Whether it is CCTV or local stations, variety shows mostly use celebrity programs as their signature to increase ratings.
The emergence of " Avenue of Stars " in 2004 changed the previous situation where entertainment programs were dominated by celebrity performances, giving people who love the stage an opportunity to express themselves.
Singing, dancing, sketches, cross talk, unique skills, musical instrument playing... rich and interesting performances have won the attention and love of the audience. The popularity of the
program has successfully made many grassroots amateurs popular. The well-known brother , straw hat sister all became famous because of this program.
In this article, let’s talk about, in addition to the champions, the popular contestants who have come through the program "Avenue of Stars".
Looking at their current living conditions, I discovered that the real winners in life may not be champions such as A Bao , Yang Guang , and Jiu Yue Miracle .
7, "Sister Straw Hat" Xu Guihua: From an ordinary peasant woman to a high-profile lady "Sister Straw Hat" real name is Xu Guihua. Before becoming famous, she was a rural woman who lived by farming. She liked to sing, and she once participated in weddings and events. Perform and make money.
In July 2012, at the suggestion of a friend, she signed up for the charity program " Let Dreams Fly " founded by Shandong TV Life Channel.
It was the last day of the audition. She had no time to change while working at home, so she came to the audition wearing a straw hat. This is where the title "Sister Straw Hat" came from. After
won the second place in "Let Dreams Fly", not long after, she participated in "Avenue of Stars". The image of straw hat + floral shirt quickly attracted the attention of the audience.
In the annual finals, the "Yimeng Mountain Minor" she sang with "Brother Coat" Zhu Zhiwen impressed many audiences, and even Zhao Benshan himself became her fan.
In the end, Straw Hat Sister stopped at the top five in the country. Although she did not win the first, second and third place, it did not prevent her from becoming popular.
released a single, participated in TV series, served as a member of the Municipal People's Political Consultative Conference, and appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala. His career development is in full swing.
However, along with the fame and fortune, there are also various controversies.
For example, some media once reported that Straw Hat Sister's appearance fee was high. After the photos of her riding in a luxury car were exposed, many netizens questioned her previous image of a simple rural woman.
Another point of controversy among netizens is that when she participated in "Let Dreams Fly", Sister Straw Hat's charity dream was to build a school for her hometown. However, after a few years, everyone found that her dream was still in the dream stage.
In the end, Straw Hat Sister only invested 88,000 and donated some teaching equipment. The dream she said 6 years ago still has not been realized...
With the rise of short video platforms, Straw Hat Sister slowly transformed into an Internet celebrity and joined the live broadcast band. During the wave of goods, he once revealed that he earned 1.87 million yuan in three months.
After Straw Hat became popular, her family life also attracted much attention.
Before he became famous, he and his husband Li Chao gave birth to a pair of twins.
Now, at the age of 41, she has become a grandmother. Before, she could not see her grandson because of the bride price, and even went to her in-laws' house to cause trouble.
may have been reminded of her charity dream of building a school in her hometown. In recent years, she has been actively doing charity work and donated 2.7 million yuan to fight the epidemic in her hometown at the beginning of the year.
6, "Brother Overcoat" Zhu Zhiwen: a peasant singer who has been in trouble after becoming famous Before participating in "Avenue of Stars", Zhu Zhiwen, who came from rural Shandong and loved singing, was already somewhat famous.
In 2011, he participated in the program "I am a big star" on his hometown Shandong TV station. He became famous on the Internet with his song "Rolling Waters of the Yangtze River East" and was called China's "Uncle Susan" by netizens.
After that, Zhu Zhiwen was invited to participate in the Avenue of Stars that year. Because he often appeared in an old military uniform, the audience affectionately called him "Brother Big Yi".
It is a pity that Brother Dayi stopped at the third level and only finished fifth. The player in the same class as him was the champion Liu Sai. Although
did not rank high, his simple singing voice and honest image left a deep impression on many viewers and became extremely popular. After
stepped off the stage of the Avenue of Stars, Brother Dayi received a lot of attention. CCTV Spring Festival Gala and major satellite TV program evenings all extended olive branches to him.
Following this, there were also invitations to commercial performances and advertising endorsements. Brother Dayi's value has skyrocketed, and he has escaped from his previous poor life.
In addition to improving the conditions at home, he also donated a lot of money to solve many problems in the village, giving out hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Compared with other contestants participating in the Avenue of Stars competition, Brother Dayi encountered obviously more troubles after becoming famous.
For example, relatives and friends borrowed money and refused to repay it, villagers photographed him to earn traffic, and strangers kept coming to harass him...
Storms like this happened every now and then, and the same happened with Brother Dayi's family affairs. A mess, riddled with controversy.
At the end of last year, the divorce between Brother Dayi’s son Zhu Xiaowei and Chen Yanan caused a stir on the Internet.
In May of this year, Zhu Xiaowei, who was only 22 years old, got engaged again.
In less than half a year, Brother Dayi had a new daughter-in-law.
In contrast, the relationship between Brother Dayi and his wife is very stable. He has never left his wife after being popular for many years.
Today, the 53-year-old Da Yi is still active on the stage, but in the first half of the year, his career encountered new problems.
and director Gu Chuanmin , who had been working well together, had conflicts over copyright issues and once went to court.
Ever since Brother Dayi became popular, the controversy surrounding him has never stopped.
Because of these things, his popularity has also dropped a lot.
However, because of his "honest and honest" image and the fact that he did not act like a big name after becoming popular, his popularity has always been pretty good.
5, Wang Erni: From grassroots singer to Chinese Musicians Association director Before participating in "Avenue of Stars", Wang Erni was just a rural girl in Shaanxi who liked to sing.
Although her family's financial conditions are not good, her parents still support her as much as possible to go to art school to learn singing.
After graduating from art school, Wang Erni was assigned to be a solo performer in the Ansai County Folk Art Troupe.
Not long after she joined the art troupe, she represented Ansai County in Beijing to participate in the first Farmer Singers Competition and won first place.
By chance in 2007, Wang Erni signed up to participate in "Avenue of Stars" and advanced all the way to the weekly competition, monthly competition, and annual finals.
On the day of the annual finals, Wang Erni's voice didn't get a good rest because she had been helping to solve the food and housing problems for the assistant actors in her hometown.
Although A Bao acted as a supporting guest for her and sang the song "Thirty Mile Pu", she still missed the first place.
However, everyone remembers this girl from northern Shaanxi. Many people are fans of her clear and loud voice, and her popularity is far ahead of many players.
After becoming popular in "Avenue of Stars" with her personal strength, Wang Erni's acting career has become smoother and smoother.
was not only invited to participate in several CCTV variety shows, but also released albums, appeared in film and television dramas, and participated in large and small music performances.
Her Northern Shaanxi folk songs were not only sung all over the country, but also performed with the troupe in Germany and Thailand, and were sung abroad.
In 2008, Wang Erni also became the youngest member of the CPPCC in Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province.
In addition to her prosperous career, Wang Erni's love life is also very sweet and happy.
In September 2014, she married her childhood sweetheart Li Fei, whom she had known for 15 years. They were each other's first love.
After five years of marriage, Wang Erni gave birth to her son, and she was promoted from a happy world of two to a family of three.
After giving birth to her child, Wang Erni gradually reduced her work and focused her time and energy on taking care of her child.
In addition to being a singer and a mother, she is now also a national first-class actor at the Beijing Opera and Dance Theater and a director of the Chinese Musicians Association.
In December last year, she also participated in the Literary Congress .
In the photo, compared with the somewhat rustic rural girl who just participated in "Avenue of Stars", her temperament has changed a lot.
4, Yunfei : The runner-up trapped in emotional controversy Yunfei, who comes from a small village in Inner Mongolia, is the runner-up in the 2012 finals of "Avenue of Stars".
The contestants in the same class as him include An and Cavalry who won the championship, and Straw Hat Sister who won the fifth place.
Previously, he had always been considered the favorite to win the championship. So when the champion was announced to be An and Cavalry, many viewers felt uncomfortable.
Yunfei's father is the only music teacher in the village. Influenced by the family atmosphere, Yunfei has also been interested in music since he was a child.
At the age of eight, Yunfei performed on stage. At the age of fifteen, he was admitted to the Opera Department of Inner Mongolia Art Institute and received formal music training.
After graduating from art school, he became a singer. Because his father retired due to illness, he would take the initiative to teach in schools on a voluntary basis as long as he had time to go home.
In addition to teaching in the countryside of his hometown, starting in 2010, he also spent several months teaching in the mountainous areas of Yonghe, Shanxi.
In April 2012, Yunfei appeared on the stage of CCTV's Avenue of Stars. His singing voice was as touching as the story of volunteer teaching in the mountainous area, and won unanimous praise from the judges and the audience. Although
finished second, it did not prevent him from gaining great popularity outside the court and becoming the favorite player among netizens that year. After
became popular, Yunfei often received invitations from CCTV and major TV stations, and released many albums and singles.
Moreover, after he became famous, he never forgot to give back to his hometown and contributed a lot to the construction of his hometown, which left a good impression on netizens.
But just when Yunfei's career was developing smoothly, he encountered a lot of criticism because of his love life.
He has been married twice. His ex-wife is Gao Yue. After they got married, they had a daughter named Zhong Gege.
Yunfei's current wife is the female singer Guo Jingtong who also became famous with "Avenue of Stars". The two met in 2013 and got married in 2017.
Some media broke the news at the time that when he participated in the competition, he was already married and had a daughter.
Because of this incident, Yunfei was deeply involved in right and wrong, and even his ex-wife spoke out, which seemed to further verify his emotional problems.
However, some articles have said that Yunfei and his ex-wife separated because they spent less time together and separated more. They had been talking about divorce before they met their current wife.
As for Yunfei’s own statement, there is currently no definite response online. Which one is true and which one is false is hard to tell.
In short, all parties have their own opinions on this matter. After this incident, Yunfei's reputation and popularity plummeted.
Today, at the age of 44, he is still active on the stage, often participates in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, and his marriage to Guo Jingtong is stable.
3, Li Yugang : The third runner-up who cross-dressed as a female Dandan became popular
Li Yugang was the third runner-up in the 2006 "Avenue of Stars" finals. He attracted attention from all walks of life because of his cross-dressing as a female Dancing Girl.
The video of his performance was widely circulated on the Internet. Some people praised him, some criticized him, and for a time, the "Li Yugang phenomenon" was formed.
And when he, who had the highest online voting support, did not win the "Avenue of Stars" championship, many people complained about him.
Speaking of which, Li Yugang’s road to fame was also quite bumpy.
Because his family was poor, he had to give up his studies at the age of 18 and go to Changchun to make a living from a small mountain village in Jilin.
Influenced by his mother who was an actor in duo , Li Yugang loved acting. Although it was hard to live outside, he did not give up his dream.
In 1998, by chance, Li Yugang performed "For Whom", a duet song between men and women, by himself, which won the recognition of many people.
Since then, he has embarked on the road of performing arts with mixed male and female voices, and under the guidance of Xi'an famous Dan Ma Hongcai, his singing skills have become more and more sophisticated.
Soon, Li Yugang became famous in the circle. He performed more and more and his net worth also increased.
In 2005, he was already well-known in China and toured Europe with the Chinese "Rose Diamond" performing arts troupe.
Not long after, Li Yugang became popular in Europe. CCTV International Channel also made a special report, and even the Xinwen Network's performance behind-the-scenes footage showed him dressed as a woman.
The program "Avenue of Stars" and the song "New Royal Concubine is Drunk" released later made him a phenomenal and popular male singer.
As the saying goes, he is famous for both right and wrong. For a long time after becoming famous, Li Yugang faced controversy related to Peking Opera .
, especially the "grievances" between Mei Lanfang 's son Mei Baojiu , can still arouse heated discussions among netizens to this day.
Because of these controversies, Li Yugang's reputation among the audience has dropped a lot, and his career was once in a sluggish state.
It wasn’t until May last year that his new song “万江” became popular and became a hit again, attracting strong attention from the public and regaining a lot of popularity among passers-by.
Today, the 43-year-old Li Yugang is still single and unmarried. He had a five-year relationship with the "Saxophone Princess" Fan Xiaoning, but it ended without any illness.
2, Xuri Yanggang: From the popularity of "In Spring" to being lamented In 2010, the migrant worker singer group Xuri Yanggang became famous on the Internet because of their cover of Wang Feng's song "In Spring". They not only participated in Wang Feng's performance , and also appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala.
Xuri Yanggang is composed of two people, the lead singer Wang Xu, the guitarist Liu Gang. After
became popular, they participated in "Avenue of Stars" and finally won the runner-up. Liu Dacheng from Shandong was the champion.
They became popular very quickly and fell silent very quickly. In two years, their popularity plummeted, which is inseparable from two reasons.
First, in 2012, in order to protect the copyright of music works, Wang Feng prohibited Xuri Yanggang from singing "In Spring" in any form. After
could no longer sing this famous song, the two could only release original songs, but the popularity and discussion of the new work was average.
Secondly, as Rising Sun Yanggang became popular, problems began to arise within the group.
First of all, the accounts are unevenly divided. The two people signed with different agencies and have different pursuits in their acting careers.
The second is the negative news. First it was reported that the two became famous and then disappeared.
Later, a reporter interviewed and found that they lived in a Beijing community with an area of 80 square meters, and the rent was about 3,000 per month.
Immediately afterwards, Gang Liu was caught in two pieces of negative news. One was driving a luxury car and running a red light, and the other was driving a luxury car and arguing with an old man. Whether the
incident is true or not is another matter. It is an indisputable fact that the public’s impression of Xuri’s masculinity is getting worse and worse.
lost the support of the audience, and the once popular contestants gradually became unpopular. Although
has not announced its dissolution, it has already developed independently.
Wang Xu transformed into an Internet celebrity and made a living by live broadcasting, singing, and commercial performances. He once said in an interview that the appearance fee was reduced to double digits.
Liu Gang is still a singer, but the music works he has released have never been as popular as "In Spring" and are still in a tepid state.
In April last year, the two teamed up to set up a street stall for the first time in many years. The equipment was simple, the two were dressed in ordinary clothes, and they looked weathered.
At the scene, they sang Wang Feng's "In Spring" again, but the response was average. There were not many listeners and only a few middle-aged people were taking photos.
1, Phoenix Legend: From the runner-up to the national group Before participating in "Avenue of Stars", Linghua and Zeng Yi accumulated a lot of performance experience in song and dance halls.
In 1998, Linghua, who had been practicing for a year, came to the Golden Age Song and Dance Hall to apply for a job. The person who interviewed her at that time was Zeng Yi, who was the music director of this song and dance hall.
Although Linghua’s first impression of Zeng Yi was not very good, her good voice since childhood left a deep impression on Zeng Yi.
In this way, the two formed a crazy group with another girl in May 1999, and they worked from dawn to dusk every day to rehearse and perform.
Not long after, Zhang Jie withdrew, and they changed the name of the group to Kuhuo, and began a hard life of singing everywhere and occasionally experiencing financial difficulties.
Until SARS was raging in 2003, musician He Muyang came to them.
He Muyang tailor-made a charity song for him, and " Above the Moon ", which later became popular all over the country, was born under such an opportunity.
In 2004, they won seventh place in the CCTV Young Singer Competition and were spotted by Chen Rentai, CEO of Peacock Records .
Originally Chen Rentai only planned to sign Linghua and spend 5 million a year to make her into the female version of Daolang, but Linghua insisted on bringing Zeng Yi.
In the end, both of them signed with Peacock Records, and the group's name was changed to Phoenix Legend, officially debuting.
In 2005, Phoenix Legend participated in the first Avenue of Stars competition, winning all the way from the weekly champion to the monthly champion, and then to the runner-up in the annual finals. Although
did not win the championship, in the next dozen years, they relied on their own strength to achieve overtaking in corners.
From "Above the Moon" and " Free Flying " to " The Most Stunning National Style " and " Moonlight over the Lotus Pond ", the songs sung by Phoenix Legend are now popular all over the country and are extremely popular.
At the same time, they have also become regular guests at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. They have also appeared at many local TV shows, and their popularity has soared.
In April 2021, Phoenix Legend participated in a certain music program, and his cover of the song " Under the Sea " was evaluated by many judges as "unfashionable".
However, after the show was aired, the song "Under the Sea" was not only loved by the audience, but also supported by the original singer Yi Guiduo.
Today's Phoenix Legend has become a truly national group and is still brilliant.
Although rumors of discord are flying everywhere, they have always insisted on a 50-50 split after 18 years since their debut.
Now "Avenue of Stars" has gone through 18 years. Of these 7 former popular contestants, many can be said to be riddled with controversy, but some continue to be popular, while some have lost their popularity.Although
did not win the championship, many people are no worse than the champion. It can be said that he is the uncrowned king in the hearts of the audience.
And today, some of them have achieved overtaking in corners with their excellent works and strong strength.
As the saying goes, "A person is not good for a thousand days, and a flower is not good for a hundred days." If you want to develop in the entertainment industry for a long time, you still have to rely on your strength and character.
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