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In the 2023 Spring Festival Gala, we did not wait for Mr. Li Guyi's "Unforgettable Tonight".
Before the Spring Festival Gala was broadcast, CCTV variety show host Zhang Zequn told everyone on social platforms.
Teacher Li Guyi has just recovered from illness and her body is recovering, and she can't appear on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala to sing the familiar song "Unforgettable Tonight" for everyone.
Looking back, teacher Li Guyi sang "Unforgettable Tonight" on CCTV's Spring Festival Evening 28 times.
Even if in 2021, Li Guyi's wife Xiao Zhuoneng passed away a few months before the Spring Festival, she still took the stage of the Spring Festival Gala to sing for everyone with the grief of being widowed in her later years, which shows the nobility of the old artist's sentiments.
Widowed in his later years, the child called his mother "Mr. Li"
In 2021, when the Spring Festival Gala of the Year of the Ox was about to end, teacher Li Guyi smiled and affectionately performed the ending song of the Spring Festival Gala for everyone - "Unforgettable Tonight".
Many people don't know that at that time, she was still immersed in the sadness of losing her wife.
Although Li Guyi and her husband were with her until they grew old, after her husband died, her heart was full of guilt and self-blame.
Li Guyi has repeatedly mentioned in public that he is "not responsible" to his family.
In the early 80s, Li Guyi was a well-known singer, and she put almost all her energy into her career; Her husband was a soldier and rarely had time at home. After the couple got married, they got together less and separated more.
Li Guyi and her husband's child is named Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi grew up with her grandmother, and her parents have been absent on her growth path. In this regard, Li Guyi felt extremely guilty.
In 2017, Li Guyi participated in a show, in which she said with self-blame in her eyes: "I am not a good wife and mother. ”
Li Guyi also revealed to the outside world that Xiao Yi refused to call his mother because he resented that he did not give her enough companionship, but instead used the words "Teacher Li" instead.
For the child's willfulness, Li Guyi not only did not have any blame, but felt guilty and heartache.
Other people's children are accompanied by their parents every day, and Xiao Yi often sees his mother only once in a few months.
The thing Xiao Yi was most looking forward to was getting sick, because when she was sick, her mother would come home to accompany her.
Once, as soon as Xiao fell ill, she immediately called her mother, expecting her mother to rush home as soon as usual.
However, that day, Li Guyi had an important party to attend, she thought that her daughter had a cold, and she asked her grandparents to take her to see a doctor, but that time, Xiao Yi was in a coma in the hospital for two days and two nights.
Li Guyi was terrified when she learned the news, but she still didn't find time to go home, just called her husband and asked him to take his daughter to the Navy General Hospital for medical treatment.
The husband can understand his wife and support her work very much, and does not blame her for ignoring her family, but "connives" her again and again to leave her family to run away for the sake of her career.
Li Guyi said in another program: "I have not fulfilled this responsibility of being a wife, warm, gentle, sweet, dear, sweet. ”
In 2020, her husband died of illness, and Li Gu was hit twice.
Looking back, she realized that her husband had very little time to spend time with.
After experiencing pain and self-blame, Li Guyi finally regained his strength.
Geng Zhi artist
Her child's evaluation of Li Guyi is very accurate.
Although Li Guyi's singing career is very successful, her career has not been smooth sailing, and if she were not strong and brave, she probably would not have become a household name singer.
In 1980, Li Guyi sang the episode "Hometown Love" for "The Legend of the Three Gorges", and when singing this song, she used the "soft singing method".
However, the new singing method has not been recognized by people in the industry, and some people say that "Hometown Love" is a quiet sound, "gangster music" and "toilet music".
The reason why Li Guyi did not choose the "air singing method", which was particularly popular at that time, was because she believed that music needed innovation. If all the songs are interpreted in a "high, loud, hard" tone, it is impossible to sing the emotions of the song.
The focus of the song "Hometown Love" is to express emotions, so it must be done with love and voice.
Li Guyi (left)
Li Guyi's persistence caused controversy for "Hometown Love", and in the end, the song was banned. Relevant departments repeatedly criticized Li Guyi and asked her to write about the inspection.
In 1983, CCTV held the first Spring Festival Gala. At that time, Li Guyi was still immersed in the "failure" of "Hometown Love", but the general director Huang Yihe asked Li Guyi to attend the Spring Festival Gala.
At the scene of the Spring Festival Gala, CCTV opened a telephone hotline to encourage viewers to call on-demand programs, and unexpectedly, many viewers asked Li Guyi to sing "Hometown Love" through the hotline.
Wu Lengxi, the minister of radio and television at the time, made a difficulty, "Hometown Love" is a forbidden song, he hesitated for a long time, and finally let Li Guyi sing "Hometown Love" on stage.
On the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, Li Guyi insisted on using his "soft singing method" to perform "Hometown Love", and the song was unbanned.
After the ban on "Hometown Love" was lifted, many people finally had the courage to speak their hearts.
Some people say that "Hometown Love" is the first popular music in the mainland in the new era; It is also said that this song was one of the first lyrical songs on the Chinese music scene; It is also said that Li Guyi is one of the pioneers of lyrical songs.
In addition to "Hometown Love", Li Guyi boldly accepted the cooperation of composer Zhang Quan.
In 1984, Zhang Qu composed "Me and My Motherland", at that time, Zhang Quan's identity was sensitive, and many singers did not dare to sing his songs.
"Me and My Motherland" is a rare good work, Zhang Qu hopes that this song can be recognized by the public, he found Li Guyi and tentatively asked: "Do you dare to sing this song I created?" ”
Unexpectedly, Li Gu looked at the sheet music and immediately agreed generously: "Sing!" What not to dare to sing! ”
With Li Guyi's interpretation, "Me and My Motherland" has become a classic that has been circulating for many years, and this song is famous in China and abroad, and it can be said that all Chinese people have a special affection for this song.
To this day, many overseas travelers still burst into tears when they hear this song.
In fact, even the "Unforgettable Tonight" that we are most familiar with survived because of Li Guyi's persistence and bravery.
In 1984, Huang Yihe, the chief director of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, approached lyricist Qiao Yu and hoped that he could write a song suitable for singing at the end of the Spring Festival Gala.
Huang Yihe proposed that the lyrics should have family reunion, motherland reunion, and good hope for the future.
Qiao Yu reflected the theme idea in the lyrics in accordance with Huang Yihe's request. Huang Yihe approached the composer Wang Yu again and asked him to compose the music for the song.
After Wang Yu wrote the song, someone within the director team suggested that this piece was too lyrical and not suitable for singing on CCTV's spring evening.
Although at the Spring Festival Gala the previous year, Li Guyi's "Hometown Love" won the love of the public, the director team still believes that formal occasions should sing "high, loud, hard" songs, and the tune must be magnificent and atmospheric.
Li Guyi still insisted on the concept that the song should be lyrical, and despite the voice of the director's team, insisted on recording "Unforgettable Tonight" composed by Wang Yu.
After that, almost every spring evening, we can hear Li Guyi's affectionate performance of "Unforgettable Tonight".
One marries a mentor, the second marries a fan
In terms of career, Li Guyi insisted on her own philosophy and persistently pursued art, but her persistence was not understood by her first husband.
Before studying vocal music, Li Guyi has been engaged in acting professionally.
In 1967, 23-year-old Li Guyi met the 27-year-old famous vocal educator Jin Tielin.
When the two met for the first time, Jin Tielin was determined to take Li Guyi as an apprentice, he thought that Li Guyi's voice was very unique, as long as he cultivated it carefully, she would definitely be able to become an excellent singer.
At that time, Jin Tielin was not a proud protégé, he once said: "I am the first person in the Jin's education method, and without Li Guyi as a student, the Jin's education method would not have succeeded." ”
Jin Tielin did not misunderstand Li Guyi, and under his patient training, Li Guyi's singing skills became stronger and stronger, and she became the first singer who could interpret "Jin's singing".
The two also got along in the process of getting along, and the relationship between men and women was generated, and the teacher and student became lovers, and finally became husband and wife.
After getting married, Li Guyi suffered a painful blow to his career because of the song "Hometown Love". Just when the negative comments were overwhelming, Jin Tielin did not come forward and say a word for his wife.
Li Guyi did not blame Jin Tielin, she believes that the emotional estrangement between each other after marriage is because she is busy with her career, and if the two can have a child, the relationship will definitely warm up.
However, after hard work, the two who gathered less and separated more still could not wait for the crystallization of love.
Jin Tielin did not comfort his wife, but said: "We don't have the life of a child, you just have another high." ”
As soon as Li Guyi heard this, he understood what Jin Tielin meant, although she didn't want to divorce, her husband had already ironed his heart to part ways with her, and in the end, the marriage between the two came to an end.
After the divorce, Li Guyi could only pin her thoughts on her career, and she traveled around all year round, busy with performances.
At this time, Li Guyi's second husband appeared.
He is a fan of Li Guyi, and he will appear almost every time Li Guyi performs. Although Li Guyi did not know his existence. But he always held flowers in his hand and cheered for Li Guyi offstage.
Feelings are like this, and they will slowly come together over time.
A year after the two got married, they had a daughter Xiao Yi.
Although Li Guyi got her wish and had a happy family, she still did not forget her career, and her husband always supported her, although the two did not spend much time alone, they became a lifelong couple.
Today, Li Guyi is 79 years old. Last year, some netizens took photos of her at the airport.
Li Guyi in the photo is wearing a flower jacket and a jujube red hat, looking very spiritual.
Netizens noticed that Li Guyi, who was nearly 80 years old, was still wearing high heels, and couldn't help but admire that the old artist's clothes were fashionable and bright.
I still remember that at the beginning of the year, Zhang Zequn said on social platforms that Li Guyi had just recovered from illness and was weak, so he was absent from the Spring Festival Gala. and said that he looked forward to Li Guyi performing on stage at the Spring Festival Gala next year.
Zhang Zequn said everyone's heart, I believe that everyone is like him, and is looking forward to hearing the classic song "Unforgettable Tonight" by Mr. Li Guyi on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala again.
I hope that Teacher Li Guyi will be healthy and happy in the future and bring us beautiful singing!