2024 Spring Festival stalls
The curtain of CCTV's Spring Festival Gala fell, and Huang Qishan's version of "Unforgettable Tonight" went straight to the heart of the hot search. It not only drew a strong end to this Spring Festival Gala, but also stirred up endless waves in the hearts of the audience.
Not only because this song will become a classic melody that countless people whisper in their ears at night and taste repeatedly, but also because it touches a corner of the audience's heartstrings and makes people unforgettable for a long time.
So, why did Huang Qishan's "Unforgettable Tonight" become the focus of discussion on the whole network?
Is her singing voice too moving, or is there something unique about her interpretation?
Actually, neither is an exact answer. The heat of discussion among netizens is not only because of her singing voice, but also because of her unique body movements and expressions when singing. These "alternative" expressions have undoubtedly added a different interpretation to this classic repertoire that has become a reserved program of CCTV Spring Festival Gala since 1984 and has witnessed the growth of countless people.
The song "Unforgettable Tonight" is not only the common memory of China's 1.4 billion people, but also carries the mission of showing the Chinese nation to the world when the Spring Festival becomes an international holiday. However, when Huang Qishan shook her head with ** on the stage, there was no trace of the solemnity that a big country singer should have, and her natural mouth shape was magnified in front of the camera, the visual effect was really difficult to compliment, as if the end of this classic track had become an audio-visual "car accident scene".
Before the Spring Festival Gala ended, Huang Qishan had already become the center of the cyberstorm and suffered unprecedented cyber attacks. It was as if all the voices were mocking her, thinking that she had single-handedly ruined the perfect ending of this Spring Festival Gala in the Year of the Dragon.
The power of the Internet made her feel like she was in a long, cold winter, and the days of 2024 seemed to be made even more difficult by this night's performance.
However, is it fair to blame Wong Yee Shan alone for the imperfections of "Unforgettable Tonight"? The answer is clearly no. This year's "Unforgettable Tonight" adopted a star-studded chorus, and Huang Qishan was on the same stage with Zhou Shen, Mao Buyi, Wang Sulong and other powerful singers.
Each of these four has a pivotal position in the Chinese music scene, and their voices come together in what should be an audio-visual feast. In fact, if you close your eyes and just listen to their singing, this chorus does not have too many flaws, especially Zhou Shen's clear voice, which can still touch people's hearts.
Some people say that Huang Qishan's appearance, especially the mouth that does not play cards according to the convention, has become a small shortcoming in her career. In those critical eyes, she was crowned with the title of "ugliest diva".
However, Huang Qishan's singing skills are not underestimated, her voice travels through the sky, and she is as famous as Na Ying, Mao Amin and other music giants.
So, why did CCTV invite her to the Spring Festival Gala on such an important stage? After all, in this era of looking at faces, for every artist on the stage, the audience is not only satisfied with the enjoyment of hearing, but also the ultimate pursuit of vision.
Unforgettable Tonight", although the melody is beautiful, it is not too difficult to sing, and almost all singers with a certain foundation can control it. Why did you choose Huang Qishan, so that her shortcomings have nothing to hide in front of hundreds of millions of viewers?
As this doubt emerged, a conspiracy theory crept into the mind. Some people speculate that the director team of the Spring Festival Gala already knew that Huang Qishan was not suitable for such a style, but still insisted on letting her go on stage in order to create a topic and increase the attention of the party?
After all, during the rehearsal process of the Spring Festival Gala, it has gone through three rounds of testing, and if anyone raises concerns about Huang Qishan's appearance, the final embarrassment can be completely avoided. And whether the directors of the Spring Festival Gala really attracted the audience's attention by showing Huang Qishan's "unique beauty", at least judging from the results, it seems that they did.
On that controversial night, Huang Qishan became the loudest critic of all, and the Spring Festival Gala of the Year of the Dragon became the most hotly discussed topic in the past week.
Yue Yunpeng and Sun Yue's minor omissions, Liu Qian's magic mistakes, and Shen Teng and Ma Li's sketches failed to meet expectations, all of which can be attributed to technical problems, and the director team may not be able to do anything about it. But the controversy over Huang Qishan's appearance can obviously be avoided through careful choreography and camera processing.
As a result, some people can't help but question that what really makes "Unforgettable Tonight" unforgettable may not only be Huang Qishan, let alone Zhou Shen, but the director Yu Lei who decided everything.
As a result, this ** vortex triggered by a song not only made people re-examine Huang Qishan's artistic path, but also made us think more about the story behind the Spring Festival Gala.
Behind the glamorous stage, every decision may become a butterfly wing that affects the emotions of hundreds of millions of audiences, and artists may have long been accustomed to finding their place in this invisible test.