Cao Yanzhen

Cao Yanzhen

Cao Yanzhen, female, is a Chinese folk singer. He has won more than ten awards, including the "top ten most popular singers in China" award.

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Cao Yanzhen, a national first-class actor, was once an actor of the air force art troupe of Guangzhou Military Region, and later transferred to Shanghai National Orchestra. Up to now: member of China Musicians Association, director of China Minority Vocal Music Association, member of Shanghai Branch of China Musicians Association. Cao Yanzhen, born in Yangxin, Hubei Province, graduated from Shanghai Conservatory of music. After being admitted to the Guangzhou Air Force Arts Troupe for many years, she was unexpectedly selected by the composer to sing the theme song "hope brother" for the feature film "Hometown" which won the "Hundred Flowers Award", and her song flew into thousands of families. Who would have thought that when she was born on the Bank of Huangpu River, she was only 3 Jin and 4 liang. She was a "Thumbelina" who could not even eat milk. At that time, because she was not tall, she padded things in her cotton padded shoes before she joined the Guangzhou Air Force art troupe; and because she was not tall, she could not be used on the stage, so she had been managing props backstage and was almost eliminated. Fortunately, a leader of the regiment thought she was eager to learn and nimble, so he gave her a chance to learn art. He sent her to Henan to learn from Zhao Zheng, the "Henan Zhuizi king" and Chang Xiangyu, the famous Henan Opera writer. Unexpectedly, this just became the turning point of Cao Yanzhen's art. For the first time, she not only appreciated the charm of national art, tasted the hardships of learning art, but also understood how to "cage" the audience's heart with art. Two months later, when she came back to the troupe to report on the performance, she shocked the whole troupe. This bright and strong Shanghai girl suddenly impressed everyone with her Henan dialect and Henan Zhuizi "ten chickens". From then on, she became the pillar of Guangzhou Air Force Art Troupe. Later, she returned to Shanghai and joined the Shanghai National Orchestra.

Life

From 1987 to 1990, she took the lead in holding sensational individual folk song concerts in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Suzhou. Then, in January 1991, Singapore National Theatre invited her to hold the first ever individual Folk Song Concert of a Chinese singer in Singapore's history at the Victoria concert hall. Her "excellent performance" and "intoxicating style" captured the hearts of the local audience. She was also invited to Singapore in 1992 and 1994 to hold "Chinese classical poetry" and "essence of Chinese opera" solo concerts, which won high praise from music experts and audiences. She was called "a worthy singer of folk songs". Newspapers and magazines praised her with the headlines of "a soul stirring song" and "a new stage of vocal music culture", and specially invited her to attend "Xiang Li Guang" The grand event of "honoring senior officials and paying homage to" one thousand people banquet is well known in Xingdao. As a representative of Chinese singers, he participated in the "Asian peace music conference" hosted by Japan and performed with world famous artists. He has been honored as "China's Jiao Yan" and "singer with angel voice and moving oriental charm" in his performances in Europe, Australia and Southeast Asia. She graduated from the Vocal Music Department of Shanghai Conservatory of music. She is a member of China Musicians Association, a director of China National Minority Vocal Music Association, a member of the Standing Committee of Shanghai Youth Federation, and a part-time professor of Shanghai Fisheries University. She has been included in China's contemporary art celebrities, Chinese and foreign singers dictionary and China's contemporary music celebrities dictionary.

style

Cao Yanzhen is very devoted to singing and pays great attention to emotion. She is good at mixing the three singing methods of nationality, Bel Canto and popular together skillfully and naturally, and properly grasping and reflecting the style and connotation of various works. She has a sweet voice, a wide range of voice, a combination of lyricism and drama, strong plasticity and great contrast, but without losing its unique style of jasmine like pure song, which is full of Jiangnan charm.

works

Since the early 1980s, major record companies in Hong Kong, Singapore and China have recorded and published her solo album at home and abroad, with more than 20 albums and more than 400 songs. Cao Yanzhen: Jasmine Flower (CD) Cao Yanzhen: bright moon rises to Shanghai (CD) Cao Yanzhen: Liang Zhu a collection of 100 collections of Chinese singers in the 20th century Cao Yanzhen Qian Manhua Wang Baozhen (CD)

prize

Cao Yanzhen is the winner of the highest honor "golden record" award in China's recording industry. She has won more than ten awards, including the "top ten most popular singers in China" award, the first prize of national radio new song singing, the first prize of "sound of the Strait" works singing, the 14th "spring of Shanghai" excellent performance award, and the gold award of national drama and song competition. She is one of the most influential folk singers in southern China. Her fans at home and abroad affectionately call her "Queen of jasmine" and "Jiao Yan of China".

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