On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, February 9, 2024, the famous tenor Zhang Yingxi joined hands with Tang Fei and others to sing "Beautiful Xinjiang" on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.
This song is smooth and majestic, vividly showing the vastness and prosperity of the western region, as well as the simplicity, kindness and enthusiasm of the local people. The singing of Zhang Yingxi and others added a lot to the whole party.
In recent years, Zhang Yingxi has sung many songs such as "Where There Is a Mother", "The Wanderer", "Together", "Building the Chinese Dream Together", and also performed well in operas such as "The White-Haired Girl", "Rigoletto", "Lady of the Camellias" and "Zhao's Orphan".
What few people know is that Zhang Yingxi, who is a first-line tenor singer, has also encountered a low point in his career. In desperation, he wanted to change careers again and again.
Now Zhang Yingxi has been married for many years and has a pair of children with his wife. In an interview, Zhang Yingxi said: A pair of children is my weakness......
Zhang Yingxi) Zhang Yingxi is 185 meters, tall figure, handsome facial features, like a prince in an oil painting, known as "the most handsome tenor". Many girls are fascinated by opera because of Zhang Yingxi, and they are fascinated by the bel canto singing method of high and low.
Zhang Yingxi was born on January 13, 1981 in Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province. Although both of his parents are engaged in jobs that have nothing to do with **, he likes ** at a young age.
In 1984, CCTV's Spring Festival Gala's "Please Come to the Ends of the World" and "My Chinese Heart" were popular all over the country.
Neighbors, relatives and friends all said to Zhang Yingxi's mother, Cai Yueqin: If you train your son well, maybe he will become a big singer in the future.
Childhood Zhang Yingxi).
Zhang's mother smiled slightly, she didn't take it to heart, she didn't have much expectations for her son, as long as she grew up healthy and healthy, she would be satisfied when he grew up to be able to support himself.
In a blink of an eye, Zhang Yingxi went to junior high school and studied at Qinhuangdao No. 7 Middle School. He had a structured nose, bright eyes, and was the tallest in the class, a beautiful boy.
Zhang Yingxi is particularly sensitive to **, not satisfied with what she has learned in class, and learns a lot of music theory and instrumental music knowledge in her spare time. Every time the school holds a New Year's Day art show and a May Fourth singing competition, he is the protagonist.
Zhang Yingxi's alma mater).
The adolescent Zhang Yingxi began to establish a goal in life: to be an idol singer like Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung in the future.
In 1996, Zhang Yingxi, who was in the second year of junior high school, ushered in the first competition in his life. In the summer of that year, Qinhuangdao organized the "Huayi Cup" TV Singer Competition, and Zhang Yingxi was moved.
Parents are worried about affecting their own learning, so they will definitely not let them participate. So Zhang Yingxi hid from his parents, borrowed 10 yuan from his classmates, and quietly ran to sign up.
As a result, Zhang Yingxi won the Excellence Award in the competition. When he put the trophy and certificate in front of his mother, Cai Yueqin was excited. Only then did she become convinced: her son does have singing talent, and maybe he will be able to eat the bowl of literature and art in the future.
Soon, Zhang Yingxi's ** teacher knocked on Cai Yueqin's door. He said: Yingxi has a good sense of music, you should find him a professional teacher. Cai Yueqin and her husband decided to let their son break through on the ** road.
Soon, Cai Yueqin and his wife sent Zhang Yingxi to Beijing and asked him to take the entrance exam for the People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts. Zhang Yingxi did not disappoint her parents, and passed the first and second examinations smoothly. During the third test, Cai Yueqin stayed outside the door, full of apprehension.
After a long 3 hours, I saw Zhang Yingxi smiling and walking out of the examination room easily, and Cai Yueqin and his wife's hearts were much more steady.
A month later, Zhang Yingxi received the admission letter from the People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts, and he and his parents were immersed in excitement and happiness.
Zhang Yingxi when he was studying in military arts)
After entering the military arts, Zhang Yingxi's idea was very simple, learning more singing skills and laying the foundation for singing pop songs.
However, after listening to his singing, teachers Wang Shuying and Li Shuangjiang of military art felt that Zhang Yingxi's treble tone was very beautiful and more suitable for singing bel canto.
Since then, Zhang Yingxi has begun to systematically learn bel canto singing, but he still has a dream of being an idol singer in his heart.
In 2000, 19-year-old Zhang Yingxi was admitted to China's ** College with excellent results. After a few contacts, Song Yi, a famous vocal professor at the school, said to him: You can definitely become a very good tenor singer.
Song Yi) Song Yi was born in Yanbian, Jilin Province in March 1956 and graduated from *** College in his early years. At the end of the 80s of the last century, Song Yi went to South Korea, Japan, and Italy to study vocal music, and won the "Russian International Rising Star Art Festival Superb Educational Achievement Award", and was highly respected in the world.
Under the guidance of Mr. Song, Zhang Yingxi decided to specialize in classical bel canto singing, and gradually, he fell in love with this major.
In 2002, Zhang Yingxi once again ushered in a big test in his life. At the end of October of this year, he participated in the second China International "Golden Voice" Competition.
Cai Yueqin, who was far away in Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, raised her heart to her throat. Since she is not engaged in the ** profession and can't help at all, she and her husband keep watch every day and always pay attention to their son's latest game situation.
Zhang Yingxi's mother, Cai Yueqin).
Zhang Yingxi told her mother in **: "Mom, I passed the preliminary round. "Mom, it's past the rematch. ”
Zhang Yingxi went all the way and became the only Chinese player to reach the finals. Cai Yueqin's and his wife's hearts became more and more nervous day by day, but they told their son: Don't put too much pressure on yourself, give full play to your usual true level, even if you don't win the award, we won't regret it.
On November 5th, the ** bell at home rang suddenly, and Cai Yueqin trotted all the way to pick it up. Zhang Yingxi excitedly reported the good news in **: Mom, I won the honorary award of this competition!
Hearing the good news, Cai Yueqin and her husband's nervousness, anxiety, and apprehension for days were completely released, and they both shed tears of excitement and happiness.
Zhang Yingxi began to show his edge, and experts in the circle began to understand and pay attention to this handsome young man from a small town in Hebei.
Young Zhang Yingxi).
In the following two years, Zhang Yingxi won many awards.
In August 2003, Zhang Yingxi won the second place in the third Chinese Singing Foreign Song Competition.
In September of the same year, Zhang Yingxi represented the Ministry of Culture to participate in the International Vocal Competition held in Marseille, France, and he won a special award.
In November 2003, Zhang Yingxi went to Taipei, China to participate in the 4th World Chinese Vocal Competition, won the gold medal in one fell swoop, and won the best opera singing award.
However, learning classical vocal music is very boring, and the voice is not always very good. Once he was in poor condition, Zhang Yingxi began to self-deny. He wondered again and again if he had chosen the wrong major.
Zhang Yingxi and singer Zhou Haiyan took a group photo).
When he was pessimistic and desperate, he felt that he could not learn the shouts of the street vendors. At night, he lay in bed and suffered insomnia, feeling that he would have to change careers as soon as he graduated.
Most of the brothers and sisters of the previous classes left their majors after graduation, some went to sell audio equipment, and some became singers and actors.
Zhang Yingxi felt that their today was their tomorrow, and her mood became more and more heavy and depressed.
Professor Song Yi found that Zhang Yingxi was not in the right state, and he had a heart-to-heart relationship with him after class. Zhang Yingxi expressed her confusion and distress.
Professor Song pondered for a while and said: Any singer has had your mentality, and the singing level cannot always be at the peak. Your talent and foundation are good, and now the most important thing for you is to show yourself and give yourself confidence and courage.
In order to give himself a positive psychological hint, Zhang Yingxi deliberately accelerated his pace when walking, and practiced classical vocal music every day.
At the suggestion of Professor Song, Zhang Yingxi also made friends with sunny and enthusiastic classmates, so that the emotions of the other party could infect her. Gradually, Zhang Yingxi's self-confidence began to gradually rise.
In June 2004, with the encouragement of his teacher, 23-year-old Zhang Yingxi participated in the 4th International Opera Competition held in Emilia, Italy.
Zhang Yingxi) was worried that her son was under pressure, Cai Yueqin told Zhang Yingxi: Being able to participate in such a high-level international competition is a victory in itself, even if you don't win a prize, don't be sad, let's go and learn from international vocal masters.
Zhang Yingxi traveled lightly and played very well, successfully advancing to the finals, and finally won the third place in the boys' group and won the youngest singer award.
In the dressing room of the competition, a blonde, blue-eyed, burly white man took the initiative to find Zhang Yingxi and discuss an important matter with him.
It turned out that the other party was Eric Domingo, the son of the famous tenor Domingo, and he told Zhang Yingxi: His father wanted Zhang Yingxi to participate in the youth art training class.
Domingo) Zhang Yingxi asked a very silly question: Is there any pay to participate in the training course? It turned out that Zhang Yingxi was born in an ordinary working family, and he spent a lot of money on his parents to learn vocal music over the years, and now he really wants to have an income to repay his parents.
The other party smiled and said: The youth art training class is not for profit, not only is there no fee, as long as there is a performance, it will also give the students a considerable remuneration. Zhang Yingxi happily agreed.
In the spring of 2005, Zhang Yingxi went to the United States to participate in the youth art training course held by Domingo. Her mother, Cai Yueqin, rushed to the airport to see her off, and her tears poured down when she parted.
The father said, "Don't do this, or your son will be sad." Cai Yueqin wiped her eyes vigorously: Although my tears are worried, I am more happy.
Today's separation is for a better reunion tomorrow. In the waiting hall, Zhang Yingxi waved goodbye to her parents with red eyes.
The world's three tenors, from left: Domingo, Carreras, Pavarotti).
Domingo was born in Madrid, Spain in 1941, his voice is clear and loud, strong and powerful, for starring in the opera "The Tales of Hoffmann", "La Traviata", "Turandot", "Aida" famous all over the world, he and Pavarotti, Carares are known as the world's three major tenors.
In the youth art training class, Zhang Yingxi got along with Domingo day and night, and cherished this learning opportunity very much.
However, he soon ran into obstacles. It turned out that when he first arrived in the United States, he had to learn Italian in English, and he could not communicate with people normally.
The instructor was in class, and Zhang Yingxi couldn't understand what the other party said. For a simple sentence, the other party should repeat it seven or eight times.
In the end, even the instructor was afraid to give Zhang Yingxi a lesson. At that time, Zhang Yingxi even retreated. At the critical moment, my mother and Teacher Song Yi gave encouragement and comfort respectively in **, and Zhang Yingxi chose to grit her teeth and insist.
When he encountered words he didn't understand in class, he wrote them down one by one. When he returned to his dormitory in the evening, he looked up the dictionary. The next day he was learning to use the words.
Three months later, Zhang Yingxi was finally able to communicate with her classmates and teachers normally, and her excitement and joy were indescribable.
In the training class, Zhang Yingxi made rapid progress, and Domingo liked him very much. The other party is like a kind grandfather and gave Zhang Yingxi a lot of performance opportunities.
Zhang Yingxi and his mentor Domingo).
In the more than 2 years in the United States, Zhang Yingxi has not only significantly improved his singing level, but also accumulated a performance fee.
In 2007, Zhang Yingxi returned to China after completing his studies, and before going to the United States, he was escorted to study as a graduate student at his alma mater, and after obtaining a master's degree in 2008, he became a teacher at China's ** college.
Since then, Zhang Yingxi's teaching and performance have been correct, and he has written one brilliant after another.
In 2011, Zhang Yingxi was specially recruited into the army and became a military actor in the General Political Song and Dance Troupe.
Zhang Yingxi's military uniform photo).
In 2013, Zhang Yingxi appeared on the stage of CCTV Spring Festival Gala for the first time and sang "Unforgettable Tonight" in the finale.
Since 2015, Zhang Yingxi has participated in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala for 5 consecutive years, and has dedicated many majestic songs such as "The Courage of the Times", "When That Day Comes", "Brilliant New Henan", "Dear Motherland" and so on.
Not only that, Zhang Yingxi also performed the ending song for the American version of "The Legend of Zhen Huan", and launched many songs such as "Let Hearts Meet", "Where There Is a Mother", "Hanmo China", "Raised Sails" and many other songs, which are deeply loved by fans.
Due to his busy teaching and performances, Zhang Yingxi got married relatively late, and it was not until he was 30 years old that he and his wife Guo Fei entered the marriage hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Zhang Yingxi with their son).
Guo Fei and Zhang Yingxi are close in age, elegant and beautiful, and are engaged in art-related work. In 2017, the couple gave birth to a son and later a daughter, with a brother and sister 3 years apart.
Guo Fei also has certain singing skills, Zhang Yingxi, his wife and son participated in the recording of CCTV's "Happy Bus" in December 2020.
A family of three sang the song "It's so good to laugh" in front of the camera, and their tacit understanding, sweetness, and warmth warmed every audience in front of the screen.
When she is not busy, Zhang Yingxi often takes a pair of children to see the sea and climb mountains, and in outdoor sports, let a pair of children understand nature and fall in love with nature.
Mr. and Mrs. Zhang Yingxi and a pair of children).
Although he is a well-known tenor singer, Zhang Yingxi also has a weakness, that is, his sons and daughters.
What kind of food the baby wants to eat, what toys he wants, as long as the conditions are not too much, he will be satisfied. Zhang Yingxi is most afraid of a pair of children's tears, as long as the baby cries, he has no claim when he is tall.
The son and daughter are young and weak, and the brother and sister often get sick, and Zhang Yingxi is particularly distressed whenever this happens. He said to his wife, "If I can replace it, I really want to get sick for my child, because I know how to prevent it, how to get better quickly."
Zhang Yingxi's childishness made Guo Fei laugh.
Zhang Yingxi) Zhang Yingxi and Lu Wei on the stage).
On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve in 2024, Zhang Yingxi once again appeared on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, and he sang "Beautiful Xinjiang" with Tang Fei and others, which can be called a highlight of the party.
In February 2024, Zhang Yingxi will be 43 years old. Relatively speaking, compared with idol singers, tenor singers will have a longer artistic life, and Zhang Yingxi is at the age of his acting career.
We believe that with the support of a virtuous wife, a happy family, and lovely children, Zhang Yingxi will dedicate more masterpieces to us in the future. I sincerely wish Zhang Yingxi a happy life and a wider and wider road to art!