"Descendants of the mountains!"
"The mountain road here has eighteen bends, and the waterway here has nine links."
"The folk songs here are row upon row, and the folk songs here are strings upon strings."
I believe everyone has heard of this song called " "Eighteen Bends on the Mountain Road", but very few people know the original singer of this song - the famous female singer Li Qiong.
In 1999, Li Qiong appeared on CCTV's Spring Festival Gala and sang the song "Eighteen Bends on the Mountain Road". Since then, it has become a household name and has become popular all over the country.
But the good times did not last long. At the peak of his career, Li Qiong quietly withdrew from everyone's sight.
Why is Li Qiong no longer popular? Did she offend someone? Or did you make any mistakes that you shouldn't have made? How is she now?
Today, let’s get closer to Li Qiong.
01.
In 1978, Li Qiong was born in Wuhan City, Hubei Province.
Her family is in good condition. Both her father and mother are staff members of the Chu Opera Troupe. Her father is responsible for performing and her mother is responsible for publicity. At the same time, Li Qiong's father is also the inheritor of intangible cultural heritage.
Therefore, Li Qiong, who grew up in such an artistic family, has loved literature and art since she was a child, and is quite talented in singing.
When she was a child, Li Qiong, like other children, especially liked watching cartoons.
But the difference is that she is particularly sensitive to the theme songs of cartoons. She can remember the melody after listening to it a few times, and she can sing it soon.
Sometimes, parents would perform two-voice Chu opera at home, and little Li Qiong could imitate it perfectly, amusing everyone.
Li Qiong’s parents were very happy when they found out, and they had the idea of nurturing her into music.
They bought back radios and other equipment for Li Qiong, allowing Li Qiong to listen to and learn more songs. Li Qiong was also very interested in it and would often hold the radio without letting go.
As she got older, Li Qiong could sing better, so she began to participate in various children's singing competitions. Although
is young, she is not nervous at all. Her voice is loud and full of emotion. Even the judges of various competitions are full of praise for it, and she has won many championships in the competition.
Whether it is Li Qiong or Li Qiong’s parents, they all know that Li Qiong will definitely have some stories with music in the future.
02.
In 1990, while still in junior high school, Li Qiong relied on her talent to enter Hubei Art School to study vocal music and piano.
At home, Li Qiong had always practiced with the teacher hired by her parents. Although she also learned a lot of vocal music knowledge, it was not systematic.
After entering Hubei Art School, she began to truly and systematically study vocal music. Li Qiong was very excited to be exposed to new things, but she was also a little worried that she was not good enough.
As expected, she was assigned to the poor class of Grade B when she first entered school, but she was not discouraged and her parents also gave her a lot of encouragement.
During that time, she studied hard every day. She practiced Kung Fu when she got up early. She was even more focused during class and was still communicating with her classmates after class.
Hard work pays off. After one school year, Li Qiong was promoted from the Grade B poor class to the Grade A excellent class, which also brought her one step closer to her music dream.
In 1992, Li Qiong, who was only 14 years old, was admitted to the vocal class of Wuhan University and became the youngest student in the class.
After entering college, Li Qiong did not relax. She was young, not tall, and hard-working. Other classmates and teachers liked her very much and took care of her like a sister.
Li Qiong also revived a very beautiful university life at Wuhan University.
Soon, Li Qiong's college life was coming to an end, and she also entered the internship stage. Her first internship in her life was related to music, that is, as a radio host.
came to do this job because Li Qiong liked Zhang Chi, the host of Hubei Chutian Music Station's "The Radio That Can't Be Turned Off" at that time. With the idea of getting close to her idol, she went to the TV station for an internship.
Unfortunately, Li Qiong did not last long in this job because she failed to pass the internship because of a slip of the tongue.
Li Qiong's parents comforted her, but after comforting her, they also tried to persuade her to correct her careless mistakes and be careful not to make bigger mistakes in the future.
Li Qiong promised with all her heart, but also warned herself in her heart that she could no longer behave like a child, but should calm down and manage her own life and career.
03.
In 1996, Li Qiong entered the Hubei Armed Police Corps. She was specially recruited because of her singing talent.
In 1998, the Eighth National Young Singer Grand Prix competition was held. Li Qiong was full of confidence and signed up to participate in the competition.
Finally, on the final stage of the Young Singer Grand Prix, Li Qiong sang "Three Gorges, My Hometown" to the audience, stunning everyone, and finally won the special award of this competition, and also won the Zhongxuan Award Ministry of 's "Five Ones" Engineering Award.
This time, Li Qiong became famous, and many people remembered this fat girl with a clear face and a friendly smile.
In 1999, a song called "Eighteen Bends on the Mountain Road" was handed to Li Qiong.
The original name of this song was "Son of the Sun". The famous lyricist teacher Yan Su spent three years polishing this song.
He was also inspired by the poem "Tujia Songs and Roads" by the lyricist Tong Wenxi. He slightly changed the words of the poem and inserted it into the song, and changed the name to the more appropriate "Eighteen Mountain Roads" bend".
After Li Qiong got the song, he only tried singing a section, and the person who planned the song was amazed, not because of anything else, but because this song was really suitable for Li Qiong to sing.
Li Qiong’s unique timbre and special singing style give this song a soul. The song
has become Li Qiong's most widely circulated song and her masterpiece.
04.
The 1999 Spring Festival Gala has special meaning for Li Qiong. This year, she got the opportunity to appear on the Spring Festival Gala.
As early as the end of 1998, the director team of the Spring Festival Gala was preparing for the song program of the Spring Festival Gala. They listened to many songs over and over again, but could not choose the most suitable one.
According to the director team, at that time many big-name celebrities and singers worked hard to attend the Spring Festival Gala, and countless songs were sent to them. The director team opened and closed their eyes to listen to the songs.
Under such circumstances, their eyes still lit up when they heard Li Qiong's song "Eighteen Bends on the Mountain Road".
Regardless of the concept, melody or singing, this is a good song that meets their standards.
But the Spring Festival Gala is not a trivial matter after all, and the directing team is also careful and careful. After studying it together with other songs many times, they finally made the decision on this song!
It is said that when Li Qiong received the news that the song "Eighteen Bends on the Mountain Road" could be included in the Spring Festival Gala, she cried with joy on the spot.
And Li Qiong in the Spring Festival Gala did not disappoint the director team. She was in particularly good condition and sang the song perfectly, so she was naturally loved by the audience.
Since then, Li Qiong has become popular all over the country and has become a first-line singer.
's song "Eighteen Bends on the Mountain Road" has also become popular in the streets and alleys, becoming a common memory of a generation.
became an instant hit, and not long after, Li Qiong was transferred.
She was transferred to the Beijing Armed Police Headquarters Art Troupe and became a solo singer in the team.
At that time, countless invitations came to her, and there was an endless stream of people writing songs for her. Li Qiong herself even said with a smile that she was "inflated and a little floating."
Many people think that this is the beginning of Li Qiong's popularity, even Li Qiong himself thinks so.
But from God’s perspective, we all know that this was the most popular time in Li Qiong’s acting career. Not long after, she disappeared due to a mistake.
05.
In 2000, Li Qiong was sent out by the art troupe again to participate in the Youth Song Competition that year.
Li Qiong is no stranger to the Youth Song Competition. She has won the grand prize here before, and she is sure to win this time.
Due to the hasty notification, Li Qiong only found out the news 10 days before the start of the competition, and then she entered the intense preparation time.
The song she prepared is "Shipman's Chant" by Li Shuangjiang . This song is an episode of the movie " Song in the Whirlpool ". It has both rhythm and power, but it is very difficult to sing.
The reason why Li Qiong chose this song is, on the one hand, a challenge to himself, and on the other hand, he also wanted to use this song to further his career.
Li Qiong prepared very carefully, but something unexpected happened on the day of the competition.
First, the host Zhu Xun made a mistake in hosting. She said "Li Qiong from the Armed Police Art Troupe" instead of "Li Qiong from the Civil Police Art Troupe."
This mistake seemed small, but when Li Qiong was extremely nervous because of the game, it disrupted all Li Qiong's rhythm.
Therefore, Li Qiong's people were a little confused when they took the stage.
This incident also caused a chain reaction. Because he hesitated when taking the stage, Li Qiong missed the beat and forgot all the previously rehearsed moves.
That's not all. When she went on stage during the competition, she wore a hat. She was originally planning to throw the hat to the stage after the song was finished to complete the last interaction with the audience.
But after singing, the nervous Li Qiong threw the hat directly into the judges' box without having time to look in the direction, shocking the judges.
Li Qiong was discouraged by her successive mistakes, and she failed to achieve good results.
06.
After returning from the Youth Song Competition, Li Qiong felt even more disappointed.
On the one hand, she felt that she had failed her troops.
She did not bring glory to the team, but because of her own personal mistakes, the team missed the finals.
On the other hand, she is also constantly reflecting on herself.
Since becoming popular in the Spring Festival Gala, Li Qiong has received a lot of attention, which makes her unable to help but feel elated. This is the case for this competition, and her preparation is not sufficient.
Because Li Qiong realized his mistake, he decided to calm down and return to the army to continue to improve himself, so he reduced many public activities.
Li Qiong, who was once a smash hit, has been "disappearing" for 20 years.
During the period when Li Qiong did not appear, speculation about her was also rampant.
Some people say that the reason why Li Qiong did not appear was because he lost his place in the Youth Song Competition and quit singing in anger.
Some people also said that Li Qiong did not perform well in the Qing Ge competition, so he was banned by the TV station.
Others say that because Li Qiong became popular during the Spring Festival Gala, she became arrogant and arrogant after that, and therefore offended many big leaders.
In fact, Li Qiong has been staying in the army down-to-earth, and occasionally goes to the countryside with her colleagues in the army to perform condolences. The villagers like her very much.
has been with music for many years. Music has become a part of Li Qiong's body. How could she be willing to leave music? When
07.
showed up again, everyone found that Li Qiong had gained a lot of weight. In fact, Li Qiong's weight gain was inseparable from her happiness.
In life, Li Qiong has found her own happiness. She has been in love with her boyfriend for many years, and their relationship is very stable. Her boyfriend is very good to her and often takes her to eat various delicacies, so she naturally gains weight.
His life is very happy, and Li Qiong also cares about the lives of others, so he has done many charity activities.
The Wenchuan earthquake in 2008 touched the hearts of people across the country, and Li Qiong was no exception.
After learning about the earthquake, she personally drove to the earthquake area. Not only did she deliver various relief supplies, she also helped with a lot of work, and even wrote several inspiring songs for the disaster area.
In addition, Li Qiong often donates money and materials to help those in need.
The 2020 epidemic has affected the work and life of many people. As a native of Wuhan, Li Qiong feels the same even more. She has expressed on Weibo many times that she "will be with Wuhan."
Li Qiong also sang the theme song in the TV series "Hard City 2020", which tells the story of Wuhan people's fight against the epidemic.
08.
Today’s Li Qiong has long lost her past star aura and has become an ordinary person who loves singing, loving life, and loving helping others.
But even so, Li Qiong has no regrets.
For her, she is very happy just to stand on the stage because of the music she loves. Fame and wealth are not all she pursues.
Just like now, doing things you like and loving people who are worthy of love is the meaning of life.
