On October 20, the first generation of Huangmei Opera queen and Hong Kong universal queen Jingting died of illness at the age of 88.
Jingting's only daughter Ivy confirmed in an interview that she was rushing to the hospital to deal with her mother's funeral. She choked and said: "Originally, we planned to travel to Okinawa, Japan after the epidemic was over, but now it cannot be achieved..." I also hope that the outside world can always remember her mother's voice.
It is reported that Jingting and her daughter moved to Taipei many years ago to settle down, living a leisurely life of retirement, and occasionally going out with friends to have dinner, chat and drink tea. The daughter said that her mother died naturally and left her life in her sleep at around 2 a.m. on the 20th. The funeral will be held in Taipei. Due to the epidemic, the memorial service is not considered in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong media reported that Jingting suffers from dementia and is in a serious condition.
Jingting's real name is Guo Damei. She was born in Sichuan Province. Later, she went to Hong Kong with her parents. When she was a child, she was financially struggling in a nightclub at the age of 17. In order to conceal her identity, she took the stage name Jingting. Later, she gave a large number of movie interlude music and harmony accompaniment.
1963, " Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai " directed by Li Hanxiang , starring Ledi , and cross-dressed by Lingbo won various awards. The interlude in the play " Zhu Yingtai " was sung by Jingting, and sang " Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai " popular, and at the same time established his position as a queen of .
In addition, Jingting also sang for popular actresses such as Yu Qiu , Lin Dai , Lin Cui , Youmin , Li Lihua , Zheng Peipei , He Lili, and other popular actresses. Their representative works include "The Phoenix" and "Playing the Emperor" in the movie " Jiangshan Beauty ", "Chun Wu Niang" in the movie " Yellow Flower Girl ", etc.
According to incomplete statistics, Jingting sang more than 700 songs, including "Night Hong Kong", " I don't have him in my heart ", "Red and Blue", etc., setting an immortal record in the Chinese music industry.
Jingting pushed Huangmei Opera to its peak with her own strength and became popular all over Asia. Her pay was once much higher than that of popular stars. Her soundtrack " Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai " was selected as one of the best Chinese movies in 2006.
In the 1970s, with the rise of Hong Kong action drama, Huangmei opera gradually lost the market, Jingting chose to withdraw from the music scene and moved to the United States. She once made a comeback in the 1980s and won the Golden Record Award. Later, she also released several records one after another, serving as singing guests for many singers.