In the 1990s, after the rise of Hong Kong's four kings, the corresponding "four queens" changed several times.
From the early Anita Mui, Karen Yip, Lin Yilian, and Priscilla Chan, to the later Faye Wong, Sammi Cheng, Peng Ling, and Kelly Chen, all of them are leaders in the singing world.
After the millennium, Taiwan’s music scene has formed a pattern of “four major and three minor” divas. Among them, the four major divas are Jolin Tsai, Stefanie Sun, Elva Hsiao, and Jingru Leung, while the three minor divas are Angela Chang, Cyndi Wang, and Rainie Yang. .
As everyone knows, things have changed and the music world has changed!
Nowadays, the mainland music scene is strong and full of talents, playing the "leading role" in the entire Chinese music scene. Among the "Four Queens" of the new generation who are rising strongly, the mainland music scene firmly occupies three places.
Jane Zhang: Queen of Beautiful Voices
Jane Zhang was born in Chengdu in 1984. She sang in bars when she was a student. She also participated in music competitions of all sizes, but none of them What a splash.
Until 2005, Jane Zhang went to Beijing alone to participate in "Super Girl", which started her road to conquer the music world.
As super girls born in the same draft as Li Yuchun, Li Yuchun and Zhang Liangying, a pair of Chengdu fellows, can be said to be the two strongest and most developed in the same draft.
Among the lineup of the 2005 Super Fairy Fight, if Li Yuchun has the best sense of stage and the most outstanding personal style, then Jane Zhang has the most beautiful voice and the strongest singing skills.
After her debut, Jane Zhang signed a contract with a company and sang from the mainland to internationally, all the way to the Grammys. She was even called "China's next world superstar" by the BBC, which shows Jane Zhang's singing ability.
In 2015, Jane Zhang was invited to participate in the third season of "I Am a Singer". She stunned the audience as soon as she appeared on the stage wearing a strapless blue dress, which attracted screams and screams. The song "I Use Everything to Repay Love" is ethereal and graceful, making people's hearts tender.
After the first episode, the audience was shocked by Zhang Liangying’s ethereal, clear yet beautiful voice, and her dolphin-like high notes, and dubbed her the “goddess of beautiful voices.”
Although Jane Zhang did not stay long on the stage of "I Am a Singer" and did not achieve more dazzling results, she won everyone's respect and recognition.
Facing veteran singers such as Han Hong and Sun Nan who have been famous for a long time, Zhang Liangying is not limited to just showing her strengths in song selection.
On the contrary, she has tried to challenge and break through her singing style again and again, and has also left behind such hits as "Li Ge", "Born Like a Summer Flower", "Legend of the Hungry Wolf" and "A Handful in Winter" Fire" and other excellent stage scenes.
"I Am a Singer" made Jane Zhang popular again, and also allowed her to be seen and appreciated by international music producers.
In 2017, Jane Zhang became the first Chinese singer invited to sing on the Victoria's Secret T stage.
Almost all the world’s top female singers who have performed on the Victoria’s Secret stage before, such as Taylor, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, etc., this performance once again demonstrated the influence of Jane Zhang.
In fact, as early as 2010, Jane Zhang was nominated for the Grammy Award for Chinese female singer with the album "Impression of Rain in West Lake".
Jane Zhang has been invited to participate in the Grammy Awards three times. It seems that the "Queen of Beautiful Voices" is also highly recognized in the international music circle.
Previously, Jane Zhang and Deng Ziqi collaborated to sing "Rain Butterfly" in the popular variety show "Ace vs. Ace".
The two powerful female singers are both wearing gauze skirts, and they look like two flower fairies among the flowers. Their singing voices are ethereal and beautiful, making it a rare "god-level stage".
Although the divorce with Feng Ke and the rumors of "being cheated into marriage" often make Zhang Liangying fall into the ridicule of "love brain", but this "beautiful voice queen" with both good looks and singing skills , has never stopped loving and pursuing music.
Li Yuchun: Queen of the Stage
In this year’s Spring Festival Gala, Li Yuchun became famous again with her “slender legs”.
Her two top stars, Yi Yang Qianxi and Deng Chao, "one old and one young", brought a song "Sense of the Times" that exploded the audience. This was her second performance after singing "Shu Embroidery" in 2015. , appeared on the Spring Festival Gala stage for the second time.
In addition, she is also a frequent guest at various David TV New Year's Eve parties, Mid-Autumn Festival parties, Lantern Festival parties, Double 11 parties, and 618 parties.
Although Li Yuchun usually "reclusively lives in seclusion", she is particularly "loved" at large-scale evening parties, and she has become the "stage queen" that major TV stations compete to invite.
Li Yuchun, who debuted for 17 years, can be regarded as a new generation of "evergreen tree in the music world".
As the first "super idol" born in the mainland music industry audition, Li Yuchun used his strength to interpret: "The peak is when he debuts" and "has always been at the peak."
When he debuted as the Super Girl champion in 2005, Li Yuchun was truly "the peak at his debut" due to his high popularity at the time.
How popular was Li Yuchun at that time?
In that era before smartphones, Weibo and WeChat were popularized, on the day of the Supergirl finals, many young people squatted in front of the TV, holding "flip phones" and "Personal Phones", one by one Send text messages to vote for "Chun Chun".
Although this "cool" girl's singing skills were not the strongest among the super girls of that generation, her stage style was the most unique. It is her uniqueness that created a trend unique to her.
What’s more worth mentioning is that she is also the first singer in China to enable paid downloading of songs online. As the first person to do so, Li Yuchun naturally dominates the online album sales list in the digital media era.
Pop, Chinese style, electronic...all types of music are played by Li Yuchun with ease. Even the magical brainwashing song can become "cute" under her interpretation.
With the release of "Sister Riding the Wind and Waves", Li Yuchun's "Priceless Sister" also became a hit on the Internet. Dance and music are equally magical and brainwashing, attracting stars and Internet celebrities from all walks of life. Competing to imitate, its stage charm is evident.
Due to his unique temperament, Li Yuchun is still the darling of major fashion brands. He has attended the Cannes red carpet, been invited to the Met Ball Fashion Festival in New York, endorsed Givenchy, and has been on the covers of leading fashion magazines such as Harper's Bazaar and VOGUE. Regular customer.
Even Galeries Lafayette once designed costumes for Li Yuchun as the creative director of Fendi, and his fashion resources are staggering.
Her "koi suit" was also rated as the best dressed by the American version of "VOGUE"!
Li Yuchun, who debuted for 17 years and has been a guest performer at the New Year's Eve party for 15 years, is able to rely on his reputation as a "stage queen" to join the new generation of "four queens".
Zhang Bichen: OST Queen
In the third season of "The Voice of China", there was a "beautiful female singer" who was popular from the beginning to the end of the show. She was the third Zhang Bichen, the overall champion of the season.
In the blind selection of tutors, she won the unanimous support of four tutors with her song "She Said", full of emotions and rich and durable mezzo-soprano.
During the show, Na Ying marveled at Zhang Bichen's explosive power and delicate emotional interpretation in music. In the end, Zhang Bichen also won the championship of the third season of The Voice on behalf of Na Ying's team, starting her career in the music world. The road to "OST diva".
After The Voice ended, Zhang Bichen was immediately found with OST resources.
Although "Young Doctor" starring Ren Zhong and Zhang Li did not create any splash, the ending song "Goodbye with a Kiss" sung by Zhang Bichen became a hit single that year.
When you hear "I count the rings, I am cruel, I seal up the past", whose DNA in "A Thousand Bones of Flowers" is moved?
In 2015, Zhao Liying's "A Thousand Bones" became a hit, and Zhang Bichen's "Annals of the Year" also became "synonymous" with "A Thousand Bones".
To this day, "Rings of the Year" is still a must-sing song for many young people in KTV. Zhang Bichen's thick female voice with a sense of storytelling interprets the song's unique sense of poignancy and fragmentation.
What made Zhang Bichen completely confirmed as the "Queen of OST" was the theme song "Liangliang" sung by her and Yang Zongwei for the hit drama "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossom".
Zhang Bichen’s explosiveness in singing and the vicissitudes of her voice interpret the love-hate entanglement and heart-rending relationship of this sadomasochistic relationship. Therefore, whenever the plot begins to break out, the audience will always hear it. The music of "I miss you like a river in the cool night" couldn't help but sound.
In fact, in addition to singing well in OST, Zhang Bichen is also an excellent music composer. In 2017, she sang the lyrics and music of "The Nutcracker" on "I Am a Singer". hand.
This song not only won the approval of the tricky live audience, but also proved to the audience the versatility of her musical style.
She is not only a female singer who can only sing "bitter love songs", she can also master various styles such as dark opera style, rock style, etc. She can even sing sweet songs with Wang Sulong in "A Slight Smile Is Allure" .
In early 2021, Zhang Bichen publicly admitted that she had a daughter with the "music genius" Hua Chenyu, causing an uproar on the Internet. Many people think that the career of this "OST Queen" will also stall as a result.
The fact is exactly the opposite. Zhang Bichen, who was ridiculed for trying to bring a daughter into a wealthy family and trying to compete with Hua Chenyu, is now dominating the screen. She is "the priceless sister" and "the sister is the wealthy family." It seemed to be gradually confirmed on her body.
Not only did she show off her singing voice and show her strength in programs such as "Praise for Songs" and "Who is the Treasure Singer", but she also became one of the mentors in "The Voice of China 2021". Completed the gorgeous transformation from contestant to singer to judge.
Deng Ziqi: The Queen of Big Lungs
As the youngest singer among the new generation of "Four Queens", Deng Ziqi can be said to be unparalleled among the female singers born in the 1990s.
Singing skills, stage performance, songwriting ability, advanced music concepts, dedicated music attitude... Take any one of them, Deng Ziqi is the best among female singers of the same age.
As an all-around little queen, Deng Ziqi is also a rare music composer among female singers who can "take care of everything" to produce an entire album.
It is already rare to write a lot and have high output. What is even rarer is to write well and write well.
Her early songs "Bubble" and "Hourglass of Memories", and later "Skyscraper Zoo" and "Light Years Away" were the first hits.
Even the less popular "marginal songs" in the album, such as "Painting" and "Devil from Heaven", later magically became popular through covers on short video platforms, which shows Deng Ziqi's musical aesthetics He is indeed at the forefront of the Chinese music scene.
In addition to his genius creative ability, Deng Ziqi is even more famous for his "giant lung singing skills".
In the second season of "I Am a Singer" in 2013, Deng Ziqi, who was unknown in the mainland at the time, stood out with her "iron lung singing skills".
In the first issue, she shocked everyone with her extremely difficult song "Bubble", and her subsequent "Existence" and "Tornado" also perfectly demonstrated her super explosive power and her ability to reach the sky. high quality treble.
On the short video platform, Deng Ziqi showed off her "giant lungs" singing skills. She can hit high notes for 35 seconds without stopping. Her singing skills are jaw-dropping.
In recent years, Deng Ziqi's international influence has also been rising, and she has become the second Chinese female singer to go abroad after Jane Zhang.
Not only did he take over the Chinese theme song "Light Years Away" for the American science fiction film "Passengers", he also took over the Chinese promotional song "Walk on Water" for "Terminator 6".
Deng Ziqi’s popularity on the Internet has also increased, becoming the first Chinese female singer to have 3 songs with over 100 million views.
No matter from which aspect, a "ruthless character" like Deng Ziqi deserves to be shortlisted as one of the "Four Queens" of the new generation. Although the mainland music scene has begun to play a leading role, if Deng Ziqi's name is not included in this list, its authority and fairness will be greatly reduced.