Once, Zuo Qing, the head of the General Political Department Song and Dance Ensemble, had dinner with a host. Halfway through the meal, he suddenly said: "I have a good seedling here. Not only is he beautiful, but he also has a very good voice. I asked him to come in and give you

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Editor丨Auntie Yu

Once, the leader of the General Political Department Song and Dance Ensemble Zuo Qing had dinner with a host. When

was halfway through eating, he suddenly said: "I have a good seedling here. Not only is he beautiful, but he also has a very good voice. I asked him to come in and perform for you."

said, and shouted towards the door: "Tan Jing."

So Tan Jing went in to perform, but the host didn't take it seriously.

Because at that time Tan Jing was wearing an ordinary T-shirt and jeans, with her hair hanging casually, and she did not look like a singer at all.

But as soon as Tan Jing opened his mouth, the host was shocked.

When Tan Jing finished singing, the host couldn't come to his senses for a long time. It was only after Zuo Qing reminded him that he came to his senses.

Then he said to Tan Jing: "You sing so well, why don't you go to the Spring Festival Gala?"

Since then, Tan Jing not only often appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, but also showed off her singing voice on major international stages.

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In 1977, Tan Jing was born in Houma, Shanxi.

She is the eldest in the family and has a younger brother.

's mother, Zhou Liping, is a soloist in the county art troupe, and her father is a music lover.

The couple often entertain themselves. You sing and I play the drums, which is very pleasant.

Tan Jing has been fond of literature and art since she was a child.

Moreover, she also inherited her mother's good singing voice, which has been bright since she was a child.

When Tan Jing was born, the movie "Little Flower" became popular all over the country, and the episodes in it also became popular.

Tan Jing, who was in her early one year old, could not even speak properly, but she could accurately hum the tones of movie inserts.

Her talent shocked her parents. They were surprised and delighted, and began to pay attention to their daughter's musical talent.

When Tan Jing could speak, her mother Zhou Liping consciously began to teach her daughter to sing.

teaches at home in his spare time. When he has to go to work, he takes his daughter to watch stage performances.

Often her mother would sing on stage, and Tan Jing would move a small bench to watch in the background.

's words and deeds further amplified Tan Jing's talent. When

When the two places were separated, Zhou Liping often shed tears because she missed her daughter. When her husband found out, he asked his daughter to sing a few songs, then recorded them himself and sent them to his wife in Beijing to relieve her pain of missing her.

Therefore, Tan Jing sang songs such as "Mother's Kiss" using the breath voice taught by her father.

When Zhou Liping opened the tape, she was shocked again by her daughter's talent.

Zhou Liping made up her mind to let her daughter stay up late.

At the same time, during her time in Beijing, Zhou Liping also realized that no matter how talented she is, professional training is indispensable.

So, after returning to Shanxi, Zhou Liping opened a music training class, specializing in teaching children to sing.

’s daughter Tan Jing is the youngest student in the class.

Although she is young, Tan Jing's talent is not comparable to that of other children.

In the training class, Tan Jing is just like the class representative. In every class, her mother will wake her up to give demonstrations to her classmates.

As the old saying goes, the more you do, the more mistakes you make, and the more you do, the more mistakes you make.

Tan Jing, who often gives demonstrations, naturally became the classmate who exposed the most mistakes.

Of course, she also received the most beatings.

In addition to training their daughter in vocal music, the couple also decided to let their daughter learn to play piano.

In that era, pianos were a luxury item.

They couldn't find many in any city, but for the sake of their daughter's future, the couple frugally saved up enough money to buy a piano.

Piano practice is very hard, and children don’t have much concentration.

If left alone, money will be wasted and my daughter's talent will be wasted.

If the control is too strict, they are worried about arousing their daughter's rebellious psychology.

The couple discussed it and decided to play a double act.

Every time Tan Jing shows the slightest thought of slacking off, her mother Zhou Liping will severely reprimand her, and sometimes even take action.

When the lesson was almost finished, the father appeared again, held his daughter in his arms to comfort her, reasoned with her, and coaxed her to continue practicing the piano.

With the help of my parents, the process of practicing piano doesn’t seem so boring anymore.

However, this method also brings a side effect.

That's why Tan Jing can cry more and more, because she knows that as long as she cries, her father will always come out to comfort her.

Tan Jing had a bright voice and long breathing. She cried continuously and could cry for several hours without anyone to coax her.

Once, the couple took their daughter shopping.

On the way back, Tan Jing fell in love with a doll and pestered her parents to buy it for her.

But at that time, her parents didn’t have enough money, so they told her to buy it for her next time.

Tan Jing disagreed and started crying while sitting on the ground.

When her parents saw her like this, they left first, because they felt that if their daughter saw them leaving, she would definitely catch up with her.

Unexpectedly, after they walked out for a long time, there was no movement behind them. When the couple looked back, they saw that Tan Jing was still sitting there crying.

The couple couldn't laugh or cry, so they could only go back alone to accompany their daughter, while the other went home to get money.

Tan Jing stopped crying when her father came back with the money and bought her the doll.

’s mother, who is quite accomplished in music, knows very well that if she wants to get more professional training, the Central Conservatory of Music is the best choice.

Therefore, when Tan Jing was 12 years old, her mother discussed with Tan Jing and prepared for her to enter the high school attached to the Conservatory of Music.

At that time, Tan Jing was still very young, but she obeyed her mother very much.

Everything is ready, just waiting for the exam.

Results On the day of the exam, Tan Jing failed to perform well due to nervousness and missed out on the Conservatory of Music.

can only go back to an ordinary high school.

At the age of 16, Tan Jing, who had just entered her second year of high school, was admitted by the vocal music department of Shanxi University with her excellent skills and outstanding voice.

However, after studying at Shanxi University for a year, her mother Zhou Liping felt that to study music, she still had to go to the Central Conservatory of Music.

then discussed with Tan Jing and wanted her to drop out of school and retake the exam.

At that time, Tan Jing already had her own independent views on music. She thought about it for a while and decided to accept her mother's suggestion.

In order to prepare for the exam, her mother accompanied Tan Jing to Beijing.

The mother and daughter found a basement near the school. During the day, Tan Jing went out to class, and her mother cooked and cleaned in the basement, waiting for her to come back.

When the exam day finally arrived, Tan Jing and her mother were very excited.

However, this time, although Tan Jing performed steadily, she did not reach her full level. I passed the

exam, but I can only pay for it myself. The annual tuition is 5,900 yuan.

This figure is a huge expense for an ordinary working-class family.

But for the sake of their daughter’s music dream, the couple decided after discussion: to go to school, even if they try to sell everything they can.

The couple borrowed money from all their relatives and friends and finally raised enough money for the first year's tuition.

When they brought the tuition fees to Tan Jing, Tan Jing cried and said that she would not go to college.

She promised her parents that if they let her take the exam for another year, she would definitely be admitted to as a public-funded student in the second year.

The couple was very moved by their daughter's sensibleness, but they rejected her daughter's proposal.

As a music practitioner, Zhou Liping knows that although one year is not long, there are too many variables.

It is still unclear what the policy will be next year. It is better to enter school early.

Tan Jing listened to her mother's words and entered the Central Conservatory of Music with the money her parents scraped together.

In college, she studied very seriously and never skipped classes.

goes out to participate in various singing competitions whenever she has time during the holidays, because she knows that if she wins, she will get a bonus.

When she was a sophomore, she won first place in a singing competition. Later, she represented China in competitions throughout Asia and won another championship. After

won the championship, she received a bonus of US$7,000.

Tan Jing almost jumped with joy as she held the sign with "Bonus of US$7,000".

Now, not only did she have money to pay for school fees, but she was also able to set aside some money to send home to her parents.

However, what Tan Jing didn't know was that she would face a big difficulty next.

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Tan Jing has always studied Bel Canto and ethnic singing methods .

Because in the environment at that time, these two singing methods were considered "orthodox".

But Tan Jing couldn't help but blink when she sang Bel Canto. This was a sign of lack of confidence.

This is indeed the case. Tan Jing is better at popular singing method . As long as she switches to popular singing method, she can immediately become the master of the stage.

In order to solve this problem, Tan Jing studied how to sing folk songs using popular singing methods, and slowly summed up a unique singing method of his own.

didn't expect that her method was very popular.

Once, Tan Jing attended a performance as usual.

For Tan Jing, this stage is no different from before.

But she didn’t know that when she performed on stage, Sun Jiabao, the former head of the Song and Dance Troupe of the General Political Department, was sitting in the audience.

As soon as Tan Jing opened her voice, she knew that she was a singer with a bright future.

Sun Jiabao, who cherishes talent, also personally wrote a letter to Zuo Qing, the leader of the General Political Department Song and Dance Ensemble, recommending Tan Jing to him.

Zuo Qing was very curious as to how good this singer was before he could be personally recommended by his seniors.

To this end, he also personally went to the Conservatory of Music to participate in the recruitment.

As soon as Tan Jing finished singing, the interviewing teacher immediately decided that this classmate was the one they wanted to attend.

In the end, Tan Jing became the only student admitted to the Central Conservatory of Music by the General Political Department Song and Dance Troupe that year. She was only 21 years old at the time.

Although Tan Jing joined the General Political Department Song and Dance Ensemble, Tan Jing is still a tomboy after taking off his military uniform.

doesn't know how to dress up either.

Once, the group leader Zuo Qing had a meal with a host. Halfway through the meal, Zuo Qing wanted to show off his talents.

then asked Tan Jing to come over and sing a few lines.

This is the beginning scene.

Under the suggestion of the host, Tan Jing actively looked for opportunities, hoping to be on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala.

Not long after, Tan Jing appeared on the stage of the 2000 Spring Festival Gala. In the same year, she also won the championship of the Youth Song Competition.

However, although she appeared on the Spring Festival Gala, Tan Jing was not very well-known at the time.

Because although she has a clear voice, she does not have her own masterpiece.

It was not until 2001 that the well-known composer Zhang Qianyi tailor-made the song "On the Top of Nadong Mountain" for her, that she quickly became popular and was remembered by more people.

2006 is a very unforgettable year for Tan Jing.

Because of this year, she was admitted to the graduate school of the People's Liberation Army Art Institute and became the first popular singer in China to obtain a master's degree in and .

At the same time, she also performed at the Vienna Golden Hall, becoming the second Chinese singer to hold a concert here.

While her career is rising steadily, Tan Jing's personal life has also become a matter of concern to the audience.

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At a party, Tan Jing met academician Deng Zhonghan of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Deng Zhonghan is nine years older than Tan Jing. At the age of 29, he obtained a master's degree in science and business from the University of California, USA, breaking the school's century-old record.

After the two met, they kept a low profile, so the outside world didn't know about it at all.

The two got married in 2009, which did not alarm any media.

One reason is that that year, everyone's attention was attracted by Tan Jing's concert at Mutianyu Great Wall .

Another reason is that Tan Jing is a military singer, and she always holds herself to the standards of a soldier.

Tan Jing once said that she has a dependence on collective life and believes that it feels more secure.

The military does not allow actors or singers to accept endorsements or advertisements, nor does it allow them to accept overly commercial performances.

Many actors have resigned because they couldn't stand these rules, but Tan Jing feels that this is actually a kind of protection for actors.

It is precisely because of this that many people don't know that Tan Jing has been married a long time ago.

If it weren't for the "revelation" of Han Geng , many people might not know that Tan Jing is already a mother.

In 2014, the audience suddenly discovered that Tan Jing, a frequent visitor to the Spring Festival Gala, suddenly "disappeared".

For a time, various speculations emerged one after another. Everyone couldn't help but ask: Where did Tan Jing go?

Until April, composer Wang Pingjiu posted a message on the social platform. There was a singer who disappeared for a while because she had a baby.

During the time the singer disappeared, rumors were flying about her.

Friends close to him urged the singer to come out to refute the rumors, but the singer refused in order to protect his children.

After Wang Pingjiu's message was sent out, the audience became more curious and wanted to know who the singer Wang Pingjiu was talking about.

The next day, singer Han Geng suddenly called Tan Jing on social platforms to congratulate her on becoming a mother.

Immediately afterwards, other singers and actors came out to congratulate Tan Jing.

At this time, the audience knew that the singer Wang Pingjiu was talking about was Tan Jing.

Later, Tan Jing's agent also came out and said that Tan Jing had just given birth, less than a hundred days old, and was on maternity leave.

After learning that Tan Jing disappeared because she gave birth to a child, people from all walks of life also sent their blessings.

Others wanted to know whether the child was a boy or a girl, but their agents refused on the grounds of protecting the child's privacy.

Anyway, blessings are all.

After taking maternity leave, Tan Jing reappeared on the stage.

not only served as a visiting professor at Tianjin Conservatory of Music, but also founded his own jewelry brand, and also participated in the design as a designer.

Not only that, Tan Jing also keeps pace with the times and has participated in many music programs focusing on pop music. Before

, she participated in " Masked Singer Guess " under the name "Sister Avatar", and she surprised the audience in every performance.

brings electronic music, rock and other forms to life. When

was unveiled, all the audience were stunned.

Everyone did not expect that such a masked singer who has taken pop to the extreme is actually Tan Jing, who specializes in folk songs.

Later, Tan Jing participated in other music programs and also received acclaim.

However, Tan Jing has rarely appeared in public in the past two years. I wonder if she is creating a bigger surprise?