferred from the county to the Autonomous Prefecture Song and Dance Troupe.
It can be said that Song Zuying His career as an artist has been brilliant all the way.
And her good luck did not stop. Not long after she joined the troupe,
she learned that the Music and Dance Department of the Central University for Nationalities was recruiting students.
With outstanding conditions and the right age, she was immediately noticed by the teacher, who invited her to apply. The leaders of the regiment also supported her to continue her studies.
Song Zuying was naturally excited with her college dream in front of her.
This was also her regret since she dropped out of junior high school.
However, the college entrance examination became a hurdle in front of her. Huge ravine,
She said goodbye to her five or six years in school. Cultural classes were too difficult for her.
But Song Zuying was not timid, she had to seize this opportunity at all costs,
So in addition to daily rehearsals and performances,
she spent all the remaining time Come to study cultural classes and stay up late to read every day.
After half a year of hard work, in 1985, at the age of 19, she finally passed the cultural exam.
She became a student of the Central University for Nationalities and began to study music more comprehensively.
Song Zuying came to Beijing from western Hunan, and left the mountains to welcome more opportunities.
Since college, she has often participated in various competitions and achieved good results.
In 1987, she participated in the Hunan Provincial Young Singer Competition and won the first prize.
In the same year, she also won the gold medal in the Ethnic Minority Singers Competition.
At this time, the Youth Singing Competition has been held twice,
and has become the most watched and highest-quality mainstream music singing competition.
Guan Mucun, Zhang Excellent singers such as Ye Yin and Yin Xiumei have become well-known through this competition.
Encouraged by her teacher, Song Zuying signed up for the 3rd Youth Singing Competition in 1988.
However, perhaps because she was too nervous, she failed to qualify.
In 1990, the Fourth National Youth Singing Competition officially opened.
Song Zuying, who had suffered a setback in two years, has made great progress through professional study.
This year’s Youth Singing Competition has a gathering of top players. Cai Guoqing participated in the popular singing amateur group competition,
while Zhang Mi, Xie Xiaodong, and Zhu Zheqin participated in the popular singing professional group competition.
They all stood out through the youth singing competition and became popular singers.
Competition in ethnic singing is also fierce. Wan Shanhong and Li Danyang are both contestants in the professional group.
In the end, Song Zuying won the bronze medal with her song "The Most Miao Songs Today".
Although Song Zuying failed to win the championship, she was not satisfied with her results.
But she was still the female singer with the best appearance among the contestants of that session.
Dignified and generous, with a sweet smile that is impressive.
Since then, she has appeared on the Spring Festival Gala for 24 consecutive years and has become the most famous national singer.
Song Zuying can be regarded as the first singer to turn folk songs into popular songs,
And the annual Spring Festival Gala has become a stage for producing golden songs.
"I Will Become You When I Grow Up" in 1994, "Hot Girl" in 1995,
"Brother Bing" in 1996, "Good Days" in 1998,
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These songs once defeated many popular pop songs,
and became popular and popular songs of the times that have been passed down to this day.
At the same time, Song Zuying is still challenging herself. She applied for a graduate degree at the Conservatory of Music,
and covers excellent foreign works to keep herself in line with international standards.
In 2002, Song Zuying held a solo concert at the Sydney Opera House.
She was the first Asian to hold a solo concert at this opera house.
In 2003, she was once again invited to give a recital at the Golden Hall in Austria.
She once again became the first national singer in China to perform here.
In 2005, Song Zuying's album "A Century of Sound" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album.
The following year, she was invited to hold a solo concert at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the United States. .
In 2008, Song Zuying and tenor Domingo sang "The Flame of Love" at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games live. Famous theaters,
Her singing has spread to all corners of the world, becoming an internationally renowned singer.
During this period, Song Zuying continued to release new works,
and held tours across the country, with high productivity and high quality.
The hot searches are no less than that of pop singers, with Broad audience.
Song Zuying, who continues to achieve success in music, is also happy in life.
The birth of her son in 2005 was also a turning point in her career.
She focused more on her family and less on performances.
However, she has become one of the calling cards of Chinese folk songs.
Her status in the music world and her musical influence are unshakable.
On the spring evening of 2009, Song Zuying and the pop king Jay Chou sang a duet of "Compendium of Materia Medica",
added the classic "Hot Girl" aria,
The fusion of folk songs and rap is not abrupt at all, and has become a new trend in the Chinese nation.
On the Spring Festival Gala that year, Song Zuying also sang a solo song "Send You an Oriental Jasmine".
She was one of the few singers who could sing two songs on the Spring Festival Gala.
However, Song Zuying has never appeared on the Spring Festival Gala since 2013.
Today, the 55-year-old Song Zuying rarely appears in public events.
She still works in the dance troupe, but rarely appears in front of the camera.
Song Zuying, who has faded out of the public eye, is still the irreplaceable singer.
She came out of the small Guzhang County and stepped onto the world stage step by step.
Not obsessed with fame and utilitarianism, he chose to retire at his peak and enjoy an ordinary life.
I also look forward to Song Zuying continuing to sing and appearing on the Spring Festival Gala again,
bringing new musical works.
Text | Nancy
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