When the name Zheng Zhihua is mentioned, today's young people may be confused. But in the pop music scene of the 1980s and 1990s, which was full of talents, he was really a soul singer. In the early 1990s, his song "Sailor" and "Stars Light Up" were popular all over the country. Children no matter how old they are, or old people with silver hair can hum this familiar melody. It is no exaggeration. It is said that Zheng Zhihua's songs influenced that era. The young people of that era each had their own Zheng Zhihua song in their hearts.
Zheng Zhihua from Taiwan, China, was one of the most influential Chinese inspirational male singers in the 1990s. Among those born in the 1970s and 1980s, Zheng Zhihua was more of an alternative, rebellious, and aloof person. synonym for. The representative works "Sailor" and "Star Lights", because of the inspirational spirit contained in them, influenced and illuminated the confused young people of that era. In the early 1990s, the streets and alleys of the motherland were wandering. "He said that the wind and rain This little pain is nothing, wipe away your tears and don’t ask why." His arrogant and vigorous singing voice.
Zheng Zhihua is not only an inspirational soul singer, but his life is also very inspirational. After getting married in January 1999, he quit the music circle and joined the IT industry, where he became prosperous. Returned to the music scene in 2005. As a singer-songwriter, Zheng Zhihua and his songs bring others more than just a simple accumulation of melody and words. His songs bring a kind of shock to the soul, a kind of sublimation of the soul, and more importantly, a reflection on life and reality. His songs are sounds that convey life, stories, and pictures... He is a singer who speaks with his soul... His music gives people greater motivation.
When Zheng Zhihua was 3 years old, he suffered from polio and lost both legs due to his high fever and the sequelae of not seeking medical treatment in time due to poverty in his family. For most children between the ages of 3 and 6, childhood is as colorful as a kaleidoscope. For Zheng Zhihua, it is a childhood where he is constantly fighting against diseases, doctors, and drugs. While other children can eat snacks and run around, Zheng Zhihua can only make clothes for his father. tailor board climb. Due to loneliness and illness, he fell in love with painting, and from then on he determined to be a painter. The first work he painted was of Guan Gong.
14-17 years old When he went to junior high school, he became obsessed with existentialism. Kafka became his idol in life. 17 years old Because I hated wearing uniforms and carrying a backpack to school, I decided to enroll in the Civil Engineering Department of Taipei Polytechnic College. At the age of 22, he graduated from Taipei Polytechnic College and worked in an engineering company. He was rebellious and decided to leave because he was not used to the life of punching in and clocking out at work. At the age of 23, he entered an advertising company as a copywriter and started a series of advertising adventures. From then on, Zheng Zhihua's life moved forward courageously and unstoppably.
At the age of 25, he released his first song "Happy Girl". At the same time, his works - Happy Shampoo, Fulisi Fragrance Bath Milk, Ryukakusan... etc. received enthusiastic response, and he has been recognized in the advertising industry ever since.
26 years old. He was appreciated by Agui (the boss of Dianjiang Records) and decided to help him release an album. In December 1988, his first solo album "The Story of the youngest" was released. In August 1989, he resolutely left the advertising industry where he had made great achievements. Due to the popularity of the first album, he released his second solo album "Single Escape" on February 28, 1990. This was also the first album after joining the "Ke Deng" record company.
On November 30, 1990, the third album "Fallen Angel" was released.On September 14, 1991, after leaving "Ke Deng" and joining "UFO", he released his fourth album "Youth Age".
On April 20, 1992, the fifth album "Private Songs" was released. On October 8, 1992, he cooperated with the famous Taiwanese musician Luojizhen to establish the Platter Music Workshop and produced a number of records.
released its sixth album "Stars Light" on December 4, 1992. On October 4, 1993, the seventh album "The Crying Actor" was released.
In March 1995, the eighth and first Taiwanese EP "Brother Tobacco" was released.
On April 10, 1995, the ninth album " game world " was released.
In January 1996, in conjunction with the release of the movie "Mahjong", the tenth and second Taiwanese EP "Mahjong" was released. In April 1998, he released his eleventh album "Sleepless", which was also his last official solo album.
In April 1998, the twelfth album and third Taiwanese album "The Last Night City" was released. This is a live version of Zheng Zhihua's concert album.
In January 1999, Zheng Zhihua, who got married, officially announced his retirement from the music scene, but he would continue to engage in song creation, writing, painting, advertising planning and other related work, and officially entered the IT industry.
In April 2004, Zheng Zhihua released his latest single "Song of Heroes" and performed it live for the first time at a fan meeting held in Zhumadian. In May 2005, Zheng Zhihua, who had been out of the music scene for 6 years, signed a cooperation contract with Doushi Culture in Beijing and officially announced his comeback.
On December 18, 2005, Zheng Zhihua held his first solo concert since his comeback at the Beijing Exhibition Hall Theater.
On June 2, 2006, Zheng Zhihua released three newly created new songs, "Flying Birds", "Between Us", and "Present Progress", and auditioned them on Sina Music Channel, and is preparing to release a new EP album.
In November 2006, the 13th album "Now Progressive" was released. This concert + new song album includes Zheng Zhihua's new song "Now Progressive" created in 2006 and the 2004 work "Heroes" Song" and was released together with the original soundtrack CD of the 2005 concert.
Zheng Zhihua is not an ordinary commercial singer because his idol is Kafka who advocates pure freedom. Zheng Zhihua has always paid attention to reality, so he released the song "Grand People" which exposed the incompetence and shamelessness of the Taiwan authorities. Zheng Zhihua expressed some of his thoughts and disappointments about Taiwan in "The Great Nation", and expressed his patriotic feelings for Taiwan's return to the motherland.
When he was 55 years old, Zheng Zhihua posted on Facebook that recently some people in Taiwan were making fun of the mainland, which made him deeply sad. He couldn't help but ask, "Having been standing still for 20 years, will Taiwan continue to do this?" ? Zheng Zhihua said on Facebook that it is undeniable that the mainland is rising. Looking at Taiwan, apart from elections and struggles, what else can it do? "Having been standing still for 20 years, will Taiwan continue like this?" Zheng Zhihua said. Recently, some people in Taiwan have made fun of the mainland. "I really feel sad for the superficiality of these frogs in the well." Zheng Zhihua's patriotism is respected by patriots as the "Lu Xun" in the music world.
