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China News Client, Beijing, May 11, Title: Dialogue with Zeng Yike: 10 years, re-recognizing the girl with "sheep sound"

"Hello everyone, I am the singer-songwriter Zeng Yike "

Standing on the stage of a music competition again, she had short hair, carried a guitar, and smiled the same way she did ten years ago.

However, when the heavy rock sound sounded, many people were shocked.

Ten years after his debut, it’s time to get to know Zeng Yike again.

Listen to Zeng Yike again

"People love my happiness, does anyone love my failure. People love my happiness, does anyone love my tears." Every issue After "I Am a Singer-Songwriter" ended, Zeng Yike's songs were all on the hot searches.

When she performed for the first time, she chose a rock-style song called "Rainbow". "I just want to tell everyone what my style is."

Her lyrics are sensitive and delicate, but her music arrangement has a strong rock, metal, retro and other styles. After singing "Memory of Water", many viewers commented on Weibo that listening to it felt like being immersed in the atmosphere of water.

Every time Hot Dog listens to her music demo, he will say the words he likes very much: using very simple words, but showing her perseverance. Mao Buyi also told her: There is bravery and beauty in your lyrics.

In fact, as early as last year, many people said that they wanted to look at Zeng Yike with admiration.

Let candles replace all lights,

Let music replace voices,

At this time, silence is better than sound.

——"Possible Night"

On the short video platform, her songs became popular. The 2013 song "Possible Night" continued to top Douyin's list After dominating the charts for several days, many people called her "treasure girl".

When I clicked on Zeng Yike’s song on the music playback platform, one comment received more than 50,000 likes: I apologize for my previous prejudice and unkind ridicule.

"It didn't bother me ten years ago, and it won't bother me now."

But ten years ago, the comment section would not be what it is now.

In the summer of 2009, Zeng Yike, who was still studying in college in Jilin, participated in the audition for Happy Girls. In just a few dozen days, she quickly became popular from an ordinary female college student.

With short hair and a guitar on her back, her voice is soft, her breath is erratic when singing, and she even occasionally goes out of tune. She has made it to the top 20 in the country with her original works.

"Leo" became one of the most popular songs of the year, but her singing skills and slightly immature guitar skills triggered a fierce debate among the judges. Zeng Yike once became a "controversial", and her voice also It is called "sheep sound".

When judge Shen Lihui announced the top 20 list, Zeng Yike’s name was read out last. Another judge, Bao Xiaobai, left the meeting angrily after leaving a few words.

In the view of Bao Xiaobai, who represents the standard of the recording industry, singing level is the most basic guarantee, but in the eyes of Shen Lihui and Gao Xiaosong, spiritual creation is more precious than a good voice:

"We know exactly what we are selecting. This is a draft, not a voice selection. She will grow the fastest and the most."

At that time, the focus of Happy Girls was still "Female Voice".

For a time, the "Zeng Yike phenomenon" became a proper noun. Her promotion was like the "koi" symbol of that era, and the slogan "Believe in Brother Zeng and don't fail the exam" was overwhelming. The influence of those controversies is no less than that of today's traffic stars.

In May 2010, Zeng Yike performed at the Beijing Strawberry Music Festival for the first time. Fans screamed in the audience, and some meddlers booed. They held three incense sticks high in the air to worship and shouted "Brother Zeng".

When she was asked if she would be angry, Zeng Yike said, "I won't be angry. I believe they are not malicious."

When it came to the last song "Leo", she shouted to the audience: Can you please shout out your love or hate to me!

Standing at the center of public opinion, Zeng Yike has always seemed very calm. "I haven't been bothered by these things before, and I won't be troubled now. There's nothing to bother me. I think, yes, I don't care much about these things."

Mentioning the "sheep sound", she said, it is just a They can call it whatever they want, "because I think it's actually a pretty cute animal."

She seems to be like that sheep, gentle and quiet in appearance, taking the initiative to keep a distance from controversy and all kinds of comments, and growing up naturally in the world of music.

Ten years, five albums

Changes are happening quietly.

In the summer of 2009, when Zeng Yike was eliminated in the top 10 breakout competition, Gao Xiaosong picked up the microphone and said to her: Go back and have a good rest, and start working on the album next week. I will be your producer. I will support you till the end.

At the end of the year, "Forever Road" was released, and Zeng Yike became the first fast girl to release an album at that time, with all the lyrics and music written by her.

Zeng Yike’s album "Forever Road"

"I felt quite ignorant when I was 19 years old. At that time, I didn’t quite understand what music I wanted most and what I wanted to do. "What, but I just slowly explored it, and now I have a clear idea of ??what kind of music I want."

After 10 years of debut and 5 albums, she is taking her time in music. . People who like her still like her, and people who don't like her are still not used to it, but more and more people are beginning to notice her talent.

The 20-year-old asked in "Be Brave": "Is it because my voice is not nice enough that I can't impress you?"

The 23-year-old she asked in "Spicy Candy" Said in: "What others say is what it is? Why don't you try it yourself? I'm not as bitter or spicy as people say."

Zeng Yike's album "The Flying Thief"

Today, her "Rumor" sings: "Are there no roses among the ruins? It is unique. There is no beauty among the ruins. I am unique."

That is, in the ruins In the past ten years, the ecology of the music scene has changed again and again. High-pitched technical voices are no longer the first criterion for listeners to evaluate music. The creative ability of the candidates has become a bonus. Starting this year, major music variety shows began to mention the word "original" invariably.

In 2017, Zeng Yike, whose contract with his former club expired, signed a contract with Shen Lihui’s Modern Sky. The following year, the album "Anti! Yico" was released, and the text stated that what it wanted to convey most was to break the personality.

The cover of the album is a goat's head. Zeng Yike said that the name was the company's idea, but the cover was his own suggestion. "The sheep has become an iconic thing. I think it's pretty cool, the sheep with horns."

Zeng Yike’s album "Anti!" Yico"

Still childish

Many years later, Gao Xiaosong mentioned Zeng Yike again in "Xiao Shuo":

"After all these years, I still want to say, I like Zeng Yike's creations, and I like the fresh and witty lyrics she wrote... I still think they are very well written today."

In the past ten years, her arrangement has changed a lot. Big changes, but the lyrics are still written with those small and very personal emotions.

There is a topic on Douban "Share a lyric that you think is the best by Zeng Yike". Many netizens wrote their favorites:

Higher than the sky, heavier than the sunset,

Warmer and more prosperous than the color of the lake.

——"Black Swan"

If the end comes, please escape with me.

Without your sky, the nights would be too long.

——"Stars and Moon"

As long as you are willing to follow me, as long as you are willing not to look back,

As long as you are willing to lead me amidst the doubts my hand.

——"Elopement"

Zeng Yike said that he also likes things that are mainly about lyrics. When it comes to singing, as long as you can accurately explain the work, you will be satisfied.

She writes songs very quickly, sometimes writing two verses in ten minutes. "Rumors" in the show was written now. Seeing Wang Yuan singing and crying, she wrote "Boys Don't Cry" in a few hours.

She only creates when she is inspired. "Usually, she may be inspired by some new things or some shocking and profound things, and then she will be inspired to create."

Some netizens described Zeng Yike’s lyrics as girlish, but in her opinion, this is a kind of childlike innocence:

“I think everyone has a child inside, so I say This is a very good thing. Because only by maintaining a kind of innocence can you remain silent forever."

"Music makes us feel each other. I don't know much about talking, I just want to sing to you. ” she wrote on Weibo.