Tong Yao performed Teresa Teng's classic "One Billion Applause" to sing Jincheng

Reporter Wang Chao

On the evening of August 17th, Tanabata Night, "Sweet Honey", "The Moon Represents My Heart", "Lover"... A familiar Teresa Teresa classic old song haunts the ears, giving this special day more romantic meaning. "One Billion Applause" Tong Yao - Teresa Teng's Classic Golden Song Jinzhou Bank Yongfeng Branch VIP Exclusive Concert was staged at jinzhou international convention and exhibition center, bringing an audiovisual feast to Jincheng in early autumn, and also adding a strong touch of color to the cultural construction year activities in the closing year.

Who is Tong Yao

Since 2001, when she won the first place in the mainland competition for the female lead of the musical "A Small Town Story" sponsored by the Teresa Teng Foundation in Taiwan and TNT Productions Co., Ltd., Tong Yao's name has been closely linked to Teresa Teng. Tong Yao is a young singer of the Chinese Opera and Dance Theatre, and has won the Best Newcomer Award of the National Young Singers Competition and the first prize of the "Golden Great Wall Cup" National Young Singers Competition in Macao.

"One Billion Applause" was Teresa's most grand and successful concert during her lifetime. With its sweet voice and image similar to Teresa Teresa, Tong Yao began to sing "One Billion Applause" in 2005, toured more than 200 concerts around the world, and was invited by Teresa Teng's fifth brother, Tang Changxi, to hong Kong to participate in the commemoration of Teresa Teng, known as "Little Teresa Teresa".

Three-stage relationship with Jinzhou

"This is my third time in Jinzhou." After three songs, Tong Yao and the audience talked about their fate with Jinzhou. When Tong Yao was still in college, she once came to Jin to visit her sister who was a soldier here, and at that time, Tong Yao found that Jinzhou was "really beautiful, like her name - the state of Splendid Embroidery". In 2016, she was invited to perform at the Marina Sports Centre Stadium, "in that big, beautiful stadium, the audience was particularly enthusiastic. In addition, she was also impressed by Jinzhou barbecue and seafood, "really delicious." It is also with the first two good opportunities, the concert that night, not only Tong Yao's third performance in Jinzhou, but also the first performance of her "one billion applause" northeast region tour, she hopes that on such a special night, she wishes the people of Jinzhou with a song: "Happiness, peace." ”

"Travel through time" recreates the classic

The concert kicked off in "Alone in the West Building", and Tong Yao shared more than 20 classic songs of Teresa Teng lijun such as "I Smile When I See You", "A Thousand Words", "I Hope People Are Long", "Walking the Road of Life" and other Teresa Teng fans on the spot. All the tracks of the concert are accompanied by live bands, and the musicians of the Hebei Provincial Song and Dance Theater who accompanied the concert performed with superb skills to restore the sound effects of the band at the concert scene that year. The large screen displays the precious audio and video materials of Teresa Teng's life, with Tong Yao's gentle and bright singing, which greatly satisfies the fans' nostalgia for Teresa Teng.

During the singing process, Tong Yao walked off the stage several times and interacted with fans at zero distance. At the same time, the host also invited the audience to the front of the stage, singing Teresa Teng's classic songs "Story of a Small Town" and "I Only Care About You", and sang "WildFlowers on the Side of the Road" with Tong Yao, setting off a wave of performance climax. The audience was fully engaged, raising their glow sticks in their hands, or lighting up their mobile phones, dancing to the beat of music, singing the long-lost sounds of nature with the singers, and spending a warm and romantic night together.

As the organizer of this concert, Yongfeng Branch of Bank of Jinzhou has always adhered to the market positioning of "hometown bank, serving the people of hometown" for many years, taking serving the people's livelihood and supporting the local economy as its own development responsibility, and focusing on realizing the service commitment of "doing business to the customer's heart". Holding this event is not only to give back the full support of the majority of VIP customers, but also to provide an opportunity for the people of Jincheng to appreciate elegant art, and further enhance the public's appreciation taste.

(Photo: Reporter Ma Hongbo)