Song Zuying
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Song Zuying is an ethnic Miao
Chinese
singer.
in Hunan
and studied at the Central Institute for Nationalities
in Beijing. Her father died when she was 12, and she is the oldest daughter. In 1991, she joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army
Naval
Song and Dance Troupe as a national first-class singer. As of 2009, she is a non-combatant Rear Admiral in the Chinese Navy.
Song Zuying is the most famous soprano in China. She graduated from the department of music and dancing of China Central Nationality University and the postgraduate class for national vocality of China Music College. During tens of several years of singing of Chinese national vocality, she has created and sung nearly a thousand of Chinese national songs and large amount of Chinese and foreign art songs and aria for opera. She was acted the Chinese Opera "Die in Sadness", "Red Corel", and the music play "Equator Rain". She has sung a lot of Chinese songs, such as Spicy Girl, Happy Life, Love My China and Flying Songs on the Ground. Such songs are popular in the folk of China and the Chinese circulation in the world. Her fans are filled with the cities, villages and frontier shockaded villages in China.
In the mind of Chinese audiences, Song Zuying is the star of oriental art. She was born in the place which was the most romantic and legend and was eulogized by many poets in Chinese history – Wulingyuan in the western Hu’nan. That was a very beautiful place and a lot of outstanding talents and beautiful women were born there. It is a place where the immortals are living. Up till now there are a lot of fellowmen of Chinese minor nationalities which can sing and dance since childhood living. Among of them, Song Zuying is the descendent of Miao with most talents on singing and dancing.
Song Zuying is always combing the art pursuing of herself and the excellent national music in China, from her art works we can wee the trace of inheriting, expanding and re-creating of Chinese national vocality clearly. Her singing skills have been imposed the music skill of this times successfully and form the expression method of vocality art and the style of singing of herself. This is the important standard and the beautiful view in the modern national vocality art. In the recent years, she has been awarded many supreme awards in the various kinds of specialty music contest and the election of public opinion.
1ST Award of China Vocality Contest of Minor Nationality
Golden Award of MTV Contest of CCTV
Golden Award of the Nationality Group of “Most favorite singer” of CPB of China
1st Award of “Starlight Award” of China National Broadcasting and Television Department
The Award of Golden Disc of China
Award of Outstanding Contribution of Chinese National Vocality of CCTV
Award of Club for the opera of China
Artist of Moral and Ability, by China Ministry of Personnel and China Literature Association.
Award of Charity in China by China Department of People’s Affairs
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Song Zuying has published many personal albums and videos, and she has published Happy Life – Photo Album of Song Zuying, Real Passion in the Music World – Selection of Songs by Song Zuying and Voices of a Hundred Years – The Classics of the Songs in the Chinese Films over a Century.
In the recent years, Song Zuying has visited Europe, Australia, USA, Canada and Southeastern Asia for the art interaction with China Art Delegation. In the World Cup held in Korea in 2002, Song was invited to sing representing the Chinese in the large scale vocal concert. In December 2002, as the culture ambassador for the 30th anniversary for the establishment of the diplomatic relation between China and Australia, she held the vocal concert “Prosperity” in Sydney, Australia successfully. In November 2003, she held the personal vocal concert in the Golden Hall in Vienna, Australia successfully.
At the same time of being successful in acting and art in China, Song Zuying also take part in the social public commonweal and charity activities actively. She has donated the most impressive “Project of Hope” in China and got a lot of social reputation. She was the representative of 9th NPC, now she is the member of 10th CPPCC, the standing member of China Youth Union, the executing member of China Women Union, the member of China Literature and Art Union and the agent of China Musician Association.
Song Zuying's music is extremely popular in China and the Sinosphere
. And due to her fame among China's political elite, solo concert performances at prestige international venues such as Sydney Opera House in 2002, Vienna Golden Hall in 2004, and John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts in 2008 were held for the political elites in those respective countries for diplomatic purposes.
In 2006, her CD "The Diva Goes to the Movies: A Centennial Celebration of Chinese Film Song" was nominated for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in the category of Best Classical Crossover Album
.
Song Zuying performed a duet with tenor Plácido Domingo
at the 2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
in Beijing. She also performs regularly on the Chinese Spring Festival Gala; in 2009, in addition to her own song, she sang a duet with Jay Chou
.
Jay Chou
, Plácido Domingo
, and Lang Lang
were guests in her 2009 summer concert at the Bird's Nest in Beijing
.
whilst both Song and Jiang were married to other people, although Song later divorced her husband. According to an article in Asia Sentinel
, the pair were introduced to each other by Vice-Admiral Wang Shouye, who is currently serving a life-sentence for corruption.
, accompanied by Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra, and hundreds of supportive artists from mainland China, attended by about 8000 invited guests. The costumes and the set were of high standard, and some reporters mentioned that it was an admission free and invited guests only event.
Miao people
The Miao or ม้ง ; ) is an ethnic group recognized by the government of the People's Republic of China as one of the 55 official minority groups. Miao is a Chinese term and does not reflect the self-designations of the component nations of people, which include Hmong, Hmu, A Hmao, and Kho Xiong...
Chinese
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
singer.
Biography
Song was born in Guzhang county, part of a Miao autonomous prefectureXiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture of the People's Republic of China. It is located in western Hunan province. Zhangjiajie and Sangzhi used to be parts of this autonomous prefecture. It consists of 1 city, Jishou, and 7 counties:Baojing, Fenghuang, Guzhang,...
in Hunan
Hunan
' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...
and studied at the Central Institute for Nationalities
Central University for Nationalities
Minzu University of China is a national-level university located in Beijing, China designated for ethnic minorities in China. Minzu University is the top university in China specially for ethnic minorities and aims to be one of the best universities of its kind in the world. With the strong...
in Beijing. Her father died when she was 12, and she is the oldest daughter. In 1991, she joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...
Naval
People's Liberation Army Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy is the naval branch of the People's Liberation Army , the military of the People's Republic of China. Until the early 1990s, the navy performed a subordinate role to the PLA Land Forces. Since then, it has undergone rapid modernisation...
Song and Dance Troupe as a national first-class singer. As of 2009, she is a non-combatant Rear Admiral in the Chinese Navy.
Song Zuying is the most famous soprano in China. She graduated from the department of music and dancing of China Central Nationality University and the postgraduate class for national vocality of China Music College. During tens of several years of singing of Chinese national vocality, she has created and sung nearly a thousand of Chinese national songs and large amount of Chinese and foreign art songs and aria for opera. She was acted the Chinese Opera "Die in Sadness", "Red Corel", and the music play "Equator Rain". She has sung a lot of Chinese songs, such as Spicy Girl, Happy Life, Love My China and Flying Songs on the Ground. Such songs are popular in the folk of China and the Chinese circulation in the world. Her fans are filled with the cities, villages and frontier shockaded villages in China.
In the mind of Chinese audiences, Song Zuying is the star of oriental art. She was born in the place which was the most romantic and legend and was eulogized by many poets in Chinese history – Wulingyuan in the western Hu’nan. That was a very beautiful place and a lot of outstanding talents and beautiful women were born there. It is a place where the immortals are living. Up till now there are a lot of fellowmen of Chinese minor nationalities which can sing and dance since childhood living. Among of them, Song Zuying is the descendent of Miao with most talents on singing and dancing.
Song Zuying is always combing the art pursuing of herself and the excellent national music in China, from her art works we can wee the trace of inheriting, expanding and re-creating of Chinese national vocality clearly. Her singing skills have been imposed the music skill of this times successfully and form the expression method of vocality art and the style of singing of herself. This is the important standard and the beautiful view in the modern national vocality art. In the recent years, she has been awarded many supreme awards in the various kinds of specialty music contest and the election of public opinion.
1ST Award of China Vocality Contest of Minor Nationality
Golden Award of MTV Contest of CCTV
Golden Award of the Nationality Group of “Most favorite singer” of CPB of China
1st Award of “Starlight Award” of China National Broadcasting and Television Department
The Award of Golden Disc of China
Award of Outstanding Contribution of Chinese National Vocality of CCTV
Award of Club for the opera of China
Artist of Moral and Ability, by China Ministry of Personnel and China Literature Association.
Award of Charity in China by China Department of People’s Affairs
[
Song Zuying has published many personal albums and videos, and she has published Happy Life – Photo Album of Song Zuying, Real Passion in the Music World – Selection of Songs by Song Zuying and Voices of a Hundred Years – The Classics of the Songs in the Chinese Films over a Century.
In the recent years, Song Zuying has visited Europe, Australia, USA, Canada and Southeastern Asia for the art interaction with China Art Delegation. In the World Cup held in Korea in 2002, Song was invited to sing representing the Chinese in the large scale vocal concert. In December 2002, as the culture ambassador for the 30th anniversary for the establishment of the diplomatic relation between China and Australia, she held the vocal concert “Prosperity” in Sydney, Australia successfully. In November 2003, she held the personal vocal concert in the Golden Hall in Vienna, Australia successfully.
At the same time of being successful in acting and art in China, Song Zuying also take part in the social public commonweal and charity activities actively. She has donated the most impressive “Project of Hope” in China and got a lot of social reputation. She was the representative of 9th NPC, now she is the member of 10th CPPCC, the standing member of China Youth Union, the executing member of China Women Union, the member of China Literature and Art Union and the agent of China Musician Association.
Song Zuying's music is extremely popular in China and the Sinosphere
Sinosphere
In areal linguistics, Sinosphere refers to a grouping of countries and regions that are currently inhabited with a majority of Chinese population or were historically under Chinese cultural influence...
. And due to her fame among China's political elite, solo concert performances at prestige international venues such as Sydney Opera House in 2002, Vienna Golden Hall in 2004, and John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts in 2008 were held for the political elites in those respective countries for diplomatic purposes.
In 2006, her CD "The Diva Goes to the Movies: A Centennial Celebration of Chinese Film Song" was nominated for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in the category of Best Classical Crossover Album
Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album
The Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album was awarded from 1999 to 2011.The award will be discontinued from 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. Basically, the Best Classical Crossover Album category will disappear. If a classical crossover release is a non-classical artist...
.
Song Zuying performed a duet with tenor Plácido Domingo
Plácido Domingo
Plácido Domingo KBE , born José Plácido Domingo Embil, is a Spanish tenor and conductor known for his versatile and strong voice, possessing a ringing and dramatic tone throughout its range...
at the 2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
The 2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. It was directed by Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou and began at 8:00 pm China Standard Time on August 24, 2008...
in Beijing. She also performs regularly on the Chinese Spring Festival Gala; in 2009, in addition to her own song, she sang a duet with Jay Chou
Jay Chou
Jay Chou is a Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer, actor and director who has won the World Music Award four times. In 1998 he was discovered in a talent contest where he displayed his piano and song-writing skills. Over the next two years, he was hired to compose for...
.
Jay Chou
Jay Chou
Jay Chou is a Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer, actor and director who has won the World Music Award four times. In 1998 he was discovered in a talent contest where he displayed his piano and song-writing skills. Over the next two years, he was hired to compose for...
, Plácido Domingo
Plácido Domingo
Plácido Domingo KBE , born José Plácido Domingo Embil, is a Spanish tenor and conductor known for his versatile and strong voice, possessing a ringing and dramatic tone throughout its range...
, and Lang Lang
Lang Lang (pianist)
Lang Lang , born June 14, 1982, in Shenyang, Liaoning, China, is a Chinese concert pianist, currently residing in New York, who has performed with leading orchestras in Europe, the United States and his native China. He is increasingly well known around the world for his concert performances,...
were guests in her 2009 summer concert at the Bird's Nest in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
.
Allegations Of An Affair With Jiang Zemin
Lu Jiaping, a Beijing-based scholar, claims that Song Zuying had a long-running affair with former Chinese president Jiang ZeminJiang Zemin
Jiang Zemin is a former Chinese politician, who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1989 to 2002, as President of the People's Republic of China from 1993 to 2003, and as Chairman of the Central Military Commission from 1989 to 2005...
whilst both Song and Jiang were married to other people, although Song later divorced her husband. According to an article in Asia Sentinel
Asia Sentinel
Asia Sentinel is a web-based Asian regional publication focused on news, business, arts and culture. The site was launched in August 2006....
, the pair were introduced to each other by Vice-Admiral Wang Shouye, who is currently serving a life-sentence for corruption.
2011 Taipei Arena concert
On 8 May 2011, Song staged a $100 million(TWD) show at Taipei ArenaTaipei Arena
Taipei Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Taipei, Taiwan. Built in 2005, the large multi-purpose stadium can accommodate major international sport events such as ice skating, ice hockey, gymnastics, handball, basketball, tennis, badminton, table tennis, indoor soccer, boxing, judo,...
, accompanied by Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra, and hundreds of supportive artists from mainland China, attended by about 8000 invited guests. The costumes and the set were of high standard, and some reporters mentioned that it was an admission free and invited guests only event.