A few days ago, I talked to a friend about the new season of "Singer" in 2017 and lamented that the female singers of this year are really strong, and each one is a super singer level, as if it is a "queen of heaven" battle.
Friends said that the champion is probably Lin Yilian, on the seniority, fame and strength, she is already the level of the diva, just like the last Li Wei, nothing more than a demonstration match before the coronation.
Many people may think so, but they ignore the existence of another person, that is, Du Lisha. Many people may not have heard of the name Du Lisha, especially many post-90s young people. But she is a demon-like being, a "shaky S" singer.
When I saw that when the "Singer" debut list was announced, when someone asked Du Lisha who she was on Weibo, someone would usually reply to him: "She is a Hong Kong singer, and Lin Yilian is her student." ”
In the early 1980s, when teenage Lin Yilian signed to a record label to release an album and couldn't sing, Du Lisha was already a famous singer. When Du Lisha was 6 years old, she became a singer because of the singing competition, and because of the relationship between Chinese and Filipino blood, Du Lisha was born with a good voice.
Before the 1980s, Hong Kong's pop music scene did not popular Cantonese songs, but European and American English songs were particularly popular, and Tu Lisha won the attention of music fans by virtue of her standard European and American voice.
So as early as the 80s, when Teresa Teng's gentle minor key and "mesmerizing tone" were prevalent, Hong Kong also had an "English diva" Du Lisha who could compete with European and American stars.
"Still favorite" Lin Zixiang Du Lisha concert footage
Torissa's success has adapted to the development of the Hong Kong music scene and witnessed the rise and fall of Hong Kong pop music. After the wave of Cantonese songs swept through Hong Kong in the 1980s, she also sang Cantonese songs with the trend.
In 1881 she officially released the Cantonese album of the same name, representing her transformation. Compared with the atmosphere of European and American voices, Du Lisha, who sings Cantonese, has obviously converged a lot, but her tenderness and elegance do not affect her skills at all.
The subsequent albums "The Magic Of Teresa Carpio" and "Why Give Up" are all masterpieces of Cantonese songs, and because Tu Lisha has won the favor of a large group of fans in the Hong Kong music circle. During the period again, in addition to singing, she also acted in movies.
For many post-90s like me, Du Lisha has sung a few Cantonese songs, but she has seen movies such as the famous "Happy Ghost", in which Du Lisha made a cameo role as a nun.
In 1988, Du Lisha experienced the biggest dilemma in her life was her "loss of voice", which for a singer, not only lost her job, but also represented the futility of her years of hard work.
When experiencing a tragic predicament, people can recognize their own smallness and see their true selves. During the time of the loss of voice, everyone, including Du Lisha herself, felt that she might no longer be able to sing, but what could she do without singing?
When she found herself with no choice but to sing, she had no fear. In the process of treatment abroad, Du Lisha's voice not only recovered, but also mastered new singing skills, singing easier and more confident.
In the Hong Kong music scene, in addition to the queen of heaven, there is also Tam Wing Lin. Tam Wing Lin said to the audience when singing at the Red Pavilion in Hong Kong: "The Red Pavilion is like a big school for 10,000 people, and I use songs to teach everyone to be human, and I feel like the principal of this school." "That's why I got the name Principal Tan."
And Tam Wing Lin said that there is also a female principal in Hong Kong, and she is still a real principal, and he is talking about Du Lisha. Because Du Lisha often teaches others to sing, and teaches big names in the circle, such as Lin Yilian mentioned at the beginning of the article.
Lin Yilian, who had already reached the level of diva in 1991, was still not confident in her stage performance, so she wanted to find a high-ranking person to help her, and Du Lisha was the best candidate. First, Du Lisha's singing skills are well known in the circle; second, Du Lisha's name is not just as simple as the Queen of Heaven, and it is an honor to ask her for advice not only without falling, but also as an honor.
Since then, Du Lisha and Lin Yilian have become masters and apprentices, and they have also become good friends in life. Lin Yilian thanked her for her teaching, and she saw that Lin Yilian would become a top diva in the future.
Later, Du Lisha simply closed a school herself, specializing in teaching others to sing, not only to famous people, but also to some ordinary people.
In the 2016 "Crossover Song King" finals, Wang Zulan specially invited Du Lisha to sing on the same stage, and "The Prayer" surprised the audience, in the program, Wang Zulan said that he was learning to sing where Du Lisha was. When it comes to tuition fees, Du Lisha also does not shy away from saying "very expensive, very expensive."
It sounds like a joke, but it's really expensive. Someone thought that the tuition fee for her to teach people to sing was too expensive, so they asked her, and the reply was: Because Lin Yilian is what I taught.
And because of the program "Crossover Singer King", many young people have seen the strength of this demon-level singer, and also let the "Singer" column group notice that this 60-year-old singer can also sing such a beautiful voice.
This re-emergence of the jianghu, not only to share the stage with the former "apprentice" Lin Yilian, but also to face the strange audience of the new era in a new way, which is an unprecedented challenge for this singer who is not good at speaking Chinese, but also a re-examination of himself.
Whether she is strange or unfamiliar, whether she is fluent in Chinese, whether she can keep up with the trend, we should all look forward to her performance on the stage of "Singer", which is not a coronation for her, but a challenge to a new era. Because no matter what the times become, the beautiful melody and sound will not be forgotten.
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