Cover news reporter Xu Yuyang
When it comes to giving nicknames to foreign artists, Chinese fans are probably at the forefront of the world. Happily, foreign idols are often curious and delighted by their Chinese nicknames. The well-known American artist "Sweet Tea" has a high popularity among China's post-90s and post-00s, but if his real name is Timothy Chalamei, his popularity will be greatly reduced. "Model Sister" Jessica Chastain once publicly stated in the variety show that she liked her Chinese nickname very much, and said: "Finally someone understands me!" ”
It can be said that whether it has a Chinese nickname has become a powerful indicator to detect whether European and American artists have popularity in China. "Brother Hammer", "Big Cousin", "Sister A", "Sister Ka"... So the question is, why is "squatting sister" called "squatting sister"?
Carly Ray Gibson, Canadian pop diva, known as "Squat Sister", Grammy nominations, and sits on the Huading Award, the United States Billboard, Juno Awards and other awards, the single "Call Me Maybe" topped the iTunes music charts in 47 countries around the world, won the national pop singles chart for nine weeks, the world's sales exceeded 20 million, and the MV was more than 200 million views on YouTube.
This young girl with exquisite facial features and long curly hair, the persistent "squat" posture on the album and magazine single cover, let Chinese fans give her a nickname of "squat sister".
In 2007, at the age of 22, Carly entered the "Canadian Idol" talent show, won the third place and has since debuted; in September 2008, her first album ,Tug Of War was released.
In 2011, Squat Sister released the single "Call Me Maybe". Its pace is brisk and easy to learn, with the stars to join the interpretation, and soon became popular on major video websites.
Subsequently, the single swept across China at an astonishing speed, in the streets, supermarkets, shopping malls, TV shows, this song appears frequently in the lives of the public, no matter who you are, where you are, always listen to its melody inadvertently or inadvertently.
If "Call Me Maybe" brought Carly to the world overnight, "Good Time" earned her the title of Canadian pop diva, and 2015's "I Really Like You" made Carly a world pop music DIVA (famous female singer). The continuous popularity did not make Carly lose the ability to think soberly, the music is endless, as a mainstream singer, she gradually began to try different music genres, established a personal independent temperament, and constantly brought new musical experiences to the listeners.
The sun and the moon are like a stream, and fans jokingly call "squatting sister" into "squatting aunt". 34-year-old Carly Rae Jepsen still maintains a girlish heart, and time has made the young and young girl become powerful, more mature in music, and more pursuing her heart and self.
Released this year, Dedicated, as a work of Carly's gradually mature self-awareness, is very different from its previous works in musical style and form.
On the evening of October 18th, the "Squatting Sister" Carly Leigherson Tour Chengdu Station will be held in Bloomage LIVE · 528M space. In addition to the tracks from the new album "Dedicated", all the tracks will be sung, and there will also be a surprise voice for the classic. The fusion of the old and the new, the past and the present, in the immersive music atmosphere created by the M space, let us stir together and taste the touch.
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