When it comes to the cigarette voice

The first thing that comes to mind is Yang Kun, the originator of the cigarette voice in the pop music world.

In 2002, Yang Kun performed with the song "It Doesn't Matter". It became an instant hit, and its unique voice was the biggest highlight of this song. It was also extremely unique in the music scene at that time. It was very recognizable and made people realize that it is not just the sweet voice that can sing good songs. , this kind of singing with a cigarette voice has more charm~ Coupled with Yang Kun’s unique shape of stepping on a cigarette butt, the personality of the cigarette butt is so outstanding that it has become an indispensable material for many imitators today~

But Yang Kun was not born with such a smoky voice. His original voice was very clean and thin. It was because one year he suffered from vocal cord nodules and went to the hospital for surgery. The doctor told him to He could only sing after recuperating for three months, but he couldn't hold it back. Later, his throat bled a lot, and his voice became what it is now. At that time, Yang Kun was also in great pain, because music was his greatest love, just like his life. For this reason, he once wanted to give up, but he still gritted his teeth and got through it. It has created an indispensable position in the Chinese music scene.

Female singer Huang Xiaohu

Huang Xiaohu, who is now over fifty years old, although she signed a contract as early as 1989 and debuted, she has never become famous in the mainland. It wasn't until 2010 that she became popular with the song "It's Not That Simple". Her unique androgynous voice made people deeply remember her, and her extremely beautiful smoky voice conveyed the vicissitudes of life in this song. Incisively and vividly, in the golden music scene where singers and artists are appearing in spurts, and on the music stage where there are many talented artists, Huang Xiaohu can still retain her unique status, which is inseparable from her smoky voice