In 2004, CCTV launched the talent show "Avenue of Stars".
Overnight, countless singers and groups became popular all over the country:
Li Yugang, Phoenix Legend, Nine Moon Miracle, Brother Coat......
Today, however, the experiences of these champions are very different.
Some people go on a national tour, some people get divorced, and some people have millions in debt and can only sleep in bridge holes......
1. Aho
In 2004, a sheep herding baby from rural Shanxi appeared on the stage of "Avenue of Stars".
He wears a shoulder scarf, a white towel on his head, and a red belt around his waist.
As soon as he opened his mouth, the iconic northern Shaanxi voice and loud and high-pitched singing voice shocked the audience.
Later, Ah Bao used his thick northern Shaanxi accent to tell his life experience.
He said he was born into a poor rural family, and since he was a child, he had to help the family herd sheep, collect coal, and work as a stevedore.
But he was very fond of "singing", although to others it was nothing more than "shouting" in the field.
But no one expected that Ah Bao relied on his talent and did not receive any music training, but directly appeared on the stage of "Avenue of Stars".
The audience was all impressed by the origin and talent of this "peasant singer".
The song "Shandandan Blossoming Red Yanyan" he sang in the finals also spread all over the country.
At that time, almost everyone had heard Po's loud and high-pitched singing.
He also deservedly became the annual champion of the year.
Po became famous overnight, he began to participate in variety shows, release albums, hold concerts, and even appeared on the Spring Festival Gala.
Flowers and applause also made him reap a huge fortune, and it is said that when Po was the most popular, he was worth tens of millions.
Real estate and luxury cars continue one after another, and Po also married a wife who is 15 years younger than him.
However, just as he was approaching the pinnacle of his life, an accident struck.
Someone broke the news that Po has never been a "sheep herding baby", it is just the image that his company deliberately created for him.
In fact, Po's family is wealthy, and he also studied music, and he used to be a resident singer in a bar.
Sometimes you can make thousands of dollars in a day.
All of a sudden, Bao's character completely collapsed.
The public couldn't stand being deceived by him, and they criticized him one after another.
Some people also found out that he once mocked Guo Degang wildly on the show.
even threatened to kill the Phoenix Legend.
All of a sudden, the public criticized him one after another.
The company seems to have chosen to give up, and Po has since disappeared from public view.
It wasn't until 2020 that Po reappeared.
He opened his own video account and explained the rumors one by one.
said that he had indeed been living in the countryside with his uncle and aunt when he was a child, and his identity was not faked.
It's a pity that no one cares about the truth of the year at this time.
The audience has long forgotten about him.
Now, Po often posts some singing videos on his account, but not many people watch it.
Sometimes he even deliberately pretends to be ugly to attract attention, but it only backfires.
2, Brother Coat
"Brother Coat", formerly known as Zhu Zhiwen, was born in a poor family in Heze, Shandong.
The death of his father made the family even worse.
At the age of 16, Zhu Zhiwen went to Beijing with the villagers to work.
Because he has been interested in singing since he was a child, he always sings to his co-workers.
Later, he participated in "Avenue of Stars", but he didn't expect his rich and loud singing voice to be loved by the audience at once.
In one fell swoop, he won the monthly competition, although in the end, he only finished fifth in the annual finals.
But the name of "Brother Coat" has resounded all over the country.
Zhu Zhiwen also participated in the recording of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, and then participated in many variety shows one after another.
Brother Coat's income has also risen again and again.
However, because of "money" over the years, Brother Dayi has had no headaches.
At first, when the people in the village saw that he had money, they all came to borrow money from him.
As a result, when it came time to repay the money, they were unwilling to pay it back.
Last year, there was also a video on the Internet, where someone blocked the door of Brother Dayi's house waiting to borrow money.
Later, there were many people who specialized in shooting videos of Brother Dayi, wanting to make money and traffic on the Internet.
Sometimes it doesn't matter if Brother Dayi himself wants it or not.
became famous like this, and I really don't know if it's sad or happy.
3. Phoenix Legend
Now when it comes to the Phoenix Legend, I'm afraid no one doesn't know it.
In the past two years, there have even been many young people who have fallen in love with Phoenix Legend and bought tickets to watch their music festival.
In 2005, they were originally named "Cool Fire Combination" and officially changed their name to Phoenix Legend.
Then I went to participate in the "Walk of Fame" that year.
Unexpectedly, he passed all the way and won the annual championship.
"On the Moon" was sung all over the country.
In 2008, they participated in CCTV's Spring Festival Gala for the first time, and then appeared on the Spring Festival Gala ten times.
"The Most Dazzling National Style" completely set off a craze for square dancing.
Phoenix Legend has become the most popular group in the country.
Since then, you can hear the new song of the Phoenix Legend in the square almost every year.
However, in the past two years, the singing of national style songs such as "Mountains and Rivers" and "Over the Mountain" has allowed them to gain a wave of young fans.
Now, they are preparing for their concert, and tickets have already been sold out.
Regardless of gender, young and old, they can sing a legendary song of the phoenix, and such a national degree has to be admired.
4. The Miracle of the Nine Moons
When it comes to the Phoenix Legend, we have to talk about the Nine Moon Miracle.
This is also a male and female duo that came out of "Avenue of Stars", composed of Wang Xiaohai and Wang Xiaowei.
In 2009, they won the show's annual championship, and then they managed to open up their popularity.
In particular, Wang Xiaowei's double-row key performance has attracted the attention of countless audiences.
She is able to play on three rows of keys with both hands and feet at the same time, and one person is comparable to an entire symphony orchestra.
After that, the two participated in the recording of countless variety shows, and also appeared on the Spring Festival Gala and released an album.
Even the love life of the two people is smooth.
Wang Xiaowei and Wang Xiaohai have changed from partners to lovers and then to husband and wife.
The love that has been known for 12 years also makes everyone very envious.
However, just when everyone thought they were going to pull off the next combo miracle, things changed.
In October 2020, the two suddenly announced their divorce, and there were even rumors that they had actually broken up two years ago.
After the divorce, the relationship between Wang Xiaowei and Wang Xiaohai seems to be unable to recover, and the Nine Moon Miracle has also changed.
Now only Wang Xiaowei and his new partner Xu Ziwei are left, and Wang Xiaohai has disappeared from the public eye.
Such an ending is really embarrassing.
5, Liu Xiaodong
Compared with the above singers, Liu Xiaodong may be more like an "acrobat" actor.
He became famous because of his nose, and was even called the "Chinese Nose King".
He can blow hot water bottles with his nose and suck milk through his nose.
On the stage of "Avenue of Stars", Liu Xiaodong showed his stunt of singing with his nose.
He also won the overall championship of the year and the popularity champion for this reason.
Since then, Liu Xiaodong has started to receive commercial performances everywhere and has made a lot of money.
However, the overly easy way of "making money" also made him gradually begin to lose himself.
Tens of millions of fortunes also let him squander them.
Liu Xiaodong's fame is also much worse than before, and no one invites him to perform commercially.
In 2022, Liu Xiaodong's personal account suddenly appeared on the Internet.
In the video, he actually lives in a bridge hole.
It is also written that once a multimillionaire is now in seven-figure debt.
Such a comparison shocked countless netizens.
Now Liu Xiaodong can only make a living by setting up stalls, and he is wearing tattered coats, and those who don't understand him think that this is a homeless man.
Who would have thought that he would have appeared on the stage of CCTV?
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Stoned? Neighbors secretly photographed and made a fortune? Villagers borrowed money and didn't pay it back? Zhu Zhiwen responds to rumors on the Internet-Upstream News Gather upward forces
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