Zhang Chu, the most humane singer in China. Originally named Zhang Hongbing, he was born in Hunan in November 1968. He lived with his grandmother's family in Liuyang, Hunan for 8 years. When he was 8 years old, he moved to Shaanxi with his parents. He ran away from home for the first time when he was 10 years old. At the age of 17, he was admitted to the Department of Civil Engineering of the former Shaanxi Mechanical Institute, now Xi'an University of Technology, and then dropped out of school. In 1987, he came to Beijing alone and embarked on the road of music.
His lyrics have a strong flavor of modern poetry, which are implicit and profound. He uses lyrics, a marginal literary form, to express his thoughts and experiences. His songs are also particularly sentimental, with rich and vast sounds. Music and words are produced as one, flowing out from the heart together and letting them flow naturally.
In these years, Zhang Chu has traveled to most cities in China, especially those places with natural scenery, and feels a bit wandering. He wrote most of his songs on the road. Therefore, many people call Zhang Chu the "loneliest singer" and "wandering singer" in China. In 1988, he recorded early works such as "Westward from Yangguan" and "bopomofo".
In 1990, he composed the single "General".
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 "Sister".
In 1993, Zhang Chu collaborated with China Fire to record a solo album under the name "A Heart That Refuses to be Kitsch". 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 inner expression. 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 and Roll Power" concert, which caused an uproar. At this point, the "Three Heroes of Magic Rock" ushered in the heyday of Chinese rock and roll. , the concert in Hung Hom has since become a classic worshiped by countless rock lovers on 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.
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 drifting and broken lyrics and extremely irregular melodies, but there are new things flowing under the surface, simple complexity and simple sharpness. This contradiction always runs through the whole 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.
Participated in the 7.1 Red Rock Concert in Beijing in 2005.
Participated in the Shanghai Folk Music Festival in 2005
In the summer of 2005, participated in the "Green Beijing" concert
On July 1, 2005, participated in the Beijing Workers' "Peaceful Sky - A large-scale concert to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War" held at the stadium.
The single "Metamorphosis" created in 2005 was included in the compilation album "Gift" in memory of Zhang Ju.
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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. The struggle was replaced by warmth and freshness, but it was more powerful. Zhang Chu actively started recording the new album with a new and open attitude.
In 2006, he scored the soundtrack for the CCTV documentary "Dunhuang".
Participated in the Beijing Rock and Beer Festival in October 2006
Participated in the Guangdong Zengcheng Rock Conference in October 2006
On December 29, 2006, participated in the Communication University of China New Year's Concert.
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.
On July 31, 2007, he participated in the charity event "Stars Advocating National Disaster Relief" organized by Sohu Entertainment, raising 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 Macau rock music annual event "HUSH!! Full Band Marathon Rock Music Festival 2007" and performed as the finale, which received great response in Macau and Hong Kong. strong.
On December 15, 2007, he was a guest performer at the small concert "The Snow Will Still 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 showed their love to the families of the 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 provide services to the power supply. Families of workers who died while repairing the power grid.
In April 2008, Zhang Chu accepted Phoenix TV's invitation to record Xu Gehui's "Celebrity Face to Face" interview program. In the same month, he recorded the satellite TV high-end interview program "Zero Point Front Cloud"
On May 1, 2008, Zhang Chu participated in Chengdu Orange Music. Old songs once again moved Chengdu and set off a performance climax. The Chengdu media expressed their appreciation for Zhang Chu's performance in Sichuan. focus on.
On May 21, 2008, artists Jiang Shu and Zhou Yunshan from Zhang Chutong’s company and his friends He Yong and Jiang Xin recorded a CCTV Chinese love program. *** sang the disaster relief inspirational song "To You and Me" "The Power of Wenchuan"
On May 24, 2008, Zhang Chu participated in the "Being with Wenchuan" disaster relief concert co-organized by Shu Music Company and boutique shopping guide newspaper ***. As a musician, he paid tribute to the disaster area The people contribute their love and strength. A total of more than 1.22 million yuan was raised that night, all of which was donated to the disaster area to rebuild hospitals and medical clinics.
From May to June 2008, Zhang Chu accepted exclusive interviews from many large websites, magazines, weekly and daily publications to fully promote the Shanghai concert
On July 5, 2008, "The Sound of Growing Trees" Dou Wei, Zhang Chu, He Yong, and Jiang Xin Shanghai Concert, Dou Wei, Zhang Chu, and He Yong gathered in Shanghai to hold the first mainland large-scale venue concert at the "Shanghai Stadium" or "Shanghai Grand Stage". At this time, it has been 14 years since the 1994 concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum.
In September 2008, Zhang Chu was named the Chairman of the Youth League for September by the "Beijing News" and was interviewed exclusively. In the same month, various magazines and media invited invitations one after another. Zhang Chu's exposure on TV, radio, print and the Internet continued to increase. At the same time, exclusive interviews on Shanghai Dragon TV, documentaries on Southeast TV, and exclusive interview programs on Hunan TV were all broadcast in September.
On September 26, 2008, invited by Sohu and Red Bull for the "China Original Song Contest", Zhang Chu attended the competition as a guest judge and commented on the songs and presented awards to the contestants
On September 30, 2008, Zhang Chu was invited to the Modern Sky Music Festival and appeared as the finale guest performer on the first day of the performance.
In early December 2008, Zhang Chu participated in the 8th Shenzhen Rock Music Festival as a musician. The festival's opening headliner.
On December 9, 2008, Zhang Chu was voted by Changsha fans as the most anticipated person of Hunan 955 Radio in 2008, and was invited to participate in a large music festival on New Year's Day in 2009.
On January 1, 2009, Zhang Chu, He Yong, and Luo Qi were invited to participate in the Golden Eagle 955 Second Rock Music Festival held at Hunan University in Changsha, Hunan.
On January 10, 2009, Zhang Chu was invited to participate in the 15th anniversary celebration program of Xi'an Music Station and appeared as a landmark figure of Xi'an rock music.
On May 1, 2009, Zhang Chu participated in the Beijing Strawberry Music Festival. As the most important guest of the music festival, he performed at the finale, once again igniting the enthusiasm of tens of thousands of fans on the first day and creating a perfect performance for the music festival. Start.
On May 28, 2009, Zhang Chu participated in the Hangzhou West Lake Modern Music Festival, setting off the climax of the summer music festival during the Dragon Boat Festival.
On June 18, 2009, Zhang Chu participated in the drama "That Night We Made Music". Although he was only a guest star in the drama and had no lines and too many physical performances, he was extremely popular. It still created a climax at the drama scene.
On July 10, 2009, Zhang Chu, who had not performed in Xi'an for eight years, once again performed on the stage in his hometown for the "Youth China Music Festival". The light rain that had been falling at the scene stopped midway because of Zhang Chu's performance until the end of Zhang Chu's performance. The performance of classic songs made Xi'an fans enthusiastic that night.
On July 17, 2009, Zhang Chu appeared at the Qingdao tour stop of the drama. Not only did he change the form of neither speaking nor performing, he also sang for the first time in the drama, and the song he sang was the same one he once sang. Works created on this land. He expressed Zhang Chu’s special feelings for Qingdao and said that the sea in Qingdao gave him too much inspiration.
On August 8, 2009, Zhang Chu attended the Cold Wonderland Beijing concert as a special guest and sang two songs. On August 10, 2009, Zhang Chu was invited to participate in the "Bright Talk" program of Tourism TV and had a conversation with Hong Huang
On October 14, 2009, Zhang Chu and his band went to Tianjin TV to participate in the on-site review of the "Sound in All Directions" program< /p>
On October 18, 2009, Zhang Chu participated in the 2009 Jazz Shanghai Music Festival and made a splash. At the same time, he moved the fans with his song "Sister". On January 15, 2010, Zhang Chu will hold his first small concert at the Qingdao Concert Hall, named after "The Sound of Growing Trees-Zhang Chu Winter Qingdao Concert". The guest performer was the band "Xishan Lao Yao"
On May 16, 2010, Zhang Chu participated in the Strawberry Music Festival held in Xi'an
On July 17, 2010, Zhang Chu was invited to participate in Suzhou Vitality Island Music Festival
On August 8, 2010, Zhang Chu was invited to participate in the drama "I'm Happy to Be Lonely Like This" and sang "Sunflower" live
August 16, 2010 , Zhang Chu was invited to participate in the Ordos Naadam Music Festival
On August 27, 2010, Zhang Chu will participate in the "Blooming! Rock Hero Concert" held at Beijing Workers' Stadium
2010 09 On October 23, 2010, Zhang Chu was invited to participate in the Beijing Changyang Music Festival
On October 2, 2010, Zhang Chu was invited to the Hangzhou Rewave Music Festival
On October 23, 2010, Zhang Chu was invited to Invited to Nanjing International Music Festival Music Album: "A Heart That Refuses to be Kitsch"
Album Tracks:
1. Going out of Yangguan from the West_Zhang Chu
2 , Let's go_Zhou Siyu
3. BPMF_Zhang Chu
4. Traveler from the north_Zhang Ling
5. General_Zhang Chu
< p>6. The story of grandparents_Dong Hong Wan Xiaoyuan7. A blockbuster_Zhang Ling
8. The solar car_Dong Hong
9. Praying for a Lifetime_Wei Hua
10. Residents of the Lost Castle_Zhang Ling
Album introduction: In 1993, Zhang Chu collaborated with China Fire to record a solo album. The album was released under the name "Kitsch Heart", which had some negative impact on his new album.
Music album: "A Lonely Person Is Shameful"
Album Introduction The album "A Lonely Person Is Shameful" was released in 1994. This album is not as impressive as "Sister". People's intoxicated sadness is more of an expression of their inner feelings. The melodies of the songs on the album are extremely irregular.
Music album: "The Factory That Makes Planes"
Album introduction: Zhang Chu's third album "The Factory That Makes Planes" in 1997 is like the previous album "The Lonely Man" "It's Shameful" continues and evolves, and Zhang Chu's lonely voice in it becomes more high-pitched and desolate. The music in the album goes to weird extremes, becoming more irregular and arbitrary; the wisdom shown in the lyrics and the state of mindlessness are even more difficult for people to adapt to.
Music single
"Sister" is included in "China Fire One"
"Getting to Know" is included in "China Fire Two"
< p>"My Eyelashes Are Almost Blown Off" is included in the double album "Goodbye Zhang Ju" in memory of Zhang Ju"So Big" is included in "China Fire Three"
"Change" "Travel" is included in "Gift"
"Socialism is Good" is included in "Red Rock"