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Preface
Looking at the Tibetan plateau, there are many ethnic minority singers, and one of them is a singer who is unique, do you know her story?
Over the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the clouds rolled up, and a clear song floated through, just like that, all the way to the distance. The voice belonged to a former shepherdess, now a popular Tibetan singer, Solang Wangmu.
She has gone through hardships, from obscurity to awards, and has written an extraordinary life legend.
She is low-key and humble, and she never talks about her married life, which becomes a fascinating mystery. Today, let's walk into the world of this Tibetan singer and solve the unsolved mysteries on her.
Falling grass from pasture
Solang Wangmu was born in May 1977 in a small village in the pastoral area of Nagqu region. His father was a fierce herdsman, and his mother was a simple village woman. There are 6 children in the family, and she is the tenth in the family.
My father had a special love for Tibetan songs, and whenever he was grazing, he would always sing mountain songs, and the songs spread far and wide. Solang Wangmu followed his eldest sister to herd with him at the age of 6, and he was so exposed to it that he could hum along unconsciously. In a blink of an eye, her singing voice was also well-known in the village.
"At that time, it was really destitute, where was there entertainment or anything? Singing a few words while driving the sheep is the greatest pleasure. Solangwangmu later recalled.
In 1990, when Solangwangmu was 14 years old, his family suffered a huge change. His father suddenly fell seriously ill, and he could not be cured by Tibetan medicine alone, and finally died with hatred. In order to pray for blessings, the mother even released all the sheep, and the family was surrounded by walls for a time. Since then, Solangwangmu has dropped out of school and become the breadwinner of the family.
Get lost and regain your dreams
Seeing that his family is in a desperate situation, Solangwangmu is determined to change the status quo. At this time, the village propaganda team was lacking literary and artistic backbones, and Solang Wangmu was strongly recommended by the teacher to join, thus opening her acting career.
At first, she was only a small role, earning a small income in the village theater. And whenever it was her turn to sing on stage, that loud voice always quickly attracted the attention of the audience. Over time, her charming singing voice gradually became known.
In 1991, a "Shoton Festival" folk song competition became a major turning point in Solangwangmu's life. With her unique mountain atmosphere, she won the runner-up of the national ethnic minority solo solo performance. Subsequently, Solang Wangmu was directly recruited by the Nagqu Regional Art Troupe and became a professional artist.
After joining the art troupe, although Solang Wangmu's monthly income was only a few hundred yuan, she still did not hesitate to send most of her salary back to her hometown. In this way, she began a rustic and arduous career, and although the stage was only a grassroots theater at the district level, she still devoted herself wholeheartedly to it.
Singing in the dream capital
On the inconspicuous grassroots stage, Solang Wangmu quickly stood out and began to be favored by the higher-level art troupe. In 2000, she represented the Nagqu region in the "National Folk Singer Contest to Welcome the New Century" held in Kunming and won the championship in one fell swoop.
After the climax, Solangwangmu did not stop, on the contrary, she was like a fighting lion, and her eyes became more determined. During the Spring Festival of 2002, she came to Lhasa in a desperate attempt to persuade the director to let her perform at the Tibet TV Spring Festival Gala. This time, she finally won the crown of "the most popular singer among the audience" with the song "Golden Hometown".
In this way, Solangwangmu appeared on the TV screen for the first time, which immediately caused an uproar. Immediately afterwards, she represented the Tibet Autonomous Region in the "Youth Song Competition" sponsored by CCTV. On this stage, she once again stood out and won two awards in one fell swoop: the "Amateur Group National Singing Gold Award" and the "Audience's Favorite Singer Award".
Since then, Solang Wangmu has stepped on an unprecedented stage of life, and she was recruited by the General Political Song and Dance Troupe, opening a new identity as a national first-class actor. As the first Tibetan singer in the history of this team, she also systematically studied vocal theory and Chinese language knowledge for the first time.
After the "Youth Song Competition", Solang Wangmu finally became famous, but she still maintained a low-key style. From 2003 to 2004, she appeared in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala and various large-scale galas several times, bringing national customs to the whole country.
In 2005, Solang Wangmu released his first album "Song from Nature", which is also the first real "world music" album in China. Since then, she has also released a number of albums, many of which are popular works.
But despite Solangwangmu's growing fame, her private life remains a mystery. Over the years, no matter how much the media tried to get to the bottom of it, she never mentioned her marital status, which made the outside world speculate and curious day by day.
Some people say that she has worked hard to raise her children in her early years, and she is still single; Some people also think that it is still easy for a senior national first-class actor like her to find a husband who is the right person. However, the specific truth is best known only to Solangwangmu himself.
More comments questioned the low-key style of this singer. She never puts her private life out of the house, and she rarely makes gimmicks at the launch of her new album.
When asked by the media about the topic of her private life, she was always perfunctory, but not rude. "I'm just an ordinary singer, and there's nothing to write about." Solangwangmu often said this.
Wonderful in the ordinary
Although Solangwangmu rarely reveals her personal privacy to the outside world, her wonderful artistic performance allows us to see her extraordinary side.
First of all, her musical talent is well-known. Solang Wangmu has a natural love for Tibetan customs and is good at incorporating this style into his songs. Her voice is loud and powerful, her breath is just right, and her control over the tone is particularly prominent. In her singing, she is sometimes passionate, sometimes tactful and melodious, and her timbre changes are rich and varied.
Secondly, her dedication to art has won widespread acclaim. Solangwangmu has grown from a shepherdesss to a national first-class actor, and has won numerous awards and applause on major stages. But she was never complacent about this, but like a veteran sword that never rusted, her pursuit of art never stopped.
Moreover, her adherence to Tibetan culture is remarkable. Solang Wangmu not only appeared on the stage in Tibetan costumes many times, but also fully integrated Tibetan elements into his singing, so that this long-standing music culture has been passed on. Some commentators believe that it is her strong cultural self-confidence that has allowed Tibetan music to be widely circulated at home and abroad.
It can be said that Solang Wangmu has written an inspirational legend of Tibetan singers in his own way. From herding to singing, from unknown to famous, she used her outstanding talent and tenacious perseverance to interpret the fragrance of Tibetan art to the world.
Throughout the growth process of Solangwangmu, it is not difficult for us to find that she is like a simple weed, standing silently in the barren land of life, and finally blooming into a dazzling fragrance.
Looking back on the miserable situation of her dropping out of school at the age of 14 and returning home; recalls her climbing on the small stage for her musical dreams; All this allows us to see a brave and tenacious female image.
And her later experience of overcoming layers of obstacles with her own talent reflects the indomitable spirit of the Tibetan people.
Perhaps, it is this romantic and peaceful national temperament that makes her so charming on the stage. The audience was all intoxicated by her singing voice and deeply moved by the impassioned pride of the national style.
As for Solangwangmu's mysterious private life, we can only look forward to her self-solution with an appreciative attitude.
Because she has vividly interpreted it with her singing voice - in the ordinary, you can also witness the extraordinary wonderful. This ballad that has been passed down to this day is her best footnote.