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I have listed more than five singers, but I think they can be included in this discussion.

Teresa Teng

The eternal first person, a singer beyond the times, really don't say much.

Jay Chou

I don't want to say more about this, an epoch-making figure in Chinese music, whether from the commercial point of view or from the artistic point of view of music.

May; sherry

Among the female singers, there must be May in the next echelon after Teresa Teng. Her comprehensive skills, strong sense of music, excellent sales, high-quality output works (and awards) and new attempts in recent years are fully qualified to include her in this discussion.

Tayu Lo, Jonathan Lee.

I want to write these two together, mainly because they are similar in a sense: they both have the elements of godfather behind the scenes. There are high-profile answers to the specific differences between the two, so I won't go into details.

The two men are entangled in one thing: if you put Tayu Lo in the top five list, there is no reason not to put Jonathan Lee in it. If they want to enter the top five, they must be on the list at the same time.

Jacky Cheung, Samuel Hui.

One of the representatives of Cantonese songs is the founder and the first person in the peak period of Cantonese songs. Once we talk about the development history of Cantonese songs, we can never avoid it.

Unlike Luo and Li, there must be only one of them on the list. On the one hand, Cantonese songs are only a branch of Chinese in number, on the other hand, choosing one makes clear the key points of choosing between the two. Of course, the most important thing is that ... there are only five places, and there are sufficient reasons to explain that the other one is not on the list.

Cui Jian

In addition to the well-known godfather of rock, more importantly, he has been exploring the possibility of localization of different music styles in rock form, and has never stopped since he entered the public eye. Perhaps his works do not have a large audience in business, but they have left valuable experience and resources for the creation and production of future generations. I think this is the value of Cui Jian in the sense of pure music. What rock spirit? Everyone has said a lot about this, so I won't say much.