Zhang Chu was born in Xi'an in November 1968. Some people say that he is the loneliest singer in China because he has been wandering around since he was a child. Some people say that listening to his songs is particularly sentimental because his songs are rich and vast. He composed most of his songs while walking on the road, wandering alone. He ran away from home for the first time when he was 10 years old. At the age of 17, he was admitted to university and majored in civil engineering, but later dropped out of school. In 1987, he came to Beijing alone. In 1988, he recorded early works such as "Westward from Yangguan" and "bopomofo". In 1990, he composed the single "Jiang Jiang Jiang". In 1991, he formed the Stinger Band and participated in the recording of China's first rock music compilation album "China Fire I" created by "Magic Rock Culture" and sang the widely circulated song "Sister". In 1993, Zhang Chu collaborated with China Fire to record a solo album titled "A Heart That Refuses to be Kitsch". Perhaps this was also a reflection of Zhang Chu's inner feelings at that time. In the same year, he participated in the Beijing Music Station's 10th anniversary award show. In the summer of 1993, he participated in the "Olympic-China Dream" rock concert held in Beijing Capital City. In May 1994, the second album "Lonely People Are Shameful" was released. This album is not as intoxicating and sad as "Sister", but more of an expression of the heart. However, in it, everyone can not only Seeing other people's lives helps you find yourself more. As written on the title page of the CD: "This was the spring of 1994, and there was an atmosphere of affluence in the air. Everyone seemed to be standing in a torrent, waiting for the impact of desire... Zhang Chu was also among them, and saw everything from The crowds of people passing by...he thought quietly, some good things will eventually go away." In June of the same year, he participated in the Dannon Night - a large-scale awards ceremony for the Chinese Song Ranking held at the Capital Stadium. In December 1994, Zhang Chu, Dou Wei, He Yong, and the Tang Dynasty Band went to Hong Kong for the "Chinese Rock Music Power" concert, which caused an uproar. At this point, the "Three Heroes of Magic Rock" ushered in the heyday of Chinese rock music (so far, ushered in the new era of Chinese rock music). The Spring of Music), the concert in Hung Hom has since become a classic worshiped by countless rock lovers from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places. In August 1996, he composed the single "Getting to Know You" and it was included in "Chinese Fire II". In May 1997, he recorded "My Eyelashes Are About to Be Blown Off", which was included in the double album "Goodbye Zhang Ju" commemorating Zhang Ju. The name is poetic and obscure, and the last line of the song reads: "You scare me, but you're very comfortable." It's not like an elegiac elegy, but in its calmness the singer hints at people's situation in the face of death - imminent but yet... Desire to relax. In January 1998, the single "So Big" was included in "Chinese Fire III". In March 1998, Zhang Chu's third album "Airplane Factory" was released, and the song "Marriage" was included in the movie "Love Malatang". This album, which describes a childhood dream, no longer has the drifting and broken lyrics and irregular melody "like walking under the sun and sweating on the ground", but there is a new flow of music under the surface. Something, simple complexity and earthy sharpness, this contradiction runs throughout the album. In 2001, when a series of songs such as "Lonely People Are Shameful" became the anthem of an era and were widely sung, Zhang Chu suddenly left Beijing and disappeared from the music scene. The song is no longer lonely but the singer wanders far away again. In 2004, he participated in the Guangzhou New Year Rock Concert. In August of the same year, Zhang Chu participated in the Helan Mountain "Glorious Road of Chinese Rock" Music Festival. In 2005, he participated in the 7.1 Red Rock Concert in Beijing. In 2005, he participated in the Shanghai Folk Music Festival. In the summer of 2005, he participated in the "Green Beijing" concert. On July 1, 2005, he participated in the "Peaceful Sky - A large-scale concert commemorating the 60th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War" held at Beijing Workers' Stadium. ". The single "Metamorphosis" composed in 2005 was included in the compilation album "Gift" in memory of Zhang Ju.
In December 2005, he participated in the Guilin Rock Music Festival. In 2006, Zhang Chu officially signed a contract with Beijing Shu Music Company. After a long period of dormancy and precipitation, he is still pure and simple but no longer embarrassed and struggling. Instead, he is warm and fresh, but more With strength, Zhang Chu actively started recording the new album with an open and clear new attitude. In 2006, he provided the soundtrack for the CCTV documentary "Dunhuang". In October 2006, he participated in the Beijing Rock and Beer Festival. In October 2006, he participated in the Guangdong Zengcheng Rock Conference. On December 29, 2006, he participated in the New Year's Concert of Communication University of China. In July 2007, he participated in the first "Ordos Grassland Rock Concert". The "Three Heroes of Magic Rock" Zhang Chu, He Yong and Dou Wei shared the stage for the first time in 13 years after their performance in Hung Hom, Hong Kong, recreating the legendary classic. During this performance, Zhang Chu showed an excellent live performance and sang "Sister" again. Everyone who experienced the performance was predicting that Zhang Chu's new peak in life was about to come. He was ready and had enough strength to carry himself. and the future of Chinese rock music. On July 31, 2007, he participated in the "Stars Advocating for National Disaster Relief" charity event organized by Sohu Entertainment to raise funds to effectively help the affected people fight floods and rebuild their homes. On September 20, 2007, he accepted a special interview with "Sunshine TV"'s large-scale oral history program "Personal Experience". On September 30, 2007, together with Dou Weiwei, he was invited to participate in the annual Macau rock music event "HUSH!! Full Band Marathon Rock Music Festival 2007" and performed as the finale, which received a strong response in Macau and Hong Kong. On December 15, 2007, he was a guest performer at the small concert "The Snow Will Not Fall This Winter", and brought the climax of the performance, with the whole audience singing "Sister". On December 22, 2007, he and his friend Jiang Xin participated in a singers club held in Tianjin and was hailed as the most popular singer by the Tianjin media. On February 1, 2008, Zhang Chu and Shu Music Lao Yao expressed their love for the families of martyrs who died in the power supply in the disaster area. They held a disaster relief fund-raising event with friends at Beijing Wanda Plaza and raised donations to help the staff who died in the power supply repairing the power grid. family members.