Born in Shanxi province in 1969, Bao's original name was Zhang Shaochun. Influenced by the local folk culture, he liked to sing since childhood, but because of the family's poverty, he could not enter the professional college, but he did not give up on the pursuit of music, he was herding sheep, while practicing singing to the mountains. After that, Ah Bao participated in various singing competitions in order to pursue his music dream, but in the end, he was unsuccessful. The more frustrated he became, the more courageous he became. In 2004, he participated in the Western Folk Song Competition organized by CCTV. He took the bronze medal with his deep singing skills among the many contestants.
After this competition, A Bao took advantage of his success and signed up for CCTV's Avenue of Stars, a program in which he wore a sheepskin kangshen and a red rope around his waist. Wearing a white turban on his head, a simple image instantly attracted the audience's attention, followed by his superb soprano voice shocked the audience when he opened his mouth. He also impressed a lot of people with his story. In his self-introduction, he said, "I am a young man who is a goat herder, and I have not participated in any music training, so I hope that I can realize my dream of music through this stage. The rustic dress, farmer persona, and notable singing skills made Po a favorite of the audience. After months of competition, he beat Phoenix Legend with the song "Shandandandan Flowers Bloom in Red" and became the overall champion of the year. Overnight, Ah Bao became a popular peasant singer across the country.
Subsequently, Bao released his first solo music album "Bao", which included 10 songs, including "Catch the Livestock Spirit" and "Shandandandan Blossoms in Red". He finally realized his dream of playing music for many years, and in 2006, he even appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala. He sang "The Sun Rises on the Grassland" and was well known by the national audience. After becoming famous, Bao's commercial performances, endorsements, performance fees skyrocketed his annual income of up to tens of millions of dollars. Not only that, but his path to success has been taken as a role model, and he has been imitated and pursued by many people, which is why he has been called an inspirational brother.
In the decade that followed, she transformed herself from a grassroots singer to a big star, releasing albums, opening concerts, appearing on variety shows, forming the Mountain Flower Band, and being a mentor for music competitions. In 2014 A Bao was invited to participate in CCTV's "Echoing Loud and Clear", where he visited veteran artist Guo Lanying as his teacher at the program's recording site and became her closed disciple. At that time, Mr. Li Guyi was also a guest and witnessed this historic moment. It must be said that at this time A Bao stood on the peak of life.
The so-called people red is more right and wrong, career smooth A Bao is also hard to escape, some netizens dug out he often high-profile show off wealth, in and out of the vehicle is Rolls-Royce level of luxury cars, and owns more than one set of mansions in Beijing. According to rumors, he also married Zhang Dongling, a former participant in the "Happy Girl", a little dainty wife 15 years younger than himself. This makes many people think that he has forgotten his simple appearance. In fact, there's nothing wrong with living a better life with the money he earns, so these news didn't bring much impact to Ah Bao. And what really broke Po was the revelation of his real identity.
According to media reports, his parents are not farmers but employees, and he is not a sheep herder but an employee of a state-owned enterprise, both of whom have a very stable job. What makes people find it unbelievable is that he has not only received professional singing training, but also worked as a resident singer in a bar. The final fatal blow was the agency he signed with before he joined Avenue of Stars, and his identity as a goat herder and all those inspirational stories were the persona the company set up for him. The persona did prove successful, only to be discovered in the end.
Once this news was revealed public opinion was in an uproar, and Po's persona completely collapsed. It can be said that from the overnight popularity has become a "reputation". During that time, A Bao was even scolded by the netizens to dare not go out. In the end, he had no choice but to withdraw from the singing world. After fading out of the public eye, Bao was still haunted by negative news, for example, he cheated on his wife, ate soft rice, and fell in love with a rich woman. There is even the absurd news that Bao has passed away.On the night of January 7, Bao showed a video that accidentally exposed the interior of the kitchen at home, the countertops and bowls are moldy, so it can be imagined that his life has fallen to what extent. First, the identity of the fake was exposed to the whole network scolded, Ah Bao never want to explain, perhaps this is also one of the reasons to let the audience cold.