Text/Qingfeng
"I have a very strange personality and don't want people to bother me."
On January 12, 2004, the superstar Chen Rujia died of a sudden myocardial infarction. He was only 40 years old.
His life is full of legends, but like a meteor in the night sky, fleeting.
At that time, Chen Rujia was called "the first person in the Guangdong song world",
Liu Huan, Mao Ning and other big names in the music world, why did they suddenly disappear?
Chen Rujia was born in 1964 to an ordinary worker family in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.
There are 5 children in the family, and Chen Rujia is the youngest, so from birth he has been loved by thousands of people.
Although her parents' work and music did not intersect at all, Chen Rujia developed a strong interest in music from an early age.
The only thing left in the home that is related to music is the "audio tape", so Chen Rujia has regarded it as a "treasure in the palm of her hand" from a very young age, holding it in the palm of her hand every day, listening to the same song over and over again.
Years later, Chen Rujia also said in an interview that her "teacher" was the "tape" of the volume.
Due to Chen Rujia's high talent for music, he was selected by the Liwan District of Guangzhou to join the Junior Choir at the age of ten and receive professional vocal training.
After 3 years of study, 13-year-old Chen Ru was once again selected to join the Guangzhou Children's Palace Choir.
Two consecutive "small successes" made Chen Rujia affirm his determination to take the road of music.
In this way, Chen Rujia, who graduated from high school, did not listen to her family's words to go to college.
Instead, he stopped his studies and joined the light music team.
For those days, light music groups were just emerging,
Many young people are very curious and fascinated by foreign cultures.
Therefore, Chen Rujia did not care how her family persuaded,
He always insisted on his own ideas, and finally he successfully joined the Red Cotton Music Team with his musical talent.
After that, Chen Rujia followed the band to some dance halls and sang, earning a considerable income.
With the guarantee of economic conditions, Chen Rujia has more confidence to firmly determine her choice.
At that time, as Hong Kong culture gradually poured into the mainland like a tidal wave,
Chen Rujia was also influenced by Hong Kong culture and gave herself a foreign name: Jeffrey.
After a year of running with the band, Chen Rujia went to the dance hall in Zhuhai to do the resident singing.
I have to say that Chen Rujia's learning ability is really strong.
During the time when he was singing in Zhuhai, he lay down next to the tape every day to listen to the songs.
Study and imitate the singing style of other singers.
Not only that, he also began to teach himself English, and he could sing Chinese and English songs later.
Because before, Chen Rujia relied on her handsome appearance and pleasant singing,
In Guangzhou, it has gained many fans and is a little famous,
So when Chen Rujia transferred to Zhuhai, this group of fans also rushed to the scene.
After singing for more than half a year, Chen Rujia also ushered in a turning point in her life.
On that day, Chen Rujia was singing as usual, and the scene was still crowded.
Many fans are shouting for him below.
The Shenzhen boss invited by Chen Rujia's friend was shocked to see this scene.
So I left a sentence that affected Chen Rujia for a lifetime:
"If you want to be red, go to Shenzhen to develop, there will be no development here"
It is precisely because of this sentence that we can see the superstar Chen Rujia who shines in the song world behind us.
Therefore, in 1984, Chen Rujia took his luggage and embarked on the road to Shenzhen alone and officially debuted.
But after coming to Shenzhen, things were far from going as smoothly as he thought.
Because he was not familiar with the place of life, Chen Rujia just walked to the streets of Shenzhen,
I felt very confused and overwhelmed.
Fortunately, under the introduction of friends, Chen Rujia started the original old line of stationed singing,
Enter a dance hall to sing.
As in Zhuhai, Chen Rujia began to imitate the singing method of singers after arriving in Shenzhen.
To say that the hottest singer at that time, Xu Xiaofeng can definitely be counted as one.
And Chen Rujia also shifted her gaze to her,
Began to ponder her every move as she sang,
There is also something special about the singing method.
Kung Fu pays off, under the imitation of Chen Rujia day after day,
He was recognized by fans and viewers.
Gradually, he had the titles of "Amorous Xu Xiaofeng" and "Second Xu Xiaofeng".
Fame has also been greatly enhanced by imitating Xu Xiaofeng,
In the back, not only did he become popular all over Guangdong, but even Hong Kong on the other side of the river had many of his fans.
In order to hear his singing, many Hong Kong fans specially went to Shenzhen to listen to the scene.
In 1986, the reputation of the 22-year-old Chen Rujia had spread throughout Hong Kong.
At that time, Hong Kong ATV also invited him to sing the theme song for the TV series "Crazy Man Heavenly Witch".
In 1987, Shenzhen was organizing an art troupe to perform abroad.
Although Chen Rujia at that time was not a singer from a science class,
But he is already very well-known in Shenzhen, so he is also in this art troupe.
Soon after, Chen Rujia also became a powerful leader in the art troupe.
At that time, Chen Rujia went with the troupe to various European countries to perform for local overseas Chinese.
Therefore, it is also sought after by overseas Chinese.
Every time she went to a new place, Chen Rujia always received flowers and the person who applauded the most.
And Chen Rujia also became the first singer in the pop music scene to visit Europe.
Footprints and songs are spread throughout the Chinese of European countries.
The experience of going abroad this time also made Chen Rujia realize that she had to develop on a larger stage and integrate into this big world.
After the European tour, Chen Rujia participated in the singing competition "Xinyuan Cup" held in Shenzhen.
After many rounds of competition, Chen Rujia finally won the first place in the competition, and the prize was a piano.
This victory also gave him the courage to participate in various competitions in the future.
Since then, Chen Rujia has also participated in the "Dragon and Phoenix Cup" competition held by Guangzhou City.
The impact of this event is much greater than that of the one held in Shenzhen.
But Chen Rujia finally did not disappoint the fans he liked,
Won the title of "Most Popular Male Singer".
At the end of the same year, Chen Rujia also starred in her first TV series "Love Demon".
At that time, Chen Rujia could not be described as simple "popular".
Because of the great increase in fame, Shenzhen Television also recorded his first MTV "Song of Chen Rujia" for Chen Rujia.
It is because of this album that Chen Rujia also had a story with TV director Zheng Puyu.
At that time, the album was extremely popular as soon as it was sold, selling more than one million in just three months.
At this time, Shenzhen TV regarded Chen Rujia as a treasure,
It was decided to send him to participate in that year's National Young Singer Competition.
The choreographer Zheng Puyu was also arranged to be next to him at this time to be responsible for related competition matters.
In order to make the competition achieve a good result, Zheng Puyu found the musician Fu Lin through a friend.
I hope that Chen Rujia can find a suitable entry from his songs.
It is precisely because of this time that Chen Rujia met Fu Lin, a music producer with thousands of representative works.
The first time Chen Rujia went to see Fu Lin, he left a good impression on the other party.
Therefore, Fu Lin handed over to Chen Rujia the new song "Love in the Old Garden" that had just been created for a long time.
In the end, Chen Rujia also won the highest score in the audience with this song, and successfully won the championship of the popular singing group.
The outstanding performance at the "Youth Song Competition" makes Chen Rujia's fame not only limited to the guangdong ground,
In the following year, Chen Rujia appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, and became popular all over the country.
In 1990, this time was destined to be engraved in Chen Rujia's heart.
Previously, Zheng Puyu, who has been responsible for all aspects of Chen Rujia, the equivalent of an agent, decided to study abroad.
It has had a huge impact on Chen Rujia's career.
During the period from Shenzhen to Beijing, the two spent time together day and night, and they both developed a good feeling for each other.
However, for some reason, the two can never become a couple.
But after Zheng Puyu left, Chen Rujia would not find a suitable partner for a while and a half.
And because he didn't know anything about business and had to face all aspects of triviality, he seemed exhausted.
In addition, in 1989, Liu Huan sang "Crooked Moon", which swept the country.
Later, Lü Fang sang the song into a Cantonese version, and its popularity soared.
The back wave of the Yangtze River pushes the front wave, and Chen Rujia, who sang the original song of "Crooked Moon", was gradually forgotten by the audience.
Slowly, Chen Rujia encountered a low point in her career and withdrew from the song scene she loved.
Until 2000, that is, ten years later, Chen Rujia once again stepped on that familiar stage.
Sang "Love in the Old Garden" and officially announced his comeback.
When it comes to why he made a comeback, Chen Rujia said: "Just for the fans who like me. ”
In that year alone, Chen Rujia appeared on stages nearly ten times.
Many of them participated in variety shows, including the very famous "Happy Base Camp" at that time.
But it seems that Chen Rujia, who has been away for a long time, can no longer find the glory of that year, and the stage of the song world has long been competed by newcomers.
In 2004, a generation of super singer Chen Rujia died of a sudden myocardial infarction, this year he was only 40 years old.
Regret in life, until death unmarried.
Looking back now, Chen Rujia's life is full of twists and turns and legends,
He used his short time to leave a brilliant mark on the Chinese music scene.