According to Hong Kong media reports, singer Yao Li died in the early morning of July 19 at the age of 96. Speaking of Yao Li's name, I have to mention a very classic song, that is, "Rose Rose I Love You", and Yao Li is the lead singer of this song.
Yao Li, formerly known as Yao Xiuyun, was a well-known singer during the Shanghai Beach period in the 1940s. At that time, Yao Li was on a par with Zhou Xuan, Bai Hong, Bai Guang, Gong Qiuxia, Li Xianglan, Wu Yingyin, etc., and was known as the seven major singers in the Shanghai music scene, and now all seven singers have passed away. Teresa Teng, who is now known to everyone, was once very obsessed with Yao Li and regarded her as an idol.
Yao Li debuted at a very young age, only 13 years old, and at that time she did not have much idea about becoming a singer. Yao Li, who was very interested in singing, initially only went to her uncle's radio station to perform on the radio, and by chance, she discovered her singing ability, so she joined EMI Records.
After EMI Records gained a firm foothold, coupled with the fact that the Shanghai broadcasting industry was quite developed at that time, Yao Li began to encourage Yao Min to also come to compose music.
Unlike her sister, Yao Min is not suitable for singing but is very good at writing songs, so the brothers and sisters have also created many classic songs together. In addition to "Rose Rose I Love You", Yao Li has also sung "Spring Wind Kisses My Face", "Suzhou Riverside", "Congratulations and Congratulations" and other highly sung music works.
Compared with other people after the Seven Songs, Yao Li's pursuit of fame and fortune is not so much, on the contrary, she is a very filial piety person, even after becoming famous, she will find time to accompany her family, and her relationship with her brothers and sisters is very good.
After five years of singing at the Yangtze Song Hall in Shanghai, Yao Li met Huang Paul, the son of Huang Zhijian, the deputy manager of the hotel, and the two fell in love and married, and gave birth to two sons, and their lives were very happy.
Yao Li has rarely come out to sing since she became a family, but she is still recording records, and even after moving to Hong Kong in 1950, Yao Li still worked at EMI Records. Because of the environment, Yao Li came into contact with American pop music, and with the growth of her age and experience, when Yao Li first debuted, her singing style and singing methods were basically imitating Zhou Xuan, but in the later stage, she also had her own understanding of music.
In addition to making records, Yao Li's main job is to serve as a behind-the-scenes singer of the film, from the front of the stage to the backstage, which is a new experience for Yao Li's personal work development.
In 1956, Yao Li sang the interlude of the movie "Peach Blossom River" on behalf of the movie star Zhongqing, because of this opportunity, she also became a very close friend with Zhongqing, and almost in the future, Zhongqing starred in the film will invite Yao Li to come and help sing. In the movies in which Yao Li participates in singing, everyone will find that every time she appears in the staff list at the beginning of the movie, Yao Li's name is even much larger than the starring star of the movie, which is enough to see how famous Yao Li was at that time.
However, in 1967, Yao Li's brother Yao Min died, and because of the death of her brother, she also decided to quit the music scene and enjoy her old age in Hong Kong. Now Yao Li has also gone to heaven to accompany her brother Yao Min, and I believe that she can also sing sweetly in heaven.