The original singer of "Olive Tree" is Qi Yu.
Qi Yu, born on October 17, 1957 in Taichung City, Taiwan Province, China, is a Taiwanese female singer, musician, and philanthropist. She holds a bachelor's degree in Anthropology from National Taiwan University and a master's degree in Anthropology from the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1978, Qi Yu won the second Golden Rhythm Award and the first folk style championship with his song "Diamonds & Rust", officially starting his career as a singer.
In 1979, he released his first solo album "Olive Tree". In the same year, he sang the theme song of the movie "Happy Face" and won the 16th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Award for Best Movie Theme Song. In 1987, he went to Singapore to produce his first English album "STORIES". In 1998, she sang the theme song "Desire for Water" from the movie "Heavenly Bath" and won the Best Film Song Award at the 35th Taiwan Film and Golden Horse Awards. In the same year, she won the Best Mandarin Female Singer Award at the 9th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards for her album "Camel Flying Birds and Fishes". .
In 2002, he held a solo concert "Music is a rare adventure" at the Hung Hom Coliseum in Hong Kong. In 2004, three albums of Buddhist songs were released. In 2007, he won the Fashion Classic Figure Tribute Award. In 2009, he won the "Influential Musician of the Times" award at the Sina Internet Festival. In 2014, the "Olive Tree 2014 Charity Concert" was held at the Taipei International Convention Center to express gratitude to his mentor.
In 2015, the album of Buddhist songs "Thirty-seven Chant of the Eight Saints' Auspicious Prayers by the Buddha" was released. In 2019, "Mango V Fund·Qiyu Charity Fund" was established; in the same year, it won the "Internet Annual Charity Promotion" award from the Niu Er Award. While developing his singing career, Qiyu is also enthusiastic about public welfare, participates in charity donation activities for a long time, and is committed to the exploration of public welfare music.
Appreciation of "Olive Tree":
Qi Yu's voice in "Olive Tree", in addition to the elegant feeling brought by the sharp high notes, always exudes a kind of It has a very simple smell of earth and grass, a perfect fusion of the sounds of earth and nature. His talent allows Qi Yu's voice to naturally blend between classical and folk songs, and the innocence and frankness of youth make Qi Yu's singing always present a kind of no-turns-back and harmony in a beautiful and dreamy environment. An indomitable and sharp temperament.
In "Olive Tree", Qi Yu's singing has a strong personal style. Li Taixiang's arrangement and production perfectly brought out her greatest potential, allowing Olive Tree to excel in all aspects of arrangement, singing and production. They all appear rigorous and perfect, which is completely different from the campus folk songs full of "amateur" temperament at that time. The album integrates modern poetry and classical music into pop songs.
Li Taixiang is not the first person to make such an attempt, but before him, no one has ever been able to execute such a fusion so perfectly, delicately and seamlessly. This album blends tradition and modernity, elites and the masses. In the meantime, a broad road of elegance and popular appreciation has emerged. The talent and courage in it are still awe-inspiring after many years.