Ode to the Motherland song was originally sung by Zhang Yu.
"Ode to the Motherland" is a song written by Qiao Yu and composed by Liu Ch'iu, created in 1957, and was the theme song of the large-scale documentary film Ode to the Motherland released in 1958.In June 2019, the song was selected by the Central Propaganda Department as one of the "100 Outstanding Songs for Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China*** and the People's Republic of China ". The song "Ode to the Motherland" is sung by China's famous soprano singer Zhang Yuya. This song is majestic in atmosphere and has infinite deep feelings to sing the praises of the great motherland.
"Ode to the Motherland" is a single-movement ode, and the whole song is divided into 3 parts. The melody of the first part is broad and long, the melody of the second part is stretching and affectionate, rich in national characteristics, full of national pride, and the third part is a variation of the first part repeated, the momentum is even broader and more magnificent. The lyrics are grand and highly summarize the style of the times and the achievements of the construction. Zhang also sings these three parts in a moving voice, which makes people's hearts pound even more after listening to the song.
Zhang Yuya Biography
Zhang Yuya, born in Changsha, Hunan Province on May 28, 1968, is a Chinese soprano singer and actress, who graduated from the Vocal Department of the China Conservatory of Music. 1986, Zhang Yuya took part in the CCTV Young Singers Television Grand Prix for the first time and won the competition's excellent prize; 1987, Zhang Yuya took part in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala for the first time and was awarded a prize for the best performance in the competition. In 1987, she participated in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala for the first time, and she has been on the stage of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala for twenty-seven times. 1988, she won the third place in the professional group of ethnic singing in the Third CCTV Young Singers Television Grand Prix.
In 1989, she sang solo for the first time at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. 1995, she won the third China Golden Record Award. 1998, she sang the song "Into the New Era" at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, and won the gold medal at the fifth MTV China Music Television Competition. 2000, she starred in the opera "Xiao Erhei Marriage". 2006, she gave her first solo concert. 2007, she was the judge of the China Music Golden Bell Award. 2007, she was the first soloist in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. In 2007, she was appointed as a judge of the Golden Bell Award for Chinese Music, and has been a judge of the award for five times before and after. 2008, she participated in the closing ceremony of the 29th Beijing Olympic Games.