"Blow, blow, let this wind blow, mourn all take away who is in his wind"
She sang 13 times a night, and she was prolific enough to release 7 records a year, and all the songs could be played for three days and three nights.
In this lifetime, he opened 170 concerts, 43 consecutive in 1993 alone, and was affectionately called "Xu Forty-Three" by fans.
But her career is so smooth, but her emotional life is not so smooth
Both marriages ended without a hitch, and the unsatisfactory feelings made her feel an indescribable pain in her heart every time she thought back.
Perhaps because her career achievements were enough for her to reminisce, at her peak, she chose to retire from the entertainment industry and said:
"It's cold in the heights, maybe it's better to be an ordinary person."
She is Xu Xiaofeng, our "Little Feng Sister", our "Warbler of Hong Kong Island", why did she choose to retire at the peak of her career? And why did both marriages end in failure?
Today, let's talk about the story of this former hall-level singer- Xu Xiaofeng.
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A talented soul singer, this life is born for the stage
Talking about Xu Xiaofeng's name, the current post-00s children may not be familiar with it, but she is an idol of her parents and even grandparents' generation
You can't feel her popularity, but everyone must know the name of "Sweet Song Queen" Teresa Teng
In the entertainment circle of that year, there was a saying, that is, "Taiwan has Teresa Teng, Hong Kong has Xu Xiaofeng"
Even the Four Heavenly Kings had to honor Xu Xiaofeng as "Little Sister Feng", and Andy Lau even honored Xu Xiaofeng as "Mother Xu".
Only by listening to Xu Xiaofeng's song can you know how beautiful that era really was!
In the song world for more than ten years, the female singer Xu Xiaofeng from Hong Kong has left many legendary stories of her own, and the records in her hands are as many as platinum, and the concert is also full.
Despite her great achievements, Xu Xiaofeng has always maintained her initial love for her singing career, and even completed 13 performances in one night.
If these events do not show how famous Xu Xiaofeng is, then we will use professional data to analyze for you, she has completed the production of seven records in one year.
The concert was even more popular, with fans and companies proposing to add to the concert, until after 43 concerts, all the competitors were deeply impressed by her, and many years later, including to today, no one has overcome her brilliance.
Xu Xiaofeng's singing voice is very special, she has not undergone professional training, there will be no deliberate showmanship in the barn, and her mood when singing has hardly changed, let alone high-pitched or excited emotions.
But her voice is very deep and mellow, so everyone can still hear the existence of the story from her singing, and as long as they have heard her songs, they will be crazy!
Xu Xiaofeng was born in 1949 to an ordinary family in Hubei Province, and at the age of two, followed her parents to settle in Hong Kong.
As the eldest sister in the family, she has to take care of her younger siblings and help her parents' business, so Xu Xiaofeng, who is young, chose to drop out of school in the second grade.
Helping out in the shop, she often hummed a few pop songs in her mouth, and the customers in the store praised her for singing well.
With a strong interest in singing itself and everyone's encouragement, Xu Xiaofeng's heart planted a small seed of musical dreams.
At the age of 16, Xu Xiaofeng and her friends participated in the Hong Kong Singing Competition, which was the "Hong Kong Warbler" competition that changed the girl's life.
She performed a white light "Love Fire" on the field, everyone was attracted by her special singing voice, no one was spared, xu Xiaofeng won the championship of the competition.
For a time, the reputation was great, but the original good musical future was finally lost because of the opposition of parents.
Xu Xiaofeng's parents believe that girls should not show their faces and sing in takeaways, and the intimate and filial piety of the girl did not choose to rebel against her parents, but spent three years and slowly changed her parents' concepts.
After the competition, although Xu Xiaofeng did not continue to develop on the road of music as she wished, her love for music remained unchanged, and she tried to convince her parents.
After obtaining his consent, he began to work as a resident singer in the nightclub, and the guests praised him one after another, as if any song was sung in Xu Xiaofeng's mouth, it became particularly beautiful.
In 1968, Xu Xiaofeng officially signed a record label under the introduction of an artist.
In order to make up for the fans she has missed over the years, Xu Xiaofeng recorded 12 songs in a year's time, which were released in three different records.
Some people think that she is too eager to succeed, but it turns out that she is a singer who naturally belongs to the stage, and all the records released have obtained high sales, and Xu Xiaofeng is officially recognized by everyone.
In 1983, Xu Xiaofeng started his own concerts, and almost every one of them was full.
There was even a situation where she was allowed to act.
It is also because of his popularity that Xu Xiaofeng became the winner of the "Top Ten Song Awards" this year.
In 1997, Xu Xiaofeng held her own singer concert at the Hung Rin Stadium in Hong Kong, and "God of Gamblers" Zhou Runfa came to the scene to cheer her on.
When Zhou Runfa was invited to the stage, the film emperor with countless works personally knelt down to present the bouquet to Xu Xiaofeng, which was a great honor.
Coincidentally, the history of the 2004 concert is always surprisingly similar, and a movie star of the same coffee also knelt down to offer flowers to Xu Xiaofeng, and this guest is Mr. Andy Lau, one of the four kings we know.
Xu Xiaofeng's opening life was envied by everyone for a while, not only in Hong Kong to become the most popular female singer, even the general director of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala is also her fan, many times invited Xu Xiaofeng to participate in the recording of the Spring Festival Gala.
However, Tiangong is reluctant to become an adult, Xu Xiaofeng has been busy with the cause of Hong Kong, and the schedule is completely unable to go to the mainland to participate in the Spring Festival Gala.
However, the general director of the Spring Festival Gala really wanted the people of the mainland to hear the female singer's singing voice, so he also made a temporary decision, and ran to Taiwan many times to record Xu Xiaofeng's singing scene, and played it in the form of recording and broadcasting on the Spring Festival evening.
Even if it is an unprecedented major decision, it is also an exception by the general director, and only Xu Xiaofeng has done it in history!
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Career success, love is not far behind, two marriages quietly arrived
Xu Xiaofeng's career reached its peak, and her lifelong events could be considered, but in fact, as early as 1974, when Xu Xiaofeng began to become popular, she had secretly married.
Her first husband, Named Cheng Ching-han, was a great writer in the Hong Kong publishing industry at the time, and the two walked together without the outside world's knowledge.
Is it that when people knew about this relationship, Xu Xiaofeng had already decided to divorce her husband, and as for the reason for the real divorce between the two, the outside world also said that it was completely unclear.
The relationship between the two was exposed by the media in 1994, and fans learned that the singer was married, and everyone also expressed their blessings.
After all, the man is one of the best in terms of appearance and family lineage, and he is a good match with Xu Xiaofeng, but I don't know why the two finally chose to separate and ended the marriage relationship.
Now Zheng Jinghan already has his own family, it is said that he married Miss Hong Kong, while Xu Xiaofeng is single.
In the second relationship, Xu Xiaofeng's husband is named Liao Hui, who is an American.
After marriage, the husband hoped that Xu Xiaofeng could give up his career and follow him to settle in the United States, and also asked his wife to give up her Chinese nationality and change to American citizenship like herself.
But Xu Xiaofeng is not willing to give up his beloved career, and he cannot agree with the change of nationality.
In his view, it is his own country that cultivates his own singer's identity, the country is kind to himself, and he cannot give up helping his country because of selfish desires.
Xu Xiaofeng's resolute attitude disappointed her husband, and the two ended their marriage because of this, and Liao Hui had to return to the United States to live alone.
And Xu Xiaofeng has also expressed a skeptical attitude towards emotional matters since ending the marriage, she does not want to waste more time on these nihilistic feelings, and has not yet chosen to remarry.
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Childless and childless, 72-year-old Xu Xiaofeng lived a new self
There was no new relationship started, and there was no son and half daughter left in the first two relationships, and Xu Xiaofeng's later life was spent alone.
May you think that such an old man will not feel lonely?
However, Xu Xiaofeng was happy, and she said that she was not lonely psychologically, because she still had concerts to accompany her.
To this day, Xu Xiaofeng still has an indelible position in the music world, although she has no longer sung on stage, but everyone still remembers her music and still respects this predecessor.
Xu Xiaofeng is also guarded against arrogance and impatience, she did not take pride in her own achievements in the music world, but always maintained that sacred heart for music.
Because in her view, music can not be mixed with any impurities, only pure music can touch the hearts of more people, so she will continue to create music, continue to enjoy music.
Such an old man, she did not lament the injustice of the world in her old age, but chose to believe in what she only had, expressed her expectations for the future, and lived every day very seriously.
What reason do we have not to be optimistic about life?
Recently, Hong Kong actress Michelle released a photo of a girlfriend party on social platforms, including Xu Xiaofeng's figure.
In the photo, The 72-year-old Xu Xiaofeng is still dazzling, her face is full of satisfaction, and the whole person's mental state is also good, and it is completely impossible to see that she is an ancient and rare old man.
Cimei and kind-eyed, as if everything is quiet, although there is no companionship, there is no children and grandchildren around the knees, but for Xu Xiaofeng, her life seems to have been dedicated to music, she is not alone.
As she said at the Golden Needle Awards:
"In my long singing career, I have sung all the sorrows and joys of the world, and in these songs, I feel that some of them are writing about me, and some are teaching me to be a person."
The truth of life she got from music was originally more in her feelings.
At the age of 72, she is still full of hope for life and lives her own little life to the fullest and comfortable.
In the face of media interviews, Teacher Xu Xiaofeng also expressed:
"I can also enjoy my time at home alone, I can read books or watch movies in my free time, these things have enriched my life, so loneliness is also a luxury for me, after all, I am still too busy, maybe when you feel lonely then it means that you are too idle!" 」
The humorous answer also made everyone really feel the calm and atmosphere of this old man.
Xu Xiaofeng lives a very transparent life, and will always be loved by everyone, and her music will always be passed down and become a classic and eternal chapter.
We wish this old man can continue to live happily, and we also wish more people to look up to Xu Xiaofeng and always maintain a positive heart!