At the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympics, 5-year-old Chinese girl Chen Tianjia sang "Jasmine" a cappella with her tender voice, attracting the attention of audiences around the world. Yesterday morning, Tianjia, who returned to Beijing with the Chinese performing troupe, once again became the focus of media pursuit. Our reporter made a special trip to visit Tianjia herself, and unexpectedly learned that she was not the only one who was planning to sing in Athens. The other one was Ye Xiaozhou, a first-year student in the elementary school affiliated to Beijing Normal University.
I want to choose my own singing repertoire
Scene: Tianjia stands next to the closing ceremony costume and sings the national anthem a cappella
Tianjia’s quotation: If I have to choose, I will Singing the National Anthem
Yesterday afternoon, reporters came to Tianjia’s home. Before entering, Tianjia loudly called out from the house, “Uncle and auntie, please come in.” The little girl was wearing a blue vest with the Athens Olympics mascot on it. When she saw the reporter's camera pointed at her, her little face kept posing for the camera.
Tianjia said that she actually wanted to sing another song at the closing ceremony: "If you let me choose, I will sing the national anthem." As she said that, she stood solemnly in her closing ceremony costume. The national anthem was sung nearby.
Tianjia’s mother said that no one had ever taught her child the “National Anthem” and she didn’t know when she would be able to sing it. Tianjia’s explanation was “Mr. Dong who likes to conduct the singing of the national anthem the most.”
The song and dance performance helped him to be selected
Scene: Tianjia couldn’t sing "Jasmine" on the spot, and Tianjia took the initiative to ask to dance
Tianjia’s quotation: He said I can dance well Very good
One morning in March, Zhang Yimou, the director of the Olympic closing ceremony, was interviewing at the Qinglan Building. At that time, Tianjia could only sing "What a beautiful jasmine flower", so his father temporarily taught him. Unexpectedly, during the interview , Tianjia can’t sing anymore. Tianjia said to the interviewing teacher: "I can't sing "Jasmine", let me dance for you!" So Tianjia danced and sang "Outing" which she had just learned in kindergarten, because the dance was very short. , she jumped three times in a row.
After coming out, Tianjia told his father: "Da Da (meaning uncle) said that I can dance very well." After asking, his father found out that "Da Da" was Zhang Yimou. A week later, an executive director informed Tianjia that she had been selected.
Two girls secretly competing against each other
Scene: Rehearsing to sing "Jasmine" with Xiaozhou
Tianjia's quotation: The director asked her to practice twice, so I practiced 3 Like Tianjia, 6-year-old Xiaozhou also stood out. The two children also rehearsed and sang "Jasmine". During the rehearsal process, they gradually realized that only one person could take the stage at the end, so they all secretly competed with each other. Tianjia said: "If the director asked Xiaozhou to practice it twice, I would definitely ask to sing it again." When the director summarized Tianjia's performance, Xiaozhou would definitely let the director also talk about her performance.
After the two were selected to perform at the closing ceremony, Xiaozhou entered the teething period. In less than four weeks, all four front teeth in his mouth were lost. However, Xiaozhou didn't notice this at all and still practiced singing desperately every day.
Very satisfied with my performance
Scene: The moment the colorful strips spurted out, Tianjia’s body trembled
Tianjia’s quotations: I can’t remember anymore How it felt at the time
When mentioning this, Tianjia’s mother explained that colorful stripes were also sprayed during the rehearsal, but there were not as many as in the scene. Maybe the child shivered because of the surprise. However, Tianjia's feelings about the scene were completely different. She said: "I wasn't nervous at all after I went on stage, and I wasn't too scared when the colorful bars came out. I can't remember how I felt at that time. Anyway, I am very satisfied with my performance."
The only regret that Tianjia's parents felt was that their child did not smile during the performance and his facial expressions were not in place. Tianjia said aggrievedly: "When I was on stage, I felt like I was laughing hard all the time.
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The girl who lost her teeth was replaced
Scene: Tianjia was selected to perform “Jasmine” on stage
Tianjia’s quotations: Xiaozhou’s teeth fell out, the impact On camera
On the day of the closing ceremony, at 4 p.m. Athens time, Ye Xiaozhou’s father was notified that he would take his children to practice walking on the field with a group of children in Athens. The content of her performance was to convey the Olympic fire.
It wasn’t until 8pm Athens time that Tianjia’s mother was informed that her daughter would be on stage alone. In response, Tianjia said it was because Xiaozhou’s teeth were missing, and Xiaozhou, who was unable to go on stage, told reporters: “ I was angry (at the time), but I didn't cry. "She said that she was very satisfied with her performance on the spot, but she didn't know what her parents thought. "They didn't tell me, and I didn't ask. In fact, I care about their feelings