The 28th Golden Melody Awards ceremony was held this Saturday at the Taipei Arena. This year's "Special Contribution Award" was awarded to the late musician Zhang Yusheng. from 1997

The 28th Golden Melody Awards ceremony was held this Saturday at the Taipei Arena. This year's "Special Contribution Award" was awarded to the late musician Zhang Yusheng. From 1997 to 2017, a gap of 20 years has passed. His bold but refreshing works have remained timeless and are still popular today.

Singer-songwriter Zhang Yusheng, a famous Taiwanese singer, is known as Taiwan's "Music Magician". Bachelor's degree from the Department of Diplomacy, National Chengchi University. His native place is Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province. He was born in Penghu County, Taiwan on June 7, 1966. He died in Tamsui Town, Taipei County, China on November 12, 1997, at the age of 31. When he was 9 years old, he moved to Fengyuan City, Taichung County, with his family. He was the eldest in the family, with two younger brothers and two younger sisters. The famous song is " my future is not a dream ". Maybe many people can't remember who he is, but when it comes to his popular song "My Future Is Not a Dream", everyone may suddenly understand.

In March 1988, Zhang Yusheng formed the group "Metal Kids" to participate in the first popular music conference. Because of his high-pitched voice, he attracted attention and entered the music industry. In 1995, Zhang Yusheng began to work as a producer for other singers. Since then, he has produced albums for Yi Nengjing , Tao Jingying, Zhang Huimei and others. Among them, "Sisters" he created for Zhang Huimei made her an instant hit and became the queen of Taiwan.

On November 12, 1997, a car accident brought an end to Zhang Yusheng's life at the age of 31. Even though he has passed away 15 years ago, his clear voice, simple bookishness, and intellectual enthusiasm are all unforgettable.

Childhood photos of Zhang Yusheng

Perhaps at that time, no one would have known that Zhang Yusheng would become a music magician in the future. Talking about his son, Zhang Yusheng’s father Zhang Jianmin recalled that Zhang Yusheng showed great musical talent from a very young age. Because his mother often performed on stage, Zhang Yusheng had the opportunity to be influenced by his mother. Therefore, it can be said that Zhang Yusheng's musical talent comes from his parents. In his future music career, his parents also gave Zhang Yusheng great support and encouragement.

When he was in college, Zhang Yusheng joined a guitar club as the lead singer and practiced guitar hard. Although he played heavy metal rock music, Zhang Yusheng had a mushroom head at this time, and his honest and honest appearance was completely inconsistent with the crazy heavy metal music. This comparison is like how after he became famous, when the entertainment industry began to be linked to business, he could still maintain the purest love for music.

Zhang Yusheng first tried singing in 1986 when he was a freshman. Due to the death of his sister, he participated in the "Wooden Boat Folk Song Competition" and played and sang in the finals and won the championship. Zhang Yusheng began to gain confidence and interest in singing. He entered the singing competition immediately after the start of his sophomore year. Guitar club. In 1987, when he was a sophomore in college, he formed the band "Thunder Spot" with his guitar club classmates and began his inter-school and off-campus singing career. On June 6 of the same year, Zhang Yusheng and his band performed on behalf of National Chengchi University at National Taiwan University. Zhang Yusheng's talented voice was noticed by the "Metal Kids" band of National Taiwan University. Later, the "Metal Kids" band was invited by Tunghai University to sing. However, the lead singer could not perform because of a cold, so he asked Zhang Yusheng for help, which also started future cooperation. door.

When he was a junior in college in 1987, Zhang Yusheng won first place in the school's songwriting competition with a song "They" that described the life of retired soldiers. On March 29, 1988, he and his band "Metal Kids" won the first popular music competition in 1977 and the honor of Best Vocalist. As a result, he was discovered by producer Ong Xiaoliang . In April of the same year, Zhang Yusheng attracted the attention of the music industry with a black pine root beer commercial song "My Future Is Not a Dream".

In 1988, Zhang Yusheng, who was still a senior in college, released his first solo album - "Miss You Every Day". As soon as this album came out, it set a sales record of 350,000 copies and became the record figure of the year. As a newcomer, Zhang Yusheng also set a record - selling nearly 100,000 copies in a week. This became the thing that Zhang Yusheng was most proud of at the time. It was also from that time that Zhang Yusheng officially started his music career.

The hit sales of "Miss You Everyday" made Zhang Yusheng an instant hit. His extremely high popularity made him become the most popular star in three other places overnight. Some directors also discovered Zhang Yusheng's potential at that time. The movie " septwolves " is a classic movie that Zhang Yusheng was invited to shoot at this time. Because of Zhang Yusheng's joining, the film also achieved excellent box office success at the time.

In addition to releasing films and getting involved in movies, Zhang Yusheng also has a hobby, which is stage plays. The three stage plays that Zhang Yusheng performed were all well received. At that time, he was still serving as the music director of a theater. Although he was busy, Zhang Yusheng felt very fulfilled. Even before the crash, he was rehearsing with theater staff for the December show.

As a Taiwanese artist, Zhang Yusheng at that time also encountered the same problem as Taiwanese artists today who need to enlist in the army. However, even in the army, Zhang Yusheng did not give up his persistence and love for music. In the picture, Zhang Yusheng is with his comrades.

After Zhang Yusheng retired from the army, he began to try to be a musician. After he was discharged from the army, he returned to the entertainment industry as a musician. At this time, Zhang Yu was completely different from before he enlisted in the army. During this period, Zhang Yusheng also released his own album "Take Me to the Moon". The music in the album, from songwriting to music production, was all handled by Zhang Yusheng.

There are many artists in Taiwan, some are positioned as idol stars, and some have established themselves in the entertainment industry based on their strength. However, it is difficult to position Zhang Yusheng with either of these two titles, and at the same time, either of these two titles can be used to interpret Zhang Yusheng. Because Zhang Yusheng is a talented and powerful artist, she also fully possesses the idol temperament of idol stars. Musician, singer, actor and many other titles rolled into one, this is Zhang Yusheng.

Just like every scholar has another world in his heart, Zhang Yusheng also has his own dream for music. "My Future Is Not a Dream" may be his best interpretation of his dream. After becoming a musician, Zhang Yusheng has been trying to fulfill his music dream. Compared with the singer's glamorous stage performance, Zhang Yusheng prefers to go behind the scenes to discover the young artists in his ideal world. Zhang Huimei is his masterpiece.

Amei is Zhang Yusheng’s favorite singer. According to Zhang Huimei’s personal characteristics, Zhang Yusheng, a music producer, tailors classic songs for her. I remember that after Zhang Yusheng passed away, Zhang Huimei said in an interview that Zhang Yusheng was the person she deserved to be grateful for in her life. Without Zhang Yusheng, there would be no Amei. In fact, Amei's success is Zhang Yusheng's success. He has been moving towards his musical dream and never stopped.

On November 12, 1997, a car accident brought an end to Zhang Yusheng’s life at the age of 31. Zhang Yusheng's father, Zhang Jianmin, recalled that 1997 was Zhang Yusheng's busiest year, and it should also be his proudest year. It's a pity that God was jealous of talents and forced such misfortune to happen to him! Now we can only express our disappointment at Zhang Yusheng's passing with words similar to "Tian Jian Ying Cai". The death of a superstar will always leave us something, and what Zhang Yusheng left us is classic golden songs.

Zhang Yusheng’s cemetery - Yusheng Garden. Every year on the anniversary of Zhang Yusheng's death, thousands of fans will gather here to mourn Zhang Yusheng. And the golden songs he left behind in his short life are still sung in our mouths to this day. "My future is not a dream", " The fish swimming all day long ", "The Sea"... Familiar notes constitute our most precious memory of him.

After Zhang Yusheng was in a car accident and he was in coma for 23 days, a partial list of celebrities from the entertainment industry and political circles who visited Yusheng in Taiwan's Tamsui Mackay Hospital is as follows (in no particular order):

Li Ao, Zhang Fei , Fei Yuqing , Hu Gua, Ma Ying-jeou, Andy Lau , Zhang Huimei, Su Rui , Fei Xiang , Qi Qin , Amei, Ye Huan , Soong Chuyu, Zhang Zhaoxiong, Huang An, Wen Zhaolun, Huang Zijiao , Pu Xueliang, Huang Shujun , Xiao Wanchang, Zhang Xiaoyan , Tao Jingying, Zhang Xinzhe , Jimmy Lin , Lee Teng-hui, Jacky Cheung , Huang Lei, Shi Yinan, Xiao Gang, Zhong Zhentao , Qiong Yao, baby, Hacken Lee , Li Zhixi, Yao Kejie , Wang Jie, Tuo Zonghua, Xie Zuwu, Ye Quanzhen, Yi Nengjing, Yu Chengqing , Sakurai Hongji (koji), Li An, Wang Mingquan, Zheng Zhihua, Li Zongsheng, Peng Chaqia, Liu Dekai, Chen Zhiyuan (overseas fax) , Chen Lerong, Qu Zhongheng, SOS sisters, Power Train, Su Youpeng, Wu Qilong, Huanhuan, Lin Zhixuan, Feng Feifei , Ouyang Long, Zhang Depei (famous tennis player), Zeng Jiang (old Hong Kong drama star), Zhang Zhiyao, Lin Jiuyu, Niu Dake, Chen Benyu , Liang Zhimin, Faye Wong and so on.

quoted Tao Jingying: At the beginning, my friends still held on to a glimmer of hope, but after seeing Yusheng in the intensive care unit, they couldn't bear to let him suffer like this. The psychological battle between whether he should go or stay, I believe Even Yusheng himself can't decide.