Chapter 311: Chinese Songs
The first singer to appear was Liang Xueying, who directly advanced to the finals as the starting singer. Because of the resource advantages of the record company behind her, Liang Xueying is the only singer who has held a concert in the United States among the several singers in this final, and she is also the one with the most international style. In the first round of the singing session, the singer she invited was a black American male hip-hop singer.
Although this black singer named Tray is not a god-level figure in the American hip-hop industry, he is also a frequent visitor to the top 50 on Billboards, whether in the United States or China, he has a certain popularity, so when he appeared on the stage with Liang Xueying, the audience also let out a very loud cheer and scream.
The song sung by the two is also a work by Trey. A hit song that has been in the top 50 on the Billboard and is quite well-known. The original song is a collaboration between Trey and an American female singer, and the performance of the two has not changed much compared with the original version, Liang Xueying is responsible for the singing part instead of the American female singer in the original version, and Trey is still responsible for the rap part. This model is also familiar to the audience, Xiao Yao's "There is a Warmth Called Sisters" and "I Can Only Accompany You Here" are two songs that are both male rappers and female singers.
However, in terms of the specific style of this song, it is similar to the "Great Wall" that Xiao Yao and Chen Chen collaborated on, which is a song that integrates electronic, rap, and rock, and at the same time has a certain dance music flavor. Considering the purpose of the competition and the live effect, and at the same time, the musicians of the live band in the show are also relatively rich, and they have also made some adaptations in the arrangement and soundtrack of this song. The whole arrangement and soundtrack are richer than the original version, and they are more intense and atmospheric, as the opening performance of the show, it also successfully warmed up the atmosphere of the scene and made the audience happy.
The second singer to appear next is South Korean singer Yoo Woo-won. Now Hallyu is very popular in China, and there are many well-known Korean stars in China, including some excellent singers. But to the surprise of the audience, Liu Youyuan's guest singer is not a well-known Korean star in China, but an actress in China.
Liu Youyuan's guest singer is named Zhang Zijing, a new generation of Chinese actors who are similar in age and fame to Cheng Xi, and one of the few little flowers who are on the rise. However, unlike Cheng Xi, an actor who has turned from a professional dancer, Zhang Zijing was born in the acting department of Yenching Film Academy, and directly entered the entertainment industry as an actor after graduation. Although Zhang Zijing is an actor, his own music skills are also good. Although she has not released a single album, she once participated in a music program called "Crossover Singer" on Yanjing Satellite TV, and has achieved good results, and she is also an image of "an actor who can sing" in the eyes of the audience.
The only thing that makes everyone feel strange is that Liu Youyuan is a pure singer and has never starred in any film and television dramas in Huaxia, and Zhang Zijing has never worked in South Korea, how did these two get together? But since the two have appeared on the stage hand in hand, it is not the time to explore these back stories, and the audience still pays attention to their cooperative performances.
Liu Youyuan is Korean, although he once sang Chinese songs on the stage of "Singer", but his Chinese is actually relatively average, in the final, he does not want to risk performing in a language he is not proficient in, and Zhang Zijing does not know Korean, but English is very good, so after some weighing, Liu Youyuan chose an English song that both of them can hold.
The chorus of the two is an English love song sung by men and women in the nineties of the last century. Although the songs are some years old, oldies often mean classics, not to mention that in this show that includes five different age groups as voters, classic oldies will still be relatively cheap.
After an intense hip-hop rock electronic song by Liang Xueying and Trey, a lyrical duet by Liu Youyuan and Zhang Zijing quickly quieted the audience. The two of them also played this song very well. Although during the singing, the audience did not look as excited as Liang Xueying and Trey performed earlier, but that was only because of the different types of songs. After Liu Youyuan and Zhang Zijing's singing ended, the applause and cheers from the audience for the two of them were no worse than those for Liang Xueying and Trey.
The third singer to appear is Qin Xiaodong, who has the title of "music poet". When he appeared on the stage hand in hand with the backup singers, he also gave the audience a big surprise. The audience didn't expect that Qin Xiaodong's backup singer was actually a blonde and blue-eyed white female singer.
Qin Xiaodong's image has always been gentle and elegant, and his music works are basically quiet and lyrical, judging from his image, works, and some of his life status broadcast in the life highlights of the previous show, he gives people the impression that he has a relatively small social circle, immersed in his own world and quietly making music, and living a more homely life, no one thought that he actually invited a foreign female singer to be his guest singer.
The finals are the same as previous programs, the host will not say the names of the competing singers when they are introduced, but they will still make some introductions to the guest singers and the repertoire sung. Although most of the audience doesn't know this female singer called "Lynne O'Connor", from the title of "Irish national treasure female singer" mentioned in Ke Jun's introduction before, everyone can also know that this guest singer has a lot of background, even if it can be guessed from the title of the familiar classic song that most of the next person to appear is not Xiao Yao, who has been singing original new songs, but everyone thinks that Hong Wei, Xiao Siqi, and even Tian Wei are more likely to invite foreign singers to be guest singers than Qin Xiaodong The male god is bigger.
Lynne O'Connor is an Irishman, and in the song selection, Qin Xiaodong naturally has to take care of this foreign friend who does not know Chinese. Qin Xiaodong and Lynn O'Connor sang a folk style English song, which is also a very classic song in the world. Although the original version was a solo song, Qin Xiaodong adapted it into a chorus song. Although it is not a lyrical love song duet like Liu Youyuan and Zhang Zijing, the fresh folk style of the two is also very distinctive, and Qin Xiaodong also added a very characteristic Scottish bagpipe to the arrangement and soundtrack, which also gave the audience a performance that they felt very enjoyable.
In the first three performances, there were two foreign singers and a Korean singer, and the three songs were all English songs, which seemed to label the show as a "strong international style", and the audience couldn't help but look forward to the appearance of the fourth singer.
"Thank you again to Qin Xiaodong and Lynn O'Connor for their wonderful performances!" Qin Xiaodong and Lynne O'Connor finished singing, and after leaving the stage, Ke Jun, who returned to the stage to continue the work, led the audience to give the two a round of applause again.
After another round of applause and cheers from the audience fell, Ke Jun began to introduce the next singer and said: "The next singer to appear is the singer who can play, toss, and torture people the most in our show..."
"Yes!"
"Xiao Yao!
When it comes to "the most playable" and "the most tossed", most of the audience already understands who Ke Jun is talking about. And Ke Jun's cheek-rubbing action and the next words obviously showed that he had a deep grudge against the advertising words at the beginning, and the audience was naturally more sure, and they all shouted with laughter.
"Well, since you know who the competing singer is, then I won't introduce it much," Ke Jun continued with a smile, "What I want to introduce to you is the guest singer he invited." I think after my introduction, everyone will also be surprised that he invited this guest singer!"
"Oh?" said many viewers with very expectant expressions. Ke Jun's words obviously aroused their curiosity.
"The guest singer he invited today is an artist from South Korea. Film and television songs and models are developing in all aspects, a goddess-level star, Hong Xiuyan!" Ke Jun revealed with a smile.
"Wow~" The audience at the scene let out a burst of exclamation.
"Don't be surprised, I haven't finished introducing it yet!" Ke Jun smiled and waved his hand, "We all know that the next competing singer has always been singing his own original new songs in the show, and this final is no exception, and the next song is still an original song that he has not released, and today is his first public appearance." ”
"Wow~" Although he had already guessed, when he heard Ke Jun say that Xiao Yao would continue to insist on singing the original new song on the final stage, the audience still let out a burst of cheers.
"Today we have enjoyed the performances of three singers and assistant singers, these three songs are all English songs, do you think our show is very international and more lofty?" Ke Jun suddenly changed the topic.
"Yes!" shouted the audience, despite some oddity.
"Just now we have enjoyed an English song brought to you by Liu Youyuan and Zhang Zijing, a pair of Korean and Chinese star partners. Next, please enjoy the next competing singer and backup singer Hong Xiuyan, a pair of partners who are also Chinese and Korean stars... Chinese songs!" Ke Jun said, pausing deliberately in the middle before continuing.
"Wow~"
"I'll go, Xiao Yao and Hong Xiuyan want to sing Chinese songs?"
"Liu Youyuan didn't sing Chinese songs with Zhang Zijing, Xiao Yao dared to let Hong Xiuyan sing Chinese?"
The audience exclaimed again and began to whisper.
Following Ke Jun's tone, most of the audience thought that he was going to introduce that Xiao Yao and Hong Xiuyan were also singing English songs when Ke Jun paused, and even a small number of viewers speculated whether Xiao Yao would sing a Korean song for Hong Xiuyan. After all, Xiao Yao has written a lot of English songs and Korean songs, so there should be no problem in creation, and although Hong Xiuyan debuted as a singer, in terms of her level as a singer, it is not enough and she has not participated in the Korean version of "Singer", it should be Xiao Yao who came to accommodate Hong Xiuyan.
"Surprised, surprised?" Ke Jun looked at the audience's expressions and said with a smile, "Our singer is so unusual. ”
"Wow~" The audience let out a burst of cheers.
In terms of the degree of internationalization, Xiao Yao is no worse than Liang Xueying. Although he has never held a concert in the United States, Xiao Yao's popularity in the United States may be higher than Liang Xueying's by spoofing American Airlines' music videos, writing songs and shooting MVs for "Daydream", and having appeared on the Oscar stage as a member of the band "Immortals". In the case of inviting a foreign guest to sing, it is indeed a very surprising choice to take a foreign guest to sing Chinese songs. Especially in the comparison of the first three performances are all English songs, Xiao Yao's choice is even more different.
"The song they brought to you is called 'How Lucky'..."Ke Jun continued, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a puzzled voice in the audience.
"Huh?" the audience wondered. "Since it's said to be an original new song, why did an old song pop up again?"
"Ahh ”
"Huh~" Although most of the audience thought that Ke Jun had made a deliberate slip of the tongue, they still did not hesitate to send him a burst of boos.
"Look, you and I feel the same!" Ke Jun smiled with a vengeful smile, "I'm also very dissatisfied with him writing a song with a similar name, right? ”
"Damn, there is still this kind of operation?" The audience looked at Ke Jun who was smiling wickedly on the stage.
"Okay, no kidding! Applause invites the next group of singers to come out and bring us the original new song, "Little Lucky"!" Ke Jun straightened his face and waved back.
"Wow~" The audience applauded, cheered and screamed unscrupulously.
Backstage at the other end of the passage at the back of the stage, Xiao Yao and Hong Xiuyan were already standing on both sides of the entrance of the stage passage. Hearing Ke Jun's introduction on the stage, Xiao Yao, who rolled his eyes, adjusted his face and stretched out his hand to Hong Xiuyan opposite with a smile. Hong Xiuyan, who was covering her mouth and smiling happily, also adjusted the expression on her face, smiled and stretched out her hand to shake Xiao Yao.
Seeing the two of them walking out of the aisle holding hands and appearing on the stage, the audience at the scene let out an even more enthusiastic cheer and scream.