There are many powerful female singers in the Chinese music scene, who do not rely on their appearance to win, but Zhou Hui's heavenly voice will even make people completely ignore her external image.
Although talking about a singer's appearance seems too vulgar and offensive. But in the entertainment industry where appearance is supreme, it is actually difficult for people to completely get rid of the shackles of external image.
In this era where appearance is justice, it may be difficult for everyone to imagine how Zhou Hui could become popular throughout the Chinese-speaking world with two albums.
In the two years at the turn of the century, Zhou Hui truly experienced the feeling that debut was the peak. Her first album, Zhou Hui's Selected, soon sold an astonishing sales of more than 1 million copies. Subsequently, she debuted with Jolin Tsai, Xiao Yaxuan and Sun Yanzi at the same time, and was known as the "Four Little Queens" of Taiwan's music scene.
However, judging from the performance of these four people when they first debuted, Zhou Hui is undoubtedly the strongest momentum. Her singing soon spread throughout the Chinese-speaking world, becoming the real top of those two years, so much so that many of her predecessor singers had to avoid three points.
Even Jackie Chan was a super fan of Zhou Hui at that time. In an interview, the eldest brother once talked about the scene when he first met Zhou Hui: one night, he was soaking in a hot bath at home, and suddenly heard a moving song coming from the living room TV, so he immediately rushed to the living room, just to see the end of the animation of the MV.
In the next few days, Jackie Chan inquired everywhere and only then did he know Zhou Hui's name, so he bought 60 albums in one go and gave them to friends.
Jackie Chan said that he liked Zhou Hui's treatment of the tail note when singing, and he always received it so beautifully. For a few years, when he was resting on the set, he would definitely play Zhou Hui's album.
It is difficult to imagine what kind of realm a newcomer singer who can play so well without relying on his appearance will reach in the future?
However, what no one expected was that Zhou Hui's career peak was so short- Because of the calculation of the mentor, Zhou Hui soon fell into a low point. When the momentum was in full swing, it suddenly came to an abrupt end, and was hidden by the record company for three years, missing the golden period of development.
The story about Zhou Hui always seems to be permeated with a hint of bitterness and helplessness. But if you carefully review Zhou Hui's career trajectory in those years, it is not difficult to find that as early as 2002, when she released her third solo album "Zhou Hui's Selection 3: Lonely City", her momentum has begun to decline.
You know, Zhou Hui's first two solo albums were so successful. The songs "Don't Want You to Know", "Convention", "Wind Chimes", and "I Want to Love You Well" are simply amazing, and the melodic beauty of Chinese pop music is brought to the extreme. By the third solo album, no song had the same popularity.
It can be said that Zhou Hui's popularity coincided with the eve of the great change in the Chinese pop music scene. By 2002, the mainstream style of the Chinese music scene and the public's auditory preferences had changed significantly.
This trend was largely set off by Jay Chou, Wang Lihong and Lin Junjie, and the other three who were also four little days later also quickly came to the forefront of the times in terms of musical style.
In contrast, Zhou Hui's voice path still belongs to the era of Teresa Teng. The singing skills of the right words and the gentle lyricism of the small family jasper style were soon forgotten by everyone under the impact of the multiple waves. In 2007, Zhou Hui made a comeback, and at this time, the music scene was already a new world, and she could not return to the peak.
Looking back now, Zhou Hui can be said to be the last representative of the traditional lyrical era in the Chinese music scene. The other three in "Four Little Queens" have been oriented towards the style of the future from the beginning.
It is precisely because of this that Zhou Hui is so unique. Although she never gave up on music, many people's memories of her seem to be frozen forever at the turn of the century.
In recent years, Zhou Hui seems to have returned to the public eye, not only appearing in variety shows, attracting a lot of memories to kill, but also making a cameo role in the upcoming movie "Beijing Love Picture Book".
After all, this talented stubborn singer is actually only 43 years old.
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