Recently, Na Ying and "Singer 2024" have been on the hot search, and netizens have called on powerful singers in the Chinese music scene to come to the rescue.
Someone even posted a post asking who is under the age of 30 who can pure open the microphone on the spot, do not repair the sound, and at the same time compare with foreign friends?
In the answer, there is a name that is surprising and reasonable, and that is Zhou Shen.
It's not because Zhou Shen's strength is not strong, but because it involves another grievance between Na Ying and Zhou Shen.
01 Na Ying eliminated Zhou Shen
Today's Zhou Shen is affectionately called "Kraken" by Internal Entertainment, because his voice is so special, a mixture of male and female voices who live alone, with three-dimensional rock sound effects.
This is definitely a rare talent for singers, but before he really became popular, Zhou Shen was repeatedly ridiculed because of his voice, and he was not understood by Na Ying, the queen of the music world.
In 2014, Zhou Shen, who was still an amateur, signed up for "The Voice of China", and at the competition site, Zhou Shen attracted everyone's amazement with a song "On the Shore of Lake Baikal".
Everyone speculated that Zhou Shen was likely to be a strong contender for that championship, but they didn't expect Zhou Shen to be eliminated by his mentor Na Ying before he reached the finals.
At that time, Yang Kun and Qi Qin, who were both mentors, felt very sorry for Zhou Shen, and did not hesitate to persuade Na Ying to stay with Zhou Shen and not to miss out on his talents.
But I don't know what kind of consideration Na Ying has, a simple "sorry" drew a termination number for Zhou Shen's "Voice Journey".
To be honest, Li Wei sings well, and Zhou Shen has their own merits. What Na Ying said at that time should have the word "more", that is, "I'm sorry Zhou Shen, I prefer Li Wei".
For a while, all the audience felt sorry for Zhou Shen, thinking that "The Voice" and Na Ying had failed Zhou Shen's talent and efforts.
Many years later, Zhou Shen has become popular with "Big Fish", Na Ying and Zhou Shen live broadcast and told Zhou Shen, "Your song is too difficult to sing, I asked my students to sing it many times, but they couldn't sing well." At that time, everyone thought that Na Ying was watching Zhou Shen and was "licking" Zhou Shen.
Coupled with the exposure of the "transfer fee incident" of "The Voice", everyone questioned the credibility of Na Ying and other mentors, and they all thought that Na Ying's elimination of Zhou Shen was "shady".
However, judging from the live chat, the relationship between Zhou Shen and Na Ying is actually good, the two talk and laugh, like old friends who have known each other for many years, and Na Ying did not pose as a mentor in front of Zhou Shen.
In fact, there are some things that Na Ying can't control.
Zhou Shen once said in a talk show that after "The Voice" was eliminated, himself, Na Ying, and Li Wei cried in the room for 20 minutes. Zhou Shen's crying is understandable, after all, he has just faced elimination, and no one can accept it for a while, but the reason why Na Ying and Li Wei are crying is estimated to be known only to the parties concerned.
In fact, not from the perspective of the audience's emotions, Na Ying's elimination of Zhou Shen is actually not a shady scene. Because Zhou Shen and Li Wei sang well at that time, everyone had their own favorite preferences. Na Yingxuan said that everyone said in the past!
And to a certain extent, Na Ying likes Zhou Shen, otherwise he would not have been pulled into the second class, and Zhou Shen later said that he would always be grateful to Teacher Na Ying. At that time, Li Wei's performance was not inferior to Zhou Shen, for Na Ying, the palms and backs of his hands were full of meat, and the competition system decided that one person must be eliminated, how difficult it should be for Na Ying to make the final decision!
Just when everyone was concerned about Zhou Shen's future whereabouts, he met Bole later.
02 Opportunities are reserved for those who have been prepared
Zhou Shen's performance in "The Voice" attracted the attention of one person, and he was Gao Xiaosong.
Gao Xiaosong said, I especially like to listen to his songs, ethereal and clean, natural sound!
Zhou Shen belongs to the representative of the singing method of the head vocal system, this system is suitable for matching the OST of Xianxia ancient style film and television dramas because of the high resonance position and clear voice, so as long as you go the right way, it will be very popular.
In order to give Zhou Shen a chance to show his face, Gao Xiaosong paid for Zhou Shen to release an album out of his own pocket, and encouraged Zhou Shen at the same time, no matter how many places you have won in the show, in your field, you are the absolute ruler, and no one can compare with you.
Although the new album was a great success, Zhou Shen faced an embarrassing situation, that is, the song is not popular.
Everyone has heard Zhou Shen sing, but everyone can't remember who the singer is.
In desperation, Zhou Shen signed up for "The Masked Singer", all the contestants sang with their faces covered, and after singing the song "Riding a White Horse", the judges next to him wiped their tears, everyone thought that the singer was a woman, but they didn't expect it to be Zhou Shen.
Wu Qixian said that listening to Zhou Shen singing has a feeling of being in love.
Since then, Zhou Shen has seized every opportunity to show his face, but unfortunately, he always seems to be one step away from the "fire".
In 2020, Zhou Shen's opportunity finally came, he signed up for the variety show "Our Song", partnered with Li Keqin, and his opponent was Na Ying, who eliminated him at the beginning.
In the show, Zhou Shen and Li Keqin finally won the championship, and this scene also made public netizens exclaim, saying that they had a feeling of shame before watching Zhou Shen.
Some people even said that in "Our Song", Zhou Shen, who was in the top 16 at the beginning, not only slapped Na Ying in the face, but also slapped the face of "The Voice" and the face of capital.
Now, Zhou Shen is finally like what Da Zhang Wei said, "big red and purple".
But he didn't "hold it" like many popular singers, but as before, he was a proper "funny man" in life. Perhaps it was the hard road in the past that made him cherish his fans more and all those who liked his music.
After Zhou Shen became famous, some people said that Zhou Shen's song style is also highly specific, and the trend of the pop music scene will change every 5-10 years, and it will naturally decline in status at that time.
But as Gao Xiaosong said, as his number, there is indeed no one else who can compare, and no male or female singer can compare, which is also a must.
03 Zhou Shen's journey has been too difficult
Many people only know Zhou Shen after "The Voice", but in fact, he has been on the road of music for many years.
Zhou Shen was born in Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, and he has shown a very good singing talent since he was a child, but as he grows older, many naughty children always like to call him "sissy" and "fake man" behind his back, which makes Zhou Shen very hurt.
After entering puberty, many boys are facing the problem of voice change, but at this time it is lucky for Zhou Shen, because the voice change of adolescence did not take away Zhou Shen's perfect voice, but made his treble more expansive.
However, at this time, Zhou Shen had already found that his voice was different from that of other boys, coupled with his short height, he felt a little inferior in his heart, and he was even reluctant to speak in front of the public.
After graduating from high school, Zhou Shen was arranged by his family to study medicine in Ukraine, which also made Zhou Shen firm in his heart to study medicine.
The conditions in Ukraine were difficult, and Zhou Shen, who was in a foreign country for the first time, felt unprecedented loneliness and sadness.
Especially sometimes the teacher asked them to carry the corpse, and the tall Zhou Shen carried the corpse of one meter eight on his back and walked forward with difficulty, which was too torturous for Zhou Shen.
Because of an unexpected opportunity, Zhou Shen came into contact with the bel canto field again, and he suddenly felt that he had found the direction of the future. For the first time, Zhou Shen went against the will of his family and went to the Lviv State Conservatory to major in music.
It is also this unique experience that makes Zhou Shen's singing voice more distinctive: his voice bel canto national pop is freely switched, and the five Chinese languages are skillfully used! The strength is enough to represent the international model that China can compete with foreign singers!
The teachers of the Lviv State Conservatory were also very surprised by Zhou Shen's unique voice, a boy's and a girl's voice, which was different. It is said that scarcity is expensive, and it is indeed rare for a man to sing such a voice.
In the Lviv State Conservatory, Zhou Shen's biggest difficulty was the "vocal cord nodule", when it was serious, he was unable to speak for a while, and in the later stage, he took leave to return to his hometown to do acupuncture to be cured.
After graduating from the Lviv State Conservatory, Zhou Shen returned to China, he knew that his basic conditions were not as good as others, so at the beginning, Zhou Shen chose to sing live without showing his face in YY, no surprise, Zhou Shen has accumulated a lot of fans.
With the continuous rise in popularity, Zhou Shen's popularity in YY is getting higher and higher, and fans are also curious about people who can sing such good songs, and under the strong request of fans, Zhou Shen finally showed his face.
Zhou Shen was very shocked by this appearance, and the "fans" who said that they liked his music and would not pay attention to his appearance lost their fans one after another, and many people even began to question Zhou Shen's gender, thinking that how could a man sing such a beautiful song.
In order to prove himself, Zhou Shen signed up for "The Voice", and everyone knows the story behind it.
04 Summary
Maybe it's because I've been in the rain before, so now I always want to hold an umbrella for others!
As a national singer, Zhou Shen did not put on a show after becoming popular, and even took the initiative to promote his juniors in many activities. encountered people who had laughed at him before, and Zhou Shen did not take the opportunity to retaliate.
He is the kind of person who only remembers the good of others, has a big pattern, and will not care about anyone because he has been hurt, perhaps it is precisely because of the past experience that today's Zhou Shen has become extraordinary!
Looking back at the road Zhou Shen has walked, if there is no love and persistence, no perseverance and mentality that surpasses ordinary people, no matter how good the congenital conditions are, it will be in vain.
Now Zhou Shen's name has entered thousands of households, but for him, he is not in a hurry to use his fame to make money, but hopes to build his own team, especially to find someone who composes lyrics and music that is a perfect fit for him, and continues to output works!
Come on Zhou Shen!