Wu Qihui was born in Zhongshan City in December 1935. He spent his childhood in Shiqi’s Lion Street. During the Anti-Japanese War, he fled to Enping with his family. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he went to Guangzhou to study. At the age of 17 (1953), he was admitted to the vocal music class of the Central Song and Dance Ensemble (the predecessor of the Central Orchestra). In 1954, due to his excellent academic performance, he joined Luo Tianchan and others early to work. In 1955, he went to the Fifth World Youth Festival in Warsaw, Poland, with the Central Orchestra under the name of China Youth Art Troupe, and won a gold medal in the singing competition with the male octet singing "Jialing River Boatmen's Song". In the 1960s, as a solo performer, he performed in Jiangsu, Sichuan, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Henan, Shaanxi and other provinces and received favorable reviews. He also performed for the movies "Green Wilderness" (musical), "River Crossing Adventure", "Hero" He has performed solo dubbing in "Victory over the Northern Wilderness" and "The Wind and Thunder in the Vast Sea". He once served as the director of the tenor section of the orchestra chorus, the artistic director and chorus conductor of the male quartet and small chorus. The male vocal quartet headed by him became popular all over the country and recorded many albums, which were generally appreciated.

Wu Qihui once studied Russian opera and songs with Orfinov, a meritorious actor of the former Soviet Union. In 1980, he obtained the Italian Science, Education and Culture Scholarship and studied at the Vellodi Conservatoire in Milan for three years, mainly studying Italian opera and bel canto teaching methods.

At the Vellodi Conservatoire in Milan, Wu Qihui’s first tutor was the famous tenor Mario del Monaco. Monaca has his own unique way of making sounds, which can make sounds that ordinary people cannot make. Wu Qihui has benefited a lot from his teachings. Wu Qihui's second mentor was the famous baritone singer Gino Bechi, who taught Wu Qihui breathing in a different way from Monaca. Becky was 70 years old. In front of Wu Qihui, he took a deep breath and leaned back on the chair. He didn't speak for a long time and there was no movement. Wu Qihui misunderstood that he couldn't hold his breath. After studying for a period of time, Wu Qihui discovered that Becky's breath-holding method is indeed very suitable for large-scale performances.

During this period, Wu Qihui was still looking for teachers in the streets and alleys of Milan. Whenever he heard about someone who could produce a unique beautiful voice, he would be ecstatic to seek advice. A famous bel canto singer taught him: "Breathing means to sink the 'qi' downward, from the waist to the legs, from the legs to the feet, until the 'qi' is inserted into the ground." Wu Qihui put his words deeply into his heart. deeply engraved in my heart. Later, when Wu Qihui recalled this period of time, he said: "At that time, I was like a gold digger. No matter what kind of singing method I found, I treasured it as a treasure in my mind."

Life in Italy , which greatly improved his singing art. Monaca wrote on the autographed record given to him: "Congratulations on your beautiful voice." When Stefano listened to Wu Qihui singing the aria "Pearl Fisherman", he said to the musicians from many countries present: "You guys Pay attention, this person is very good at singing." After Wu finished singing, he went backstage to congratulate him before the concert ended, saying, "You sang this aria at a very high level," and kissed him. Taught him some personal experience in the art of singing. When Gino Beki later gave lectures at the Central Orchestra, he also commented on Wu Qihui's singing art to vocal workers from all over the country: "His breathing is probably better than all of you, and his singing language is very good."

In 1983, Wu Qihui returned to China to engage in singing and teaching. He has beautiful timbre, skilled singing skills, smooth breath, and clear voice. He has unique attainments in semi-voice (weak voice) skills, especially high notes. He combines the best of many teachers in teaching. Under his guidance, the artistic level of his students is generally improved. can be improved quickly. The total number of students who have received one-on-one guidance from Wu Qihui has so far exceeded 2,000. Among them, Dai Yuqiang, Yuan Chenye, Yu Jixing, Sun Xiuwei, Du Jigang, Zhu Jinzhuan and other outstanding students have won gold and silver awards in international competitions.