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Ma Yutao
Ma Yutao is a famous soprano singer and national first-class actor, who served as the artistic director of the Beijing Comrades-in-Arms Song and Dance Troupe. She sang "Horses, you go slowly", "See you extra dear", "Hands pouring happy flowers", "Old landlord Chapu", "The motherland has relatives everywhere", "Plugged in good", "Osmanthus blossoms open happiness" and many other popular songs, which are still widely sung.
Ma Yutao came from a poor background, joined the army at the age of 14, fed horses in the army, and was an excellent breeder. Later, Ma Yutao, with his talent, diligence, and organizational training, became a famous soprano singer and appeared on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala many times.
Ma Yutao's husband, Huang He, a famous military composer, had a daughter, and Huang He died of illness in 2013. Now that her husband has been gone for 9 years, how is Ma Yutao's living situation?
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Ma Yutao was born in 1936 in Majiatan, Baode County, Shanxi Province, to farmer parents. Her hometown is on the banks of the Yellow River, not far northwest of Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia.
"Men go to the west, women dig wild vegetables", this ancient song sings ma yutao's hometown.
Childhood Ma Yutao
Ma Yutao has 6 older siblings, she is the 7th in the family, and she has two younger brothers below her, but she was sent by her parents at a very young age.
Ma Yutao's father preferred sons to daughters, and there were too many children in the family, and as soon as Ma Yutao was born, her father was ready to give her away. Fortunately, there was a respected grandfather in the village who said angrily, "I don't believe that your Ma family can't feed a little girl!" ”
Ma Yutao's mother also quarreled with her husband about this matter, and Ma Yutao was sent away for two days, and her mother took her back.
Born in such a barren hometown, coupled with the chaos of soldiers and horses, Ma Yutao's family lived an extremely poor life. At that time, Japanese planes were often bombed, and Ma Yutao and his brother and sister followed their parents everywhere to flee and hide.
In order to support the family, Ma Yutao's father took his eldest brother away from Baotou to make a living, and his mother stayed at home with 6 children.
Ma Yutao took a group photo with his comrades-in-arms at the beginning of his joining the army
At that time, as soon as the chicken feather letter came, Ma Yutao, his mother and brother and sister hid in the makeshift air raid shelter to avoid the bombing of Japanese planes.
In 1939, when Ma Yutao was 3 years old, Ma Yutao's home was destroyed due to the flooding of the Yellow River. The husband and eldest son were not around, and the mother and six children risked their lives to cross the Yellow River and settle down in Fugu County, Shaanxi Province.
In 1947, because of the war, Ma Yutao's father and eldest brother had not returned home for more than two years, and Ma Yutao followed his mother and brother and sister to Baotou to find his father.
They walked for more than a month, and finally found their father and eldest brother in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, and since then Ma Yutao's family has settled in Baotou and has not moved back to Shanxi.
After the liberation of Baotou in 1949, Ma Yutao was particularly envious of seeing some female soldiers of the People's Liberation Army twisting and singing in the ranks. In 1950, the military cultural and industrial troupe recruited actors, and Ma Yutao went to apply for the examination without his parents, and was admitted.
Young Ma Yutao
At that time, more than 70 people applied, and only 7 people were admitted. However, his father resolutely prevented Ma Yutao from joining the army, because he had already entrusted the matchmaker to introduce Ma Yutao to people as a child bridesmaid, so that he could exchange some food back. The mother secretly packed ma Yutao's bags and gave her daughter 10 yuan to let Ma Yutao join the army.
In an interview, Ma Yutao said emotionally: "I want to thank my mother, without her support, I would not be able today." ”
For decades, Ma Yutao has been very filial to his mother, who lived in Baotou until she died nearly 100 years old.
In 1950, at the age of 14, Ma Yutao became a literary and artistic fighter in the Cultural and Labor Corps of the Suiyuan Military Region (later assigned to the Beijing Military Region) of the People's Liberation Army.
The uniform given to her by the troops is the first time in 14 years that Ma Yutao has worn new clothes, and she has been wearing old patched clothes from her brother and sister at home.
Ma Yutao sang "Annunciation" in "Long March Suite Song"
Ma Yutao, who was soaked in bitter water, was honest and clever, and worked hard and complained. In addition to studying cultural knowledge diligently, she insists on practicing her voice every morning, and is also willing to do all kinds of chores.
She carried water, cleaned the yard, washed the faces of her comrades-in-arms, and squeezed toothpaste. When the company of the cultural troupe performed, in addition to singing and dancing, Ma Yutao also ducted tools, picked up luggage, and cleaned the venue after the performance.
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After joining the army for half a year, because of the needs of work, Ma Yutao was sent to the cavalry unit in Baotou to be responsible for raising war horses, and she had to manage several war horses alone.
Ma Yutao fed the horses hay and drink water every day, and often bathed the horses, and she kept the horse pen clean. Sometimes she would go into the fields and cut some fresh hay to feed the horses.
In the summer, there are many cattle flies, and Ma Yutao often takes a fly to shoot and shoots cattle flies for several war horses. Once, when a war horse fell ill and hid in the stables without eating, Ma Yutao massaged its swollen abdomen while shedding tears.
After the veterinarian fed the horse, Ma Yutao guarded the horse in the stable for two days and two nights until it came alive again.
Ma Yutao raised several war horses to be fat and strong, and for this reason she also had a deep affection for the horses. She is a competent breeder and is highly praised by leaders and comrades-in-arms.
Ma Yutao did not learn vocal music since childhood, and after entering the Military Region's Literary and Labor Troupe, because of the needs of her work, she learned to sing with old actors, and also played roles in the opera "Liu Hulan" and "Little Erhei Marriage".
In 1951, a colleague of the cultural troupe created the song "My Husband is a Hero", and the leader gave this song to Ma Yutao to sing. Ma Yutao's confidence was insufficient, and the leader said: "Every soldier in the cultural and labor corps requires one specialty, three skills, and eight abilities. ”
Ma Yutao humbly asked the veteran soldiers in the regiment for advice, and with the guidance of the regiment leader, her solo "My Husband is a Hero" was recognized by the leaders and colleagues.
Later, Ma Yutao went with the troupe to the front line of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea to perform condolences and performances, and she sang "My Husband is a Hero" to the soldiers, Ma Yutao sang and cried, and the soldiers were also moved to cry.
Wang Kun and her husband Zhou Weizhi
Ma Yutao was born in poverty and did not learn vocal music, so the reason why he can grow into a well-known singer at home and abroad is thanks to Wang Kun, "Bole".
In an interview, Ma Yutao said: "My Bole is Wang Kun, thank her for her guidance and cultivation of me. ”
Originally, after returning from the DPRK condolence performance, Ma Yutao attracted the attention of the literary and artistic circles and often participated in theatrical performances. Once, the Ministry of Culture held a solo actor selection competition, and Wang Kun found that Ma Yutao's voice was unique and malleable.
She took the initiative to find Ma Yutao and said: "You are very promising, I want to retrain your voice." Under the introduction of Wang Kun, Ma Yutao went to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music three times to learn vocal music with the famous vocal professor Lin Junqing.
Not only that, Wang Kun also introduced Ma Yutao to Professor Shen Xiang and Wang Fuzeng of the Central Conservatory of Music as his teachers.
Early years Ma Yutao
Ma Yutao felt that his foundation was poor, and he stood in front of the piano every day and practiced his voice repeatedly. She also started with her abdomen and chest straightening, practicing singing every day for hours, so that her legs were sore and her vocal cords were congested.
In order to learn from the art of opera, Ma Yutao also followed the old artists of Hebei to learn to sing Hebei Zizi.
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In 1962, the famous songwriter Li Jianyao created the lyrics "Horses, You Go Slowly", and after the composer Sheng Mao composed the music, he gave it to Ma Yutao to sing.
With his deep feelings for the motherland and his thick and unrestrained singing, Ma Yutao sang the melodious, heroic and cheerful song, expressing his infinite love for the mountains and rivers of the motherland.
In an interview, Ma Yutao said that the song was tailor-made for her, and she was lucky and happy to be able to sing this song.
When singing this song, Ma Yutao borrowed from the elements of opera to interpret this song perfectly and naturally, which is endlessly evocative. So far, Ma Yutao has sung this song more than 4,000 times.
According to media reports at the time, Ma Yutao auditioned "Horses, You Go Slower" thousands of times before officially recording.
Because of this song, Ma Yutao became popular across the country. Since then, she has launched many popular songs such as "See You Extra Dear", "The Hands Water the Happy Flowers", "The Old Landlord ChaPu", "There Are Relatives Everywhere in the Motherland", "Beautiful Flowers Blossom in the Mountains", "Zantai Mountain" and many other popular songs, becoming one of the most popular singers in the 1960s and 1970s.
Ma Yutao was elected as the "National March 8th Red Flag Bearer" and won the gold medal of the 6th World Youth Festival Vocal Competition.
Ma Yutao, who had a brilliant career, had emotional setbacks and later married happily. Her husband, Huang He, was a well-known military composer who served as minister of culture for the Air Force before retiring.
Yellow River
Born in 1923 in Bazhou, Hebei Province, Huang He was 13 years older than Ma Yutao. In 1937, the all-out War of Resistance broke out, and the Yellow River was going to tongzhou normal school.
In order to save the people and survive, the Yellow River threw his pen from Rong to Tianjin to join the Jizhong People's Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Army led by Lü Zhengcao. Soon he went to Yan'an and entered the Kang Da For Further Studies.
After graduation, Huang He engaged in literary and artistic creation while fighting guerrillas in the Taihang Mountains. In 1942, the Jianbing Drama Society, where the Yellow River was located, was surrounded by the Japanese Kou and the puppet army.
In order to help the drama company transfer, guerrilla leader Li Enliang led 41 young fighters to cover up and contain the enemy.
As a result, when the bullets ran out of food, Li Enliang and 41 comrades-in-arms jumped into the choppy Su River, all of them heroically sacrificed.
Yellow River (left) with pipe birch
With tears in his eyes, the Yellow River collaborated with the famous writer Guan Hua to create the song "Sing su river". This heroic ode composed by Guan Hua and composed by the Yellow River was sung in the Jidong base area, and was later selected to be included in the "Collection of Chinese Folk Songs Since September 18".
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Yellow River advanced with his troops to the northeast and participated in the Liaoshen Campaign and the Pingjin Campaign, and after liberation he worked in Beijing.
In 1955, the Yellow River was awarded the Order of Independence and Freedom of the Third Class and the Liberation Medal of the Third Class by the People's Republic of China.
The Yellow River is a hero, brilliant in battle, and Ma Yutao worships and respects her husband. The two married in the 1960s, after which they gave birth to a daughter.
At that time, Ma Yutao was busy performing, often walking for half a month, and the working hours of the Yellow River were relatively fixed, so he took care of his daughter at home and took care of housework.
Ma Yutao was with the warriors
After becoming a mother, Ma Yutao's career is getting better and better. In his spare time, he also created such popular heroic hymns as "Our Flag Flutters Everywhere", "The Pilot's Song", and "Leaping Kangzang Chorus".
Huang He also composed music for the operas "Dong Cunrui", "Invincible Three Warriors", "Red Pilot" and so on. The music of the movie "Female Pilot" was also composed by Huang He.
This famous military composer flew in tandem with Ma Yutao and was a military artist.
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Huang He was still a warm-hearted person in life, and the famous lyricist Yan Su worked in the Air Politics Cultural and Labor Troupe, and because of poor family conditions, Yan Su was still single for more than 30 years.
In the early years, Yan Su and his wife Li Wenhui
Huang He was very attentive to this, enthusiastically introduced the object to Yan Su, and finally brokered the marriage of Li Wenhui, a female soldier in literature and art, and Yan Su, which achieved a beautiful marriage between the two in life.
Ma Yutao and her husband are enthusiastic about public welfare undertakings and often participate in public welfare and charity activities. The couple mainly lived on wages, but also had to support both parents and raise daughters, and the economic conditions were not abundant.
In the early 1990s, Ma Yutao returned to his hometown of Baode County, and saw that some poor local children were facing dropping out of school, and Ma Yutao and her husband donated 10,000 yuan. The couple has also donated money and materials to the Hope Project and the disaster area many times.
In the 1980s, the Yellow River left to practice calligraphy at home.
Yellow River calligraphy works
His calligraphy is profound, and his calligraphic works have won wide acclaim both inside and outside the military.
Ma Yutao is 13 years younger than her husband, and in addition to busy performances, she takes care of her husband in life. Before each performance, she would buy all the family's daily necessities. During the performance, she would also call her husband to ask her to measure her blood sugar and blood pressure.
Ma Yutao and her husband respect each other, have sincere feelings, and have hardly quarreled in decades of marriage.
The couple's daughter is also very good, after graduating from Peking University Medical College, she entered a major hospital in Beijing as an assistant attending physician in plastic surgery. Their son-in-law is a senior engineer.
Daughters and sons-in-law are very filial, and when the holidays come to visit their parents, the two generations are very happy.
Ma Yutao with reporters
Ma Yutao, Yu Junjian and Wang Ying sang "All Hands Watering Happy Flowers" on the Spring Evening of CCTV in 2007
Although he has been working and living in Beijing for many years, Ma Yutao is very concerned about his old mother who is far away in Baotou. Ma Yutao's mother had a rough life, her parents died when she was 5 years old, she was a child bride at the age of 15, and began to have children at the age of 17, a small-footed woman.
At that time, she took 6 children to find a husband and walked with a pair of small feet for more than 1 month. Ma Yutao still remembers the suffering of her mother and is still in tears.
Ma Yutao supported his mother's old age, so that her mother's later life was very stable, and her mother lived for nearly a hundred years before she died.
In 2013, Huang He died of illness at the age of 90.
Bidding farewell to her husband, Ma Yutao had pain in his heart. Fortunately, her daughter and son-in-law often came to accompany her, and with the support of her singing career, Ma Yutao became particularly strong.
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In August 2017, someone spread rumors online that Ma Yutao had passed away, and uploaded a sad video of singer Liu Hegang singing in front of the hospital bed.
Many fans are very sad and post online tributes. However, this is false news, Ma Yutao's daughter said in an interview with the Beijing Evening News: "My mother is very healthy, I hope that friends will not forward such untrue words." ”
Ma Yutao and his daughter were generous and did not hold the rumor-mongers accountable.
Ma Yutao's tone is thick, loud and round, the breath is sufficient and long, the resonance is full, the voice is rich and emotional, and the appeal is strong, forming its own unique singing style.
Although he is more than 80 years old, Ma Yutao still sang on stage. She is stable, straight waist, full of spirit, reflecting a high professional quality.
In 2022, Ma Yutao is 86 years old and is still active on the stage from time to time. She said: "As long as the fans are willing to listen to me sing, I am willing to take the stage. ”
Ma Yutao's body is very good, there is no obvious geriatric disease, she is mentally strong, full of emotions, and full of confidence in speaking.
Occasionally she would go out to perform, mostly at home playing the piano, singing, and pressing her legs. On holidays, her daughter often came to accompany her. Ma Yutao tried not to cause trouble for her daughter, and if she encountered small difficulties in life, she would not tell her daughter.
Although her husband has been dead for 9 years, Ma Yutao still clearly remembers the unforgettable years he has traveled with her husband, and this unforgettable feeling will always accompany Ma Yutao. She will live every day for the rest of her life, which is both a respect for life and the best remembrance of her husband.
"Celebrity" comments: Ma Yutao had a bumpy life, was born poor, and almost became someone else's child bride. She has been a breeder and can have today, in addition to catching up with the new society, but also her own talent and efforts.
Ma Yutao with students
Ma Yutao, who grew up in bitter water, has deep feelings for the party and the government. Over the past few decades, Ma Yutao has not cared about the gains and losses of remuneration, and has sung for the party and the people with all his hard work and complaints, reflecting the high style and bright festival of an artist.
Ma Yutao is enthusiastic about public welfare and charity, and is also very kind to the nanny who has worked at home. She respects each other and provides financial assistance, and each nanny leaves with Ma Yutao.
Ma Yutao is beautiful, beautiful in song and beautiful in heart, and can be called a singer with both virtue and art, and is always worthy of respect and love!
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