In the first episode of "Time Concert", Tian Zhen returned to the audience's sight as a "time musician". In the first performance, she chose "Persistence" that made her famous all over the country: "Hug you, oh my baby, you see me crying..." Does the familiar melody evoke your memories?
00 generation may feel unfamiliar with this name, but for the post-70s and 80s, Tian Zhen's singing accompanied them in their growth, and her name is the youth of a generation.
As early as 1996, Tian Zhen's album of the same name "Tian Zhen" sold more than 900,000 copies, and has won the Best Female Singer Award in the Global Chinese List and the Top Ten Most Popular Female Singer Award in Hong Kong. Almost everyone would sing the line "Hug you oh my baby".
This year is Tian Zhen’s 35th year of debut, but it has been 17 years since the last album was released. Although Tian Zhen retired from the music industry for many years and rarely appeared on the show, fans still miss her.
has witnessed the changes in the music industry and experienced the years of hardships. She finally returned to the public's sight and used her singing to tell us about the years.
01 Because of Teresa Teng embarked on the road of music
Tian Zhen was very good when he was a child. She was supposed to be able to go to a good university and was hit hard by her aunt's death and failed the college entrance examination. Under the arrangement of her mother, she joined the Central Radio Station to work.
At that time, the trend of "Men learns Liu Wenzheng , and women learns tereson Teng" was popular. Tian Zhen, who had always liked Teresa Teng, also began to try to imitate Teresa Teng's singing. Gradually, she realized: "I was born to sing!"
In 1984, Tian Zhen sent the songs of Teresa Teng that she covered to a Chinese record company, and was attracted by the music editor. Not long after, she released the albums " The Unknown Little Flower " and "Beautiful Bay". At that time, Tian Zhen was only 18 years old.
Then Tian Zhen released the album "Monica". Although Tian Zhen was already well-known in the industry at that time and had strong tone plasticity, he lacked some uniqueness, so he did not cause too much wave. So Tian Zhen decided to find a new breakthrough.
02 The representative singer of the Northwest Wind School
Tian Zhen finally ushered in the opportunity to change. In 1987, she officially debuted on stage in Beijing and became famous since then.
In 1988, Tian Zhen sang "Northwest Wind" songs such as "My Hometown I Love" and "Loess High Slope" were included in the collection "North Shaanxi 1988". At that time, a "Northwest Wind" quickly blew throughout the mainland's pop music scene, and also blew Tian Zhen in front of more people.
"Northwest Wind" is a brilliant record in the Chinese music scene in the 1980s. This style of songs is high-pitched and long-lasting, inheriting the tradition of rock music , and can be said to be a combination of rock, nationality and pop.
In this Northwest craze, Tian Zhen, with a distinctive style and a unique voice, became one of the main forces of this strong wind, and she became the first generation of rock female singers in China. To this day, when talking about the song "Northwest Wind", many people still have Tian Zhen's name in their minds.
03 "Rainbow in the wind and rain, sonorous roses"
Tian Zhen's reputation is getting bigger and bigger. Major art troupes invited her to join, and she finally chose the China Radio Art Troupe's Electronic Orchestra.
Three months after joining the art troupe, she resigned. After resigning, she stayed away from the music industry. Some people speculated whether she was concentrating on creating music? But she was honest and honest and frank: I went to play.
But Tian Zhen is not a plaything. She needs time to settle down and think about how to go about the next music path.
In 1992, he discovered the gold medal agent of Fai Wong and Black Panther . Chen Jiantian established Red Star Production Club , and invited Tian Zhen to join in the second year of its establishment.
In 1996, Hongxing Production Club created her new album "Tian Zhen".
, which is well-known to everyone, is from this album. Tian Zhen became popular again with this album. "Persistence" has won numerous awards and has become popular all over the country.
In this issue of "Time Concert", Tian Zhen also shared the interesting story behind "Persistence" ~
In 1997, Tian Zhen released his second solo album "Let the flow", and released 500,000 copies in the mainland. Among them, "Cheers, Friends", a familiar song from this album.
In 2001, she became the first singer in the mainland to hold a solo concert, shocking countless people.
Tian Zhen's music career has been rising all the way. " Storm and Rainbow Rose " released in 2003 was sung for a while. The passionate lyrics combined with Tian Zhen's slightly hoarse tone and powerful melody inspired many listeners, and was later selected as the Chinese women's football team song.
At that time, Tian Zhen was at his peak, but because of external controversy and injuries, she chose to slowly fade out of the entertainment industry. Staying away from the hustle and bustle of the entertainment industry, she shared her daily life through social platforms and lived a leisurely and comfortable life.
In 2013, Tian Zhen sang classic songs such as "Persistence", "Cheers to Friends", "Storm Rainbow Rose" on the stage of the first season of the finals of " I'm crazy about the song ".
In 2014, he continued to participate in the second season of "I'm a Singer" and served as the host. On the stage of this season's finals, the familiar "northwest wind" was once again set off.
Years passed, Tian Zhen’s long-lost return awakened the most precious memory of a generation. She is still like a thorny rose, gorgeous, fragrant and heroic.
Tian Zhen's "Time Concert" journey continues. Which singer do you most want to hear Tian Zhen cover? Come to the comment section and share it~
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