Li Guyi | |||||||
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李谷一 | |||||||
 Li Guyi in May 2012 | |||||||
| Born | 4 November 1944 | ||||||
| Alma mater | Hunan Normal University | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | Singer, dancer | ||||||
| Years active | 1970-present | ||||||
| Spouse(s) | Jin Tielin (divorced) Xiao Zhuoneng[1] | ||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||
| Musical career | |||||||
| Genres | Mandopop Ethnic music | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 李穀一 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 李谷一 | ||||||
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Li Guyi (Chinese: 李谷一; born 4 November 1944) is a Chinese singer and dancer. Li rose to fame after singing Homeland Love (乡恋), a mellow love ballad written by Ma Jinghua and Zhang Peiji, in 1980, the year of China's reform and opening-up.[2]
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Biography
Li was born in 1944 in Kunming, Yunnan, at Huidian Hospital (惠滇医院), she graduated from Hunan Art College (now part of Hunan Normal University) in 1961. From 1961 to 1974, Li worked in Hunan Opera Theatre.
In 1970, Li performed Tinker a Pan (补锅). Chinese officials thought she was a revisionist black talent. Officials searched her house, confiscated her property, and she was sentenced to hard labor.
From 1974 to 1984, Li was transferred to Central Philharmonic Orchestra as a solo. Then she has toured with the Central Philharmonic Orchestra to perform in China and abroad, including in France, Japan and the United States.[2]
In 1980, the Chinese officials criticized Li as "mainland China's Teresa Teng" for singing Homeland Love (乡恋), considered the first pop song in mainland China. The song was prohibited for several years.[3][4][5][6]
In 1986, Li worked in Chinese Light Music Group as the head.
In 1996, Li transferred to Central Oriental Song and Dance Troupe as the CPC Party Secretary.
Li is actively involved in politics, and was a member of the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
On January 6, 2020, she was hired as a member of the Hunan Literature and History Institute.[7]
Family
Li was twice married. Originally wed to musician Jin Tielin. After a turbulent divorce, she remarried in 1976. Xiao Zhuoneng (肖卓能), her second husband, the son of Xiao Jinguang, who was one of the ten senior commanders of the People's Liberation Army.[1] The couple has a daughter, Xiao Yi (肖一).[1] Xiao Zhuoneng died on May 29, 2020.[8]
References
- ^ a b c Xue Zhi (学芝); Gu Yu (谷雨) (2012). 老年人 [Old Man]. Lao Nian Ren (in Chinese). Vol. 6. p. 38. ISSN 1007-2616.
- ^ a b Chen Nan (15 October 2018). "Celebrating a memorable song". Chinadaily. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "李谷一唱《相恋》被高官点名批评". rednet.cn (in Chinese). 2008-04-21.
- ^ 李谷一与"乡恋"被禁风波. Luoyang Evening News (in Chinese). 2008-08-01.
- ^ 李谷一从艺50年坎坷路. Sichuan News (in Chinese). 2012-06-17. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17.
- ^ 李谷一从艺50年坎坷路. Sohu (in Chinese). 2012-06-17.
- ^ Liu Yuxian (刘玉先) (6 January 2020). 著名艺术家李谷一等14人获聘湖南省政府参事、文史馆员. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "肖劲光大将之子、李谷一丈夫肖卓能去世". ifeng.com (in Chinese). 30 May 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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