There is a talent show born in the same year as "Super Girl", which can be regarded as an earth-shattering pit, and it has not been popular for 6 times. Among the winners of that year, Zhang Jie later went to participate in the fast male red, Xue Zhiqian became popular by being a danzi hand after many years, Zhao Yingjun became popular by writing film and television songs for many years, and Liu Wei became popular by mixing variety shows... Recently, another champion of the same show seems to be finally turning popular.
This person was Tang Hanxiao.
The recent premiere of the music variety show "Praise for Songs", Tang Hanxiao became the biggest dark horse, and an original song he sang, "Mud", also became popular on the Internet, and many people began to recognize that this self-proclaimed most inconspicuous singer is indeed a talented treasure musician.
Tang Hanxiao was once the champion of "My Type I Show" in 2008. He said no one remembers him since he won the title. In fact, maybe he won the championship, not many people remember it. In the next few "I Type Me Show", the influence of the show is really limited.
Since winning the championship in 2008, Tang Hanxiao has almost disappeared for nearly a decade. He didn't leave the music, he just did the behind-the-scenes work silently, rarely getting a chance to appear all year round. It is said that he has also starred in musicals, written songs for singers such as Hu Ling and Liu Xijun, and served as a judge of "The Voice of Chinese Dreams", but he did not leave any impression.
Until 2016, the movie "Ferryman" was released, and the three words "Tang Hanxiao" were re-seen on the name of the theme songwriter. The theme song is called "Let Me Stay with You" and is sung by Eason Chan. In 2017, the song was also nominated for the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Taiwan Golden Horse Award for Best Film Song.
Coincidentally, the first song he sang on the stage of the "My Type I Show" competition was Eason Chan's "Sorry, Thank You", so it attracted attention; and ten years later, he let Eason Chan sing his works, and thus regained attention.
Why haven't you come out to sing for so many years? Although there may be a problem of opportunity, it is actually his original wish to do it behind the scenes. After winning the championship that year, he said: "I always feel that I don't have such a strong desire for performance and expressiveness, I can't always do my best on the stage, maybe writing songs or arranging music behind the scenes will bring me a greater sense of accomplishment," he also said half-jokingly, "If one day my work can be interpreted by Jacky Cheung and other heavenly king-level figures, then I will definitely be crazy!" That kind of satisfaction is what I want. ”
Haha, although Jacky Cheung has not sung his works at present, as another generation of singers after Jacky Cheung, Eason Chan sang his works, is this not as good as you want?
Although this song did not make Tang Hanxiao famous, perhaps he was greatly encouraged, since 2017, Tang Hanxiao has frequently produced good works, and gradually appeared on TV, and began to transform from a pure behind-the-scenes musician to a singer-songwriter.
In 2018, Tang Hanxiao composed "Skyscraper" for Xue Zhiqian, which was included in his album "Strange Coffee" and used as the theme song for his skyscraper concert.
To be honest, the first time I knew Tang Hanxiao was in 2019. He participated in "This! It is the original" music draft, becoming a player of the Chen Grain team. Returning to the draft after 11 years, and the mentor is younger than him, this proves that Tang Hanxiao really longs for the stage and is eager for transformation and breakthrough.
In the end, Tang Hanxiao entered the annual final four in the competition, and also let everyone see his very remarkable singing talent, such as "Cassini", as well as "Doomsday Spaceship" with Zhou Shen, etc., which are works from this stage, which can be described as the first amazing song that can be written casually.
This year, Tang Hanxiao also composed the theme song "Unknown Generation" for the TV series "Dear, Beloved". The first time I heard this song was in "Our Band", performed by Guo Hanlong's metal band, very enthusiastic, I liked it as soon as I listened, at that time I did not expect it to be Tang Hanxiao's work.
Entering 2020, Tang Hanxiao seems to be gradually getting better, with more and more works and announcements, and the achievements can also be seen. Participated in programs such as "New Voice Please Advice", "The Masked Singer" and "The Voice of Heaven", created "Photos" and "Dancing in the Night" for the voice champion Shan Yichun, and also composed and produced songs for Fu Jing, Yu Kewei, Zhou Bichang, Zhang Bichen and many other singers...
Most importantly, he debuted 12 times and finally released his debut solo album "Apollo" in 2020. Coincidentally, Liu Wei, who won the championship 3 years before him, also released his first solo album in this year, and Zhao Yingjun's first portfolio was also launched in the same year... Well, it's not easy.
It can be seen that in the past two years, Tang Hanxiao and Zhejiang Satellite TV have a good relationship, especially in 2020 and 2021 for two consecutive years on "The Voice of Heavenly Gifts", and also partnered with Zhang Shaohan twice in a row, and twice won the Heavenly Gift Golden Song. It is said that the annual festival has gone again, and I don't know if it can still impact the annual golden song. From Zhang Shaohan's eyes, we can see her unconcealed appreciation for Tang Hanxiao, but Tang Hanxiao did not dare to look at Zhang Shaohan on the stage, saying that her eyes were too nervous.
This year, before participating in "The Voice of Heaven", the program team mentioned a title of "Prince of Love Songs" in spoilers. At that time, many fans of Zhang Xinzhe expressed their dissatisfaction in the comments, saying that "not everyone can call the prince of love songs." In fact, Tang Hanxiao did have this title from the time of "My Type I Show", but for more than 10 years, he should be regarded as the most unpopular "love song prince" in the Chinese music scene.
After "The Voice of Heavenly Gifts", Tang Hanxiao directly came to "Praise for Songs" with Zhang Shaohan and Zhang Xinzhe, and received better results and more attention than the two previous singers. It seems that in the future, it will be a blue artist.
Tang Hanxiao is undoubtedly a talented musical talent, he sings well, his composition is eclectic, his voice is very recognizable, and what I particularly appreciate is his real low profile and humility. This gesture is not a pretense, but stems from his lack of self-confidence. From childhood to adulthood, he has always been a reticent and self-pitying personality, feeling that he is the most inconspicuous one in the crowd.
I never speak / because I'm afraid / No one answers... The smallest me/has big dreams
Maybe humble / a lifetime of inaction / maybe never be your glory / nameless people who I am
Make me feel self-pity, self-egoism / Be a joke / You call me mud / Call me mud
In so many songs, every "I" is a portrayal of Tang Hanxiao himself, he thinks that he is a small and nameless person, ordinary like a pile of mud.
But in fact, he can be very confident, compared to his extraordinary talent, his low-key humility is painful. I have to say that this kind of person is too much of a loss, compared to those who are good at publicity, they need to pay several times the effort and make a lot of good achievements, in order to wait until others have a hindsight appreciation.
Even now, some people still mock him as a "eighteen-line" that can't be red, embarrassing him on the stage.
Perhaps, this is the reason why Tang Hanxiao decided to go out of the background and become a singer-songwriter after more than 10 years, because the behind-the-scenes musicians are too worthless this year, using works to achieve others, in the eyes of the public will always be a nameless person, always a pile of mud for others to sculpt, only by standing on the stage, can they bloom and blossom their own flowers in the mud.