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3月13日 Chinese Music Part 1: the 1970sFor an introduction to Chinese pop music, click the "Previous" button above or click here: INTRODUCTION
The 1970s saw the birth of Chinese pop music. Before the Sensational Seventies, most Chinese music consisted of traditional folk melodies, Chinese opera, and Shanghai nightclub jazz. Some sources credit Roman Tam with the birth of Chinese pop; other sources credit Sam Hui. Both of these singers, however, sang in Cantonese. Many of the early Chinese singers began by singing western pop hits. Then they would translate into or re-write the lyrics in Chinese and perform Chinese versions of the western hits. Finally, they started to compose original Chinese songs. Other early singers include George Lam, Paula Tsui, Adam Cheng, Liza Wang, Francis Yip, Teresa Cheung and the boy band Wynners.
The aforementioned Roman Tam is credited with being the first Chinese singer to hold concerts in western cities (The Royal Albert Hall in London in 1979, for example). His biggest hits were "Below The Lion Rock" and "Romantic Swordsman". Tam often performed duets with the songstress Jenny Tseng, like the song "Blood of Iron, Heart of Innocence". This pair popularized the duet and were known as the "dynamic duo" of Cantonese Pop music, commonly referred to as "Cantopop". Prior to their collaborative work, Macau-born Jenny Tseung was already a well-known singer among the Chinese around Asia who were familiar with her Mandarin hits like "Plum Blossom".
All these Cantopop artists emerged primarily in the city of Hong Kong where they were superstars among its 4 million inhabitants in the 1970s. Many sources credit Luo Da You as being the first modern Mandarin pop star. But one artist sprung up humbly to shine as the sun among the stars. Her soothing, sweet voice, her girl-next-door image, her impeccable command of Mandarin, Cantonese, English, Japanese, and Taiwanese all helped to propel her to become the most beloved Chinese singer of all-time. And her name is Teresa Deng.
Teresa Deng
Chinese Name: 邓丽君
Mandarin Name: Deng Li Jun
(1953-1995, born in Yunlin, Taiwan)
Prior to this classy lady, most Chinese music is what we might consider traditional Chinese folk music. Modern pop music really began to sweep the Chinese world with the advent of Teresa Deng, though, after listening to her songs, we would probably consider it a far cry from modern rock. In light of the history of musical styles, she bridges the gap between Chinese folk music and modern pop music, providing a mellow adult-oriented vocal approach—think of Barbara Streisand. Deng, whose name is often misspelled as Teng, is regarded as the greatest singing star in all Chinese history.
Teresa Deng was born in a the village of Tienyang, in Yunlin County, Taiwan to a mainlander family originating from Hebei province. She actually started her singing career in the late 1960s. In 1968, she gained fame by performing on a popular music TV show in Taiwan. By the 1970s, she had already released eight albums! In 1973, she attempted to break into the Japanese market by partaking in a singing competition among the best artists of the year. She won the "Best New Singing Star" award. The following year, she conquered Japan with the song "Airport". After conquering the Chinese and Japanese markets, Deng went on to triumph in Malaysia and then Indonesia. Her song "Goodbye My Love" was translated into the Indonesian language and Deng sung it in a 1977 release.
In 1983, Teresa released her most-acclaimed album, Light Exquisite Feeling. It contained a dozen renowned Chinese Tang and Song Dynasty poems set to music for the first time. Despite the fact that Mainland Chinese authorities had branded most modern music as "decadent", Teresa Deng's songs became so popular in Chinese Karaoke bars that, in 1986, they bypassed the censorship, and the saying sprung up, "By day, Deng Xiaoping rules China, but by night, Deng Lijun rules." But Teresa never performed in Mainland China. She held seven consecutive concerts in Hong Kong, breaking the record at that time. She was the first Chinese artist to perform at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, U.S.A.
This Taiwanese songstress died an untimely death from an asthma attack while in Thailand in 1995 and the entire Chinese world mourned like nobody's business. She was given a state funeral attended by the Taiwanese leader. Her song "The Moon Represents My Heart" is considered by many the greatest and most popular Chinese pop song in history. "Sweet" and "I Care Only For You" are just about as famous. There is no Chinese person who doesn't know this triplet of ditties.
Listen to the diamond-trio, the three biggest Chinese pop songs in history, by right-clicking on one of the following and selecting Open in New Window.
"The Moon Represents My Heart" (月亮代表我的心)
"I Care Only For You" (我只在乎你)
"Sweet" (甜蜜蜜) 引用通告 (1)此日志的引用通告 URL 是： http://peltonator.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!184A2363AD187F54!2800.trak 引用此项的网络日志
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