Among them, Guo Yan from the mainland, Paula Tsui from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and Cai Qin from the same hometown (Hubei) are all rare mezzo-soprano and vinyl fans, but they are also unique in charm and are praised by the media as the three popular mezzo-sopranos in Chinese.
Paula Tsui, one of the three mezzo-sopranos, was born in June 1949. As an iconic figure in Hong Kong's music scene, she was called a palace-level singer as early as the 1980s. Her polka-dot skirt, big waves and low magnetic bean paste voice are her signs. Paula Tsui has been in the music world for more than 40 years, with numerous good songs and aloof status. Her unique and charming voice conquered the whole Chinese music scene. Her voice is not loud and intense, penetrating, not dull, deep and classical. Whether it's the cheerful Selling Tangyuan, or the slightly sad Before Tears or Down the River, Paula Tsui's songs will become familiar classics after dinner and be sung by young and old. Her singing has gradually become a classic, and it is a mellow truth that will always be treasured. Even in the 2 1 century, her songs are still irreplaceable, and she is the eternal glory of the mezzo-soprano world.
Paula Tsui's vinyl feelings originated from a song "The Fire of Love", which was Paula Tsui's cover of Bai Guang, a singer in the 1940s, and was a repertoire of her concerts for many years. 1966, it was with this song that she took part in the singing contest of "Hong Kong oriole" and beat more than 2,000 other opponents to become the champion. Perhaps it was providence that her fate was completely changed by an old song. Paula Tsui entered the music scene from then on. Since then, Paula Tsui has repeatedly covered Bai Guang's prude and haunting old dreams, which made Bai Guang deeply admire and repeatedly praised "this lad is like me" and was called "Xiao Bai Guang" for a time. Paula Tsui's "A Thousand Miles of Bright Moon" and "Love in My Heart" are also works that cover Wu He's two songs. But in her later efforts, she finally proved her singing talent and became the object of imitation or cover by many famous singers. Leslie Cheung, Emil Wakin Chau, Alan Tam, Jenny Tseng, Wang Jie, Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Liming and others all covered her songs. After 1978 became popular, Paula Tsui began to become a unique singer in the Hong Kong music scene, and then there were countless outstanding works. Even though she has a lot of personal songs, she still doesn't mind covering a lot of other people's famous songs. Paula Tsui loves and respects classics, which is also her vinyl feelings. Paula Tsui has been singing for 40 years, from the era of vinyl and tape to the era of CD and Internet. What changes is the way of listening, and what remains unchanged is the songs that touch people's hearts.
Cai Qin, the second of three mezzo-sopranos, was born in1957 65438+February. Taiwan Province is a heavyweight in pop music, and is known as the "Queen of Velvet Songs". In the 1970s, he began to set foot in the music world as a folk singer, and then published his first record, March. In the past 30 years, he has been very popular, releasing nearly 50 records and winning numerous awards. His voice is deep and euphemistic, frank and calm, and very penetrating. Famous songs include Like Your Gentleness, Your Eyes, The Last Night, Love Without End, Reading You, Forgotten Time, Ferry, Choice and so on. , and also involved in broadcasting, writing, film, fashion design and other fields, hosted a number of large-scale activities including the Golden Horse Award.
In the music industry, Cai Qin has an excellent reputation, and there is no doubt about Cai Qin's vinyl feelings. Her songs are mainly covers of classic songs. Zhou Xuan, Butterfly, Ruan, and many other Shanghai veteran singers' works include I Can't Love, Three Years, I Have a Love, A Night in Shanghai, and The Moon Represents My Heart. In the circle of "fans", Cai Qin's records are all regarded as audition discs, and her low magnetic voice is regarded as the HI-FI standard of China people's voice. They believe that only when the device can truly convey the charm of her voice can it reach the standard. Cai Qin's voice is not only feminine, but also has the vicissitudes of a mature woman's charm, which makes people intoxicated. Her calm and euphemistic singing is an ancient forgotten language, with classical romance and elegant sadness. She is also the most successful representative of the cross-border entry into the pop music environment in the folk song era, and the most respected mezzo-soprano queen after Bai Guang.
The third of the three mezzo-sopranos: Guo Yan,1born in March 1977. The unique "blue mezzo-soprano" in the mainland pop music scene is known as the "vinyl queen". 20 1 1 released the original HIFI album "Yan Gui", which received rave reviews. At the same time, it is very popular with Chinese and western classical music elements, and it shows Guo Yan's unique alto with generous magnetism, roundness, fullness and firmness. Guo Yan's appearance in the rare alto palace in the mainland gave people a refreshing joy. Guo Yan's uniqueness makes her good at all kinds of music works, which are simple and natural, gentle and euphemistic, unpretentious and highly infectious. Compared with other mezzo-sopranos, most of Guo Yan's songs are original. Whether it is the slightly sad China archaic "The Return of Wild Goose" and "Encounter, Be There or Be There", or the Buddhist nature of Zen, or the pure and ethereal "City of the Sky" and the beautiful and beautiful "Flower Language", people can't put it down, and every pronunciation of her tightly draws the audience's thoughts and soothes your heart.
Guo Yan has been obsessed with vinyl records since childhood and loves classic golden songs. 20 10 At a nostalgic concert in Hong Kong, people saw that she vividly interpreted all kinds of customs of that era, and Guo Yan's retro atmosphere and vinyl feelings began to spread. On July 22nd, 2065438+0/kloc-0, Guo Yan's "vinyl feelings" concert was held in poly theatre, Shenzhen, with retro red lip modeling, elegant cheongsam, gorgeous evening dress, full of charm and swaying posture, full of gentle charm, as if it were reappeared after four days on the beach. Guo Yan not only performed dozens of golden songs that Cai Qin once covered, but also Paula Tsui's Cantonese works, such as "A Moon Thousands of Miles to Send Acacia", "Down the River", "Long Road" and "Stars". So that the audience can hear her voice. For a long time, Guo Yan's low-key and natural unique alto makes her not need too much commercial packaging. In addition to organizing concerts, she is still recording albums, and as always, she insists on her own music and music path. In this way, we can clearly see that Guo Yan, like a pearl in Chinese mainland's popular mezzo-soprano, is slowly rising in the East.