Zhou Chuanxiong, a name that evokes our memories of youth, was once known as the "godfather of love songs", he once refused to join the Little Tigers, but he became a household name with songs such as "Dusk" and "Lonely Sandbank Cold".
He also acted as a behind-the-scenes, holding red Chen Huilin, Na Ying and others in one hand. But he once had unlimited scenery, and recently sang on stage as a student on a variety show, and it was the popular singer Meng Meiqi who commented on him. What did Zhou Chuanxiong, who was once a big hit, go through?
Record the imprint of the times, recall the classic moments, taste the taste of life, this issue of Ziya Children's Fun Number of Popular Characters, take everyone into the musical life of Zhou Chuanxiong, the "Godfather of Love Songs".
Zhou Chuanxiong was born on June 7, 1969 in Taichung, Taiwan Province, and his arrival did not bring joy and joy to the impoverished family, but on the contrary made the family that was not rich in the first place worse. And he seems to have become the fuse of the breakdown of his parents' feelings. Finally, when Zhou Chuanxiong was 16 years old, his mother could no longer stand such a family life and decided to abandon his father and son and run away from home, and his father also chose to leave home shortly after his mother left.
So Zhou Chuanxiong became a helpless orphan, but a person needs to live after all, he chose to rely on his own hands to make a living, 16 years old is a young man, he worked as a plumber, painter, sales products and stalls to sell earrings. Every night in the dead of night, he lay in bed and meditated, why his life was so bumpy, and God was so unfair to himself. But the next day he was always full of enthusiasm and hope for life, because he believed that hard work would not fail.
In 1988, Zhou Chuanxiong, who likes music, participated in the "Taiwan Campus Singing Competition", because of his excellent performance, beautiful appearance and handsome appearance, he was selected as the first batch of candidate members of the Tigers, but Zhou Chuanxiong, who was only 19 years old at the time, had an extremely firm goal, he only wanted to be an outstanding singer-songwriter, and when he learned that the Tigers were singing and jumping teams, he knew in his heart that this was not his far away, so he resolutely gave up this opportunity.
In 1989, Zhou Chuanxiong signed a contract with a brokerage company and released his first solo single "Dust and Smoke" under the stage name of "Xiao Gang", the song itself was very pleasant to the ear, but the traffic was not enough, and few people listened to it. But at this time, the little tiger team composed of Wu Qilong, Su Youpeng and Chen Zhipeng became famous, and it became a national idol. He looked at the Little Tigers who had given up, and did not look at the achievements of others, but more determined to his own creative goals, he silently buried his head in writing songs and making music. But God opened another window for him when he closed a door for him.
It happened that at this time, the "Prince of Love Songs" Zhang Xinzhe needed to serve in the military, but EMI could not let these traffic losses, so they locked in Zhou Chuanxiong and planned to make him the next Zhang Xinzhe. With the help and support of the company plus his own efforts and desire for success, Zhou Chuanxiong finally made a difference on the road of singing, and it took only two years to stand firm in the market.
Even Zhang Xinzhe himself said that when he served in the army, he sang Zhou Chuanxiong's songs. But he knew in his heart that Zhang Xinzhe had been red for so many years, how he could compare himself with him, and moreover, military service only needed a few short years, and it was really difficult to shake his status.
Sure enough, good flowers don't bloom often, and good times don't last long. In 1993, the "Godfather of Music" Li Zongsheng tailored the single "Love Like a Tide" for Zhang Xinzhe, which quickly swept the major music charts.
Since then, Zhou Chuanxiong has aspired to surpass Zhang Xinzhe, so he immersed himself in music for three years, and in 1996 released his own solo album "My Heart is Too Messy", although this album sold well in the mainland, but it was a mediocre response in Taiwan. At this time, a snow order came to Zhou Chuanxiong's life like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, because the company wanted to create a superstar, in order to prevent Zhou Chuanxiong and Zhang Xinzhe from forming a competitive relationship, shaking Zhang Xinzhe's music status, and hindering EMI's star-making plan, so it chose Xuezang Zhou Chuanxiong.
After a period of ideological struggle, Zhou Chuanxiong decided to turn behind the scenes. Since then, the "Xiao Gang" in the music world has disappeared, along with the name, there is also the beautiful and elegant teenager, replaced by Zhou Chuanxiong, who is full of scum and long hair. When I first started doing behind the scenes, things didn't change much, because the fame was not very big, the songs written by Zhou Chuanxiong were still not adopted by the record company, and he spent half a year in a blur.
Finally, one day, Fumao Records called Zhou Chuanxiong and hoped that he could make a song for Zhang Kefan. He knew that this opportunity was not easy to come by, closed for half a year, and finally produced "Lonely Bombing", and Zhang Kefan also successfully transformed successfully because of this song. The success of this time has made Zhou Chuanxiong famous in the creative world, and the stars who have sought him to write songs are also endless, including some well-known singers, such as Xu Zhi'an and Zhang Shaohan.
And he is always personally involved in other people's requests, doing his best to help others write songs, so his reputation in the creative world is getting better and better. After his efforts, he won one heavenly queen after another. Zhou Huajian's "Is There a Song That Reminds You of Me", Chen Huilin's "Notepad", Na Ying's "Betrayal", and Xu Shaoyang's "Flowers" are all from Zhou Chuanxiong's hand. Millennial Zhou Chuanxiong was invited by Sony Records to publish a selected album called "Forget Transfer".
One of the singles, titled "Dusk", was used by Zhou Chuanxiong as a final bet to turn around. However, soon after, Sony Records underwent a huge personnel change, the company's senior management was replaced, so the album was once again stoned, and his dream was shattered again. He instantly recalled when he was 16 years old, why the heavens were always joking with him, and his fate was always contrary to his dreams. Unexpectedly, he went back to being a producer.
In 2001, Zhou Chuanxiong was invited to the mainland to compose the album "I Need You" for Manchu Wenjun, he had a distant heart, wanted to feel the customs and customs of the mainland, he inadvertently stopped in front of a stall selling pirated songs and butterflies while wandering on the street, and after a conversation with the boss, he learned from the boss that the best selling of all the goods was "Dusk". At this time, Zhou Chuanxiong was very unbelievable, and he thought that he had been tepid in Taiwan, and he should be untouched on the mainland. He then went to a number of video stores to inquire, and the reply he got was the same as that of the stall owner.
Zhou Chuanxiong, who was in doubt, received an invitation from Anhui Television Station to record a song for him, and in the process of recording the program, he learned from the audience that his songs were indeed well-known in mainland China. On the other side of the strait, his delicate and vicissitudes voice sang into the ignorant hearts of many young boys and girls. This time he decided to change careers to develop in the mainland as a singer, and due to the high popularity of "Dusk", Zhou Chuanxiong was very popular in the mainland.
In 2004, Zhou Chuanxiong debuted for a full 15 years, and it was in this year that he opened his first concert of his life, at which he recalled choking up a few times. In the following years, Zhou Chuanxiong's singing career was in full swing, and the albums released achieved both word-of-mouth and sales.
Is at the peak of his career, the popular Zhou Chuanxiong chose to dim the singing world, along with the birth of new works, he found that his body is getting thinner and thinner, once examined, it turned out to be plagued by disease, especially the stomach, although he received treatment in time, but this disease also made him lose 40 pounds, and at the same time lost the music he loved, for the sake of the body he had to choose to quit the music scene.
By the time he chose to make a comeback at the age of 52, the Chinese music scene had long been a thing and a person, and his reappearance was not shocking. In order to live, he participated in the draft as a contestant. He traveled to the small commercial performance stage in second- and third-tier cities. He is a talented musician and a sad person who has never met a talent. He is a popular national idol and an ordinary person with ill-fated fate. But his music has amazed many people's youth.
Just like the lyrics in "Dusk": No matter how beautiful the dusk is, it will eventually be dark. Zhou Chuanxiong's life is like an ordinary person chasing his dreams, young and fresh clothes, angry horses, waving Fang Shuo, but the reality is cruel, rugged and bumpy. But no matter what, as long as we swim against the current, we will eventually succeed without fear of hardships.
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