In the past ten years of the Golden Melody Awards, any general award involving women has undoubtedly been the most discussed topic at the awards ceremony. The situation of rising yin and waning has further deepened the attention of ordinary listeners and music critics to female musicians. To a certain extent, the announcement of the Best Mandarin Female Singer Award every year inevitably triggers diss and diss among different camps on the Internet.
The originally tepid record market, with the collective releases of several major divas at the end of 2018, although it failed to reverse the declining record industry, it made the 2019 Golden Melody Awards very interesting. The shortlist of
has been announced, and the general public said that half of it is I don’t know her, and the other half is a fight between gods.
But as far as nominations are concerned, the Golden Melody Awards still insists on the judging criteria of proposition higher than technology, and technology higher than melodiousness. As for who will be the final diva, it is still worth looking forward to.
1, Jolin Tsai
, Jolin, who has released another film after 4 years, was ranked first by me, not only because she is a veritable traffic controller, just writing her name can greatly increase the search volume, but also because of this album It provides a large number of propositions and conflicts that can be discussed. It is not so much a concept album as it is the most high-level idea thrown out by the topic queen in recent years.
The word that appears most frequently when commenting on Jolin's singing skills is: stable.
can still restore the tape even under high-intensity dancing, which makes people wonder whether she was really possessed by Britney . Years of hard training has created such stability. This is not only an affirmation of her singing skills, but also a focus on talent. There's something relentless about her in the singing business.
During the Bah sister period, I didn’t care about your negative comments. My strength allowed me to slay the whole audience. With this album, I have evolved to a higher level of self-identity and tolerance and support for various value orientations.
The quality of the album is also of the highest quality. The songwriters are all top echelons in today's Chinese music scene. The production team spans Europe and Asia, which is in line with Jolin's current status and resources. However, the traces of sampling European and American music are still obvious, and it belongs to the European and American system with first-class production level. The next assembly line work.
Judging from the current news on the Internet, "Ugly Beauty" leads the way with 7 nominations. I think Jolin is going to kill everyone this time.
The best in the whole album is given to " Rose Youth ", with a little selfishness.
2, Lin Yilian
Regardless of whether she wins the Best Female Singer or not, Lin Yilian should win something at this year's Golden Melody Awards.
The first time I heard "0" was in the bus on the way to work. The mist in the headphones fell into the congestion of reality like silk falling into a meat grinder. What kind of album is this from a great dance master?
It wasn’t until one night after working overtime that I faced the cramped rental house, picked up my headphones again, and started playing the album from the beginning, and was completely enveloped by Lin Yilian’s weak but weighty, blank and freehand voice. It was so fragrant. . Only then did I have the opportunity to listen to the completely different styles of "Chauvin" and "Return to Zero" in the second half of the album.
The entire album perfectly demonstrates Lin Yilian's superb skills of lifting weight with ease, combining strength and softness, and her ability to control the voice as she pleases after years of study and training. If only singing skills are the criterion, please award the queen of songs to Lin Yilian.
The expression of the entire album is fragmented. The introduction says that this album is to express the singer's exploration of himself and the beauty of life's thinness, but I prefer to explore the singer himself in a longer dimension.
Lin Yilian has long been a god, and no one questions her professionalism and aesthetics as a singer. Her career breakthrough is undoubtedly to abandon the small emotional proposition of an individual, break through human nature, and rise to the discussion of the environment, the earth, and even divinity. So there is He has won works such as "Gaia" and "Persimmon", and after reaching this level, it seems to be unbreakable. In the process of pursuing the ultimate meaning of life,
discovered that the essence of rising is falling. While upgrading, it also returns, and the breakthrough itself is returning to zero.
From this level, the attitude of the singer and the meaning of the song are all valid, but the Chang Shilei , Wu Qingfeng , Ashin , Li Zhuoxiong , Zhou Yaohui, etc. who make up this album all have strong personal characteristics. The strong lineup of musicians ensures quality, but it also makes the album's expression ambiguous. If it weren't for the extremely controlling Lin Yilian, it's hard to imagine who could control such an album.
likes the most "turning off the genetic remote control and cutting off the temptation to dominate", but it is quite difficult.
3, Ai Yiliang
html Ai Yiliang, who shined at the 28th Golden Melody Awards, took over all the songwriting work for this album. In fact, I want to say to her, divide some of the creative tasks appropriately, and don’t burn them out too quickly and brilliantly. life, because such an excellent musician deserves a longer career.
Ai Yiliang's voice is graceful and long, and paired with narrative lyrics, her interpretation seems to have put the story into the melody, blending the lyrics and music.
The concrete quality of the voice may be the talent of the singer. There is no need to forcefully span several octaves or add an eighteen-turn turn at the end, which is already moving and convincing enough. This kind of persuasion Power is very rare in narrative lyrics, otherwise it will be suspected of moaning for no reason. Therefore, Ai Yiliang's singing skills may not be top-notch, but it does not affect her becoming a good singer at all.
focuses on writing stories. Almost every song has a descriptive object or imaginable scene. This may be the expression and attitude of the album "Living Vertically, Loving Horizontally": sincere feelings, honest records, Focused expression and calm acceptance. The author (he did not use a singer because he really regarded this method of expression as a kind of documentary literature) has accumulated a rich emotional pool, and used a concrete cut to properly output it in less than 4 minutes. It is already moving enough. The downside of
is that all the songs are somewhat similar in rhythm and style and are well produced. "The Wright Brothers Guilty" is given the highest score because Jazz is the future.
4, Cen Ning'er
is the only album with Cantonese. Once the Cantonese is added, the word "affectionate" is attached. The pronunciation of Cantonese is so suitable. It is used to express the morbid beauty that is like crying and endless. There is almost no more suitable expression than Cantonese.
The singers who have been trained by a complete music system have no flaws in singing, and the timbre is also moving. However, from the album, it seems that the vocal synthesizer is deliberately used to create resonance and echo. On the other hand, it also proves that This is a well-produced album. If Cen Ning'er sings live, her demand for audio equipment should be higher than her requirements for musical instruments.
This album contains three languages: Mandarin, English, and Cantonese. Judging from the songs, they range from jazz, folk, independent, and pop. There is no centralized direction or outlet for the singer's desired expression.
So we heard the singer's laziness, escape, collision, breakaway, truth, rhythm, and freedom. In the end, a variety of complex emotions converged into Nothing is under control, but the entire album did not appear to be out of control, and all emotions were Being controlled by an undercurrent of calmness is the best thing.
likes "Breathe!" ", an old-school Hong Kong soul wrapped in high-end arrangements.
5, Sun Shengxi
I really like Sun Shengxi's "Journey to the West" album. It is among a kind of singing "Goddess" album. Its outstanding rhythm is ear-catching and very memorable. You may wish to listen to it.
Listening to Sun Shengxi, it is easy to feel like you are listening to a Korean female singer. Her unique feminine charm makes her voice very recognizable. Regarding some people saying that her singing style is closer to Tanya , she did not deliberately avoid it in this album. The repost amplified this advantage. The whole album sounds very comfortable and relaxed.
can hold a variety of styles of songs in terms of singing skills, but it obviously does not belong to the vocal genre. The biggest feature of the arrangement is that it uses a lot of drum beats to enhance the rhythm, which greatly improves the audibility. After listening to the entire album, I personally prefer to compare her with Fan Xiaoxuan . Although the sound is closer to Tanya Tanya, the expression is too much like Fan Xiaoxuan, which I like very much.
However, because the arrangement and production of the album itself are not excellent, and it is a little outdated, the shortlist is a bit disappointing. When I drafted this article, I actually wanted to make this album an Easter egg, thinking that even if Even though I can’t be shortlisted, I can still share a pleasant-sounding disc with everyone. But I didn't expect Sun Shengxi to enter so unexpectedly.
loves "Red Apple", and the added wind instruments are very wonderful.
The competition for female singers is fierce every year, and 5 places are not enough. In fact, there are many singers who released films last year and are very capable, such as Yuan Yawei , Lu Qiang, Jiang Meiqi , and even Huang Qishan , They are all fully qualified to be shortlisted, and their new albums are all excellent works. If you like a little more "retro", you may want to check them out and give them a listen.
Personally, I am willing to award this award to Lin Yilian. Although the Golden Melody Awards in recent years have been the same as the Oscars, with intentions above all else, I may prefer Jolin Tsai, who has higher intentions and is fierce, but "Ugly Beauty" used There are too many synthesizers, and the junior college still has a high chance of winning. The national girl is a bit uncertain. Overall, Lin Yilian's scores are relatively high. If the intention is not weak, the pure vocal technology should be beaten. the other 4.
But no matter who is banned, the fans of each group will inevitably quarrel and ridicule each other. But from another level, it is precisely because of the public opinion’s pursuit of the topic of competition between female musicians that they feel more While under pressure, I also continue to break through myself and introduce more and better music works.
In addition, there are the following female singers, whose new albums are also worth mentioning. Although they were not shortlisted for the Golden Melody Award this time, the quality is still high. There are topics and strengths, and they are here for your reference.
Tanya Tanya
has a massive album, but it has caused a storm of public opinion because the song "Halfway" in the album was suspected of plagiarism. The object of "plagiarism" was Taylor Swift 's hit single "safe and sound" released in 2011. The music industry has always had the bad habit of despising Mandarin in the European and American circles, and this time the target was Taylor, who has a huge fan base. It can be said that it triggered an overwhelming refutation of Tanya Tanya. It has always been difficult to determine the plagiarism of
songs, but I have to admit that the similarity between the two songs is quite high. That's not all. Many of Tanya Tanya's early famous songs, such as "Red High Heels" and " I'm Not Understanding " have been jumped out in recent years and are basically covers of "Take It From Me" and "Gotta Have". you", but it is marked as original.
Taking advantage of this plagiarism scandal, everyone took out these foreign songs and listened to them. It turned out that from the melody to the lyrics, they all revealed a familiar feeling. Coupled with the ambiguous statement issued by Tanya Chua, it was really difficult to be convincing. It’s basically a solid reference.
Netizens with vicious tongues have used their own whims to give Tanya Tanya the title of "Chinese ghost genius", "cover artist", "music tailor", "elegant tailoring", etc. She has always regarded herself as a creator. Maybe he will lose his popularity among passers-by.
Leaving aside "plagiarism", the whole album is quite enjoyable, and the production level is online. Seeing Tanya Tanya's own name in the list of producers basically means that the quality is guaranteed. After all, Tsai Zhen Huan's name is not for nothing. Although this album has a lot of sounds, the production is really top-notch. It may be due to various factors that it was not shortlisted.
My favorite in the album is "I Want to Give the World the Longest Wet Kiss". It is very suitable to listen to when traveling to the African savannah, it is vast and far away.
Yuan Yawei
called Yuan Yawei with her real name. In my mind, Yuan Yawei has the most "worldly" voice. However, the album "TIARA" was released on April 20 last year, which is too long ago, and Yuan Yawei is in the embarrassing position of "I don't know her" in Taiwan, so the chance of being shortlisted is indeed low.
This album is basically tailor-made for Yuan Yawei, which greatly highlights her singing skills and advantages. The songs are both retro and fashionable. The overall performance of the timbre is like a combination of , Rihanna, and Gun Sister. The seamless connection between true and false sounds is like that of Niu Jie and Zha Ma. Technically, it is infinitely closer to Niu Jie. Both the transposition and the angry tone are better than those of Niu Jie. It sounds a little more pleasant to the ear.
The songs are basically adult lyrics with average expressions. It makes me feel that I took advantage of the popularity of "Singer" and "Let It Go" to submit a passable music assignment, but unfortunately none of the songs in the album can surpass "Singer". The big hit of “Let’s break up”.
If Jolin Tsai's album represents the first-class level of European and American assembly line production, then Yuan Yawei's album is the assembly line work of a top Chinese team that copied this set of processes. It is excellent and smooth, but nothing more.
chose "Romanticism". There are quite a few good songs in the album, but this one is most suitable for when you are tipsy.
Su Yunying
The road of growth from a wild child running wantonly to a smart and free elf. Before, he was an unrestrained child in the mountain stream, and now he is a young girl with the beginning of love, but she has not yet reached the maturity and resonance of adult lyricism.
Agility, nature, and vitality have always been labels attached to Su Yunying. Her singing skills have never been the focus of discussion, and some of her shortcomings have even become the shining point of her personal consciousness and attractive advantages.
In the album "Fantasy", she consciously avoided overly childish imagery and instead recorded the lives of urban women. Su Yunying's lyrics have something in common with Ai Yiliang, they are both expressions and records full of life, but The lyrics of Su Yunying's album are more down-to-earth and more straightforward and closer to reality.
However, the album title is called "Fantasy", which somewhat reveals the singer's yearning and review of the fantasy world, as if urban women who have to face the real world will always leave themselves a corner of the pure land of fantasy.
is not bad in terms of production, but it cannot be said to have many highlights. Because I'm not young, and I'm past that age where I'm easily troubled by love, so to be honest, the whole album didn't touch me that much. This album was highly requested, but it was not shortlisted, which is in line with my judgment.
's best choice is "Please Feel Free Here". Being tortured by my boss, I also want to have a "forbidden zone".
Karen Mok
With Karen Mok's strength and status, she does not have to deal with fans and companies to release an album. She has already had many good works to her credit, but she still submitted a "good" album this time. There is not a single song in the entire album that is not about dealing with fans and companies. To make up the numbers, there is also a Douyin song like " slowly falling in love with you ".
Karen Mok, who has been in the industry for 25 years, has a voice as good as her figure. She performed these 11 songs with ease. I believe the recording itself did not bring much difficulty or challenge to her, and it also allowed us to hear the journey of an excellent female singer. What kind of level should 25 years of precipitation and accumulation be?
The album expresses her reflection on the first half of her life that has been completed and her expectations and enthusiasm for the second half of her life. The point of view is very personal and very complete. One glance at the album production team will tell you that the quality will not be low.Although it is a pity that he was not shortlisted, Karen Mok no longer needs awards to prove anything.
I would choose "I Do". The lyrics are good and the melody is good. It is very suitable for a wedding march.
陈绮贞
Teacher Chen, who has always been very thoughtful, focused on conception and expression, this time made some songs about loneliness. But Chen Qizhen is a singer who "I can listen, but I can't get empathy here". Her albums and songs I like, such as "The Sun", are just that I like to listen to them without much emotional resonance. Speaking of Teacher Chen , often at a loss for words.
Singing skills are not evaluated. Teacher Chen has always been the type whose musicality in pronouncing words and sentences is higher than the pitch and rhythm. In other words, he is a talented singer who does not show off his skills but is good at singing. After listening to the entire album, it can be rated as an above-average level, with various elements including rock, electronics, folk songs, and pop. However, there are a few songs that feel like works from ten years ago. I want to jump before I finish listening to them. Overall, it is basically a qualified work.
's personal best is " Incomplete Rainbow ". In spring, it is easy to be moved by this kind of healing song.
Bai An
’s voice is an upgraded version of Ai Yiliang’s. It is more grainy and has its own plot. The pronunciation method and texture are very suitable for the microphone as a radio tool. It should be very suitable for live singing. It is also an all-in-one voice. Written and composed the entire album.
The advantage of Bai An's singing skills is that her timbre is particularly beautiful. Her singing style is the key-down version of early Stefanie Sun . Starting from her very early albums, articulation has always been an insurmountable listening obstacle for me. It feels like listening to ABC singing. , although the album "1990s" still has the articulation problem, it is much more pleasant to the ear, which may have something to do with the melody.
According to the introduction of the album, he even participated in the production, which is very rare. An album under this mode will show the singer's higher control, rather than compromising the vocals to the instruments.
As the name suggests, the album's concept and attitude are very suitable for people like me who were born in the early 1990s. However, compared with Ai Yiliang and Su Yunying, the lyrics are not precise enough and therefore less moving. Although I personally am not impressed by this album, I think that objectively speaking, it meets the criteria for inclusion. However, considering that Zhen Huan, Teacher Chen and Karen Mok's three biological daughters were directly eliminated, Bai An is indeed not unfair.
's favorite is "A Life in a Day" because several of the others seem to have the same melody and arrangement, but with a different rhythm.
Cyndi Wang
At the end of 2018, Cyndi Wang, who has the lowest voice, may be the biggest winner. At a time when the albums of the same period were all playing with concepts and finding oneself, this is a good song to sing "Love." "Xin Ling" has undoubtedly become an "ear-washing" existence.
Looking at the whole year, this album is not top-notch in terms of concept, expression, singing style or melodiousness, and the publicity is almost non-existent. However, Sweetheart Leader has completely dominated the youth echo of an entire generation. There are too many good works. It can be said that you can sing along if you play it backwards. But these years of ups and downs have allowed Cyndi to accumulate a lot of positive and negative emotions, so this album still incorporates many of the singer's attitudes and thoughts.
's main song "The Big Sleep" continues the style of sad love songs, which makes countless sisters think of themselves who were trapped in love when they hear the chorus. I haven't heard "The Thunder is on the Way to Hit You" yet. When I saw the title of the song, I thought Go to Moments, show it to some scumbag, and tell them while crying that I am doing well.
After listening to the entire album, I lamented that the melody is really important. She is still the same Cyndi Wang, but as for the Golden Melody Award, she has no chance to be nominated because she is still the same Cyndi Wang.
likes "The Great Sleep" the most. Who has never been trapped by love?
Looking at the Golden Melody Awards in recent years, it seems that the attention and ratings are increasingly on the decline, but I believe that this year, all the celebrities will collectively go crazy, and maybe they can save some eyeballs. Looking forward to the 2019 Golden Melody Awards.
