In January 2013, Liu Ruiqi became popular on the Internet for singing Jay Chou's "Ming Ming" in the snow; In April of the same year, she participated in Hunan Satellite TV's "China's Strongest Voice" and eventually advanced to the top 12 in the country. At that time, 20-year-old Liu Ruiqi officially debuted.
Many people have known Liu Ruiqi since "Room", what changes has she changed in the past 5 years since her debut? On December 2nd, the day of the Faraway Music Festival, Liu Ruiqi came to the scene and used her warm voice to draw a perfect end to the Hangzhou Station of the Faraway Music Festival.
New Oriental Faraway Music Festival Hangzhou Station scene
5 years, stubbornness is still there
Since his debut at the end of 2013, he has had two original EP albums "Private Song" and "Good Morning Qi", two cover albums "Looking for Jay Chou Again" and "Number One Fan", two cross-border cooperation singles "Love Needs Practice" and "Early Summer", and a full live live album "Youth Message".
Like her singing voice, Liu Ruiqi at the festival scene gave the first impression of gentleness. Tall, sweet-looking, sometimes shy and smiling.
However, stubbornness is the evaluation of her by many people who know Liu Ruiqi. In the past 5 years since her debut, she has always believed that she belongs only to the music circle, "My positioning for myself is to develop a more comprehensive original singer, not only singing, but also creating, producing, and trying different musical styles." ”
"The idols I think are good role models." Liu Ruiqi said in the interview. In fact, she does bear the weight of this sentence - no hype, no reason to take traffic, almost zero negative on the Internet since her debut.
This 93-year-old girl seems to only want to do her own musical work, and the rest will be handed over to those who understand her.
Fans, it's my warm room
Once the thing you love takes on something else, you take on a lot of pressure. The same is true of music for Liu Ruiqi.
Five years ago, Liu Ruiqi was questioned for being too quiet on stage. At the beginning of his debut, whether it was financial or mental, Liu Ruiqi, who was still in college, was under a lot of pressure.
Not arguing and singing quietly does not mean that Liu Ruiqi does not respond to the love of fans. She has repeatedly said: "The support of fans and friends is the strength behind me. ”
This year's tour "Warm Room" has gone through 29 stops, and many warm moments have made Liu Ruiqi unforgettable. "For example, even on a noisy stage, I can hear fans singing with me offstage; Some songs that I think are very unpopular, many people will follow from beginning to end; Like at the signing party, different cities can see the same figure every time; There were also couples who told me they came together because of my songs. ”
Five years later, the initial doubts vanished. Sometimes, only time proves the value of effort. The number of song auditions exceeded 600 million times, and the number of video views exceeded 100 million times, which is the answer handed over by Liu Ruiqi in the past 5 years.
Far away, is the process of chasing
"Mature" is what Liu Ruiqi believes has changed in the past 5 years. "In addition to the maturity of writing and singing, there is also the maturity of mentality, that is, the ideal and reality are constantly integrated, and once you start to find the right point, it will not be so difficult later." In essence, Liu Ruiqi is an extremely strong and confident person at heart, just like her voice, always giving people a warm but determined feeling.
"Far away" is a topic that cannot be avoided at this festival. Many people think that the distance is poetic, a place to reach. Liu Ruiqi's interpretation of the far side is that it is not a place to reach, but a process of chasing, "The far side is a challenging process for me, constantly breaking through myself." ”
Perhaps, for Liu Ruiqi, the distance is always in the distance.
In fact, it rained heavily in Hangzhou on the day of the music festival, but fans came from all over the world, and some of them lined up outside the stadium 4 or 5 hours in advance to wait for admission, even if the performance was over, they did not want to leave. On the road of original music, we also wish Liu Ruiqi that he can walk out of his warm and unique distance. As written in The Room: "The Psalms of the Future, Which Belong to Us.".