Zhu Zhiwen, Phoenix Legend, September Miracle, Li Yugang and many other well-known names all realized their dreams from the stage of "Avenue of Stars".
When it comes to "grassroots singers", we have to mention Po, the "grassroots singer" who beat Phoenix Legend to win the annual championship of "Avenue of Stars".
Po, now a passer-by, once swept the country. He wore a horn scarf on his head, a white wool vest and a striking red belt around his waist. The image of "herding sheep baby" is deeply rooted in people's hearts.
After becoming popular, the grandmother went everywhere as "bloom in Shandandan", which successfully set off a wave of folk songs in northern Shaanxi.
Even in the sketch "Not Bad Money" in the Spring Festival Evening, Xiao Shenyang imitated Bao's singing "Shandandan bloom" and became an instant hit.
This shows the heat of Po in those days.
Small trust is big faith. Public figures bring their own aura, and their words and deeds will be infinitely magnified in the spotlight, setting off a frenzy of public opinion.
Po, who was a smash hit that year, collapsed because his identity as a "shepherd boy" was questioned and punctured.
Breaking faith in the world has caused the road to performing arts to stagnate.
When the true identity was exposed, the "myth" of the grassroots singer "herding sheep baby" painstakingly managed by Po was shattered.
In 2005, 36-year-old Po finally stood on the stage of CCTV variety show "Avenue of Stars".
Once before Po went on stage to sing, she tried to sing backstage.
At that time, the program director and professional musicians in front of them were simply stunned. They praised Po's voice and said, "This player is not simple, he can sing two high C's".
Singing two highC is a whole octave higher than Pavarotti.
However, on such an important stage as CCTV, it is not an easy task to pass the examination of the audience and professional judges. Not only need a solid foundation and professional skills, but also need literacy, courage and unique style.
After all, there are too many amazing people. It's easy to stand out if you have something that others don't have.
Wearing a towel wrapped in sheep's belly, a shoulder coat, a bright red belt and an original dress, Po just made the audience and the judges shine at the scene.
"My name is Po, from a small mountain village in Datong, Shanxi. I like singing since I was a child. Because of my poor family, I couldn't enter a professional college to receive formal training, just relying on my love of music.
In recent years, Russia has spared sheep, picked coal and worked as a loader, but as long as it faces the empty mountain and pulls its voice over and over again, it is very happy because of the Russian stage. "
An authentic northern Shaanxi dialect distinguishes him from other players on the stage and easily stands out.
Before singing, in order to enliven the atmosphere, the host asked Po why he was wearing a headscarf on the show.
Po replied, "Because the wind and sand on the Loess Plateau are heavy, headscarves can keep out the wind and sand, and young people wear them like this."
The host asked again, "What about the old people?"
"The old man wears it backwards, like this."
Honest Po put a headscarf around her head. "Do you think I look like an old man?"
Po's words not only made the audience laugh, but also completely established the simple and honest image of "herding sheep baby" and saved a lot of popularity.
Standing on the stage of CCTV, Po didn't have stage fright at all, and surprised the audience with a high-pitched, clear and loud voice.
Generally, singers pay attention to gradual singing, and the tone is from low to high.
But the bag is different. In his singing, he made a high-profile appearance, which exceeded the audience's psychological expectations and was full of expectations for his later performance.
In the popular words now: Po lets the audience "break the defense"!
In the subsequent singing, Po triumphed all the way, completely touching the audience and the judges.
At that time, the music scene was relatively pure, not as noisy and impetuous as it is now. It seems to be bustling, but in fact it is empty and has no connotation.
The appearance of "peasant singer" Po, like gorgeous fireworks, soared into the sky and bloomed in the silent music scene, making countless audiences stop for it.
Some people marvel at Po's talent, while others think Po's singing skills are fresh.
In a word, Bao, who broke through in a thousand troops, brought different audio-visual experience to everyone, and the myth of grassroots counterattack was talked about.
At that time, the shepherd boy who claimed to be from the Loess Plateau and grew up in the countryside conquered the national audience with a loud voice shouting in the ravine.
In the 2005 annual finals of the Avenue of Stars, Po beat Phoenix Legend to win the championship with a stirring song "Shandandan bloom Red" and a lively English song "I love you in my heart".
Po, who came out of "Avenue of Stars", stepped onto the stage of the Spring Festival Gala in the second year after winning the championship with his superb singing skills and excellent audience relations.
And sang the song "Sunrise on the Grassland" with tenors Wu Yanze and Dai Yuqiang.
Numerous singers dreamed of being on the stage of the Spring Festival Evening, and Po did it in a short time. In today's words, the popularity of Po, the "herding sheep baby", was even more exaggerated than these small fresh meats today.
In fact, Po is not satisfied with the title of "peasant singer". He has a clear plan for his career as a singer.
He wants to transform into a pop singer more popular with young people, and the response is mediocre.
In the following days, Po didn't waste his traffic. He produced a single, an album, a variety show, an endorsement and a film and television drama.
Wearing a towel on his head, a vest and a red rope around his waist, Po kept punching in the image of "herding sheep" in front of the audience.
After becoming popular, Bao's talk show was invited constantly, and people were curious. What kind of coincidence makes a sheep farmer become an original singer who is popular all over the country?
On 20 13, Po was invited to participate in the recording of the talk show "Malan bloom" to share his mental journey with the audience.
In the program, Po still appeared as a shepherd boy, singing his most famous folk songs and his distinctive high notes in the program.
But the difference is that the current Po, wearing a crown on his head, is the crown of the "grassroots song king".
When talking about his high voice, Po Kan Kan bluntly said, "I was born with a good high voice, and now many people can sing it even if their voice is not very good. I use a real voice, which is more penetrating. "
He said on the show that he was more popular than the Avenue of Stars. "In the first half of that year, even the audience didn't know and couldn't remember the Avenue of Stars. Everyone remembers Po's program. "
In the program, Po mentioned that he was an environmentalist and didn't buy a car in Beijing.
After becoming famous, Po not only drifted, but also betrayed.
Because some netizens broke the news, Abao not only bought a car, but also bought a luxury car.
In addition, brand-name watches are not bad, and there are bodyguards to escort them when they travel. He is no longer the "shepherd boy" Po who wears croissants and wears sportswear all year round.
After being exposed to luxury cars and luxury homes, the abuse on the Internet flooded in. Some people cursed him for forgetting the "root", while others chose to understand and respect his lifestyle.
Po himself did not come out to respond positively to this matter. He doesn't seem to be affected at all. BLACKPINK appeared in one variety show after another.
In the information age, the network is a horrible monitor, which can reproduce a person's words and deeds.
If "Hao Che Men" is a kind reminder of fate to the grassroots singer, then when Po's true identity is revealed, he escapes from "politely declining" to show his last favor.
The Internet has memories. When Po first came to power, he claimed to be a rural herdsman, claiming that his family was poor and had no professional training. While herding sheep, his high voice was yelling at the empty valley.
Po also said that he fell in love with singing only with the encouragement of the villagers. Even his own song was taught by the master of the local drama troupe. He had never sung this song before.
But once a person is famous, his words and deeds will be studied inch by inch by netizens with a magnifying glass. Clay figurines can't stand rain, and lies can't stand investigation.
Some netizens broke the news that Abao is not a farmer at all, let alone a farmer's son. Po's parents are high-level state-owned enterprises, and their family income is stable.
Po himself is not a shepherd boy. He has been singing in the bar for a long time.
Po's good voice was practiced on a small dark and cramped stage in a bar, and it was not the kind of thing that howled at the mountains at all.
What is even more unacceptable to the audience is that Po's "shepherd boy" dress, peasant identity, family background, and even his honest performance on the stage of "Avenue of Stars" are all eye-catching designs created for him by the brokerage company that Po signed before.
In the face of all kinds of rumors on the Internet, countless fans and viewers hope that Po can come forward and explain.
But Po once again chose silence.
As a public figure, you can enjoy the praise of the audience, but you can't respond in time when you are questioned, which is undoubtedly disappointing.
In fact, this can't completely blame Po's silence, because there is no argument for the "Muwa" people. But in the eyes of the audience, this kind of behavior is tantamount to running counter to the boldness, kindness and simplicity of farmers.
After all, the decorators can't stand scrutiny and test. The legend of "the king of grassroots songs" has gone through ups and downs, but it is only a few years.
20 15 can be said to be the darkest moment in Po's life. From being sought after by thousands of people to being shouted at by everyone, that smell kept Po awake for countless nights.
As the saying goes, the wall is pushed down by everyone. Soon, Po was discovered again. In fact, identity fraud has already begun to take shape.
When Po just shined in the program "Avenue of Stars", the TV station invited him to reunite with some old friends in the program.
When the host asked the singer Heng Yue how she met Po, Heng Yue inadvertently mentioned that she and Po met while running in Shenzhen.
Hearing this, Po, who stood by, immediately panicked: "You must not say that. You must remember that I am a shepherd! "
At that time, Po was a rookie, not popular, and the image of the shepherd boy was not deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so this picture did not cause a storm.
However, when Po and the shepherd ate up the prize money, the video was as destructive as a thunder on the ground.
In recent years, short video platforms have mushroomed, and Abao has also opened his own account. In his works, there are images of white headscarves and white coats.
In the top video of the account, after nearly six years, Abao finally responded to the "luxury car incident" of that year.
In the video, Po pats his chest to ensure that those things are rumors, and claims that he doesn't even know the brands of those luxury cars.
But the netizens in the comment area didn't buy it, and bluntly said why Abao didn't explain the identity fraud of "herding sheep baby"?
Netizens have been waiting for a long time, and the next work is just a video co-produced with a female singer.
Bao last appeared on the TV screen at the beginning of this year, when he was invited by the Avenue of Stars to perform live as a guest.
On the stage, Bao is still wearing the costume of seven years ago, or the familiar folk song, but his brow is a little more vicissitudes given by fate.
Blind, this once angry loess man is over half a year old.
Zweig said: "All the gifts given by fate have already been priced in secret", and this sentence is equally appropriate for the once famous "shepherd" Po.
Bao, who became popular at the age of 36, is not young, but he created the legend of "the king of grassroots songs" with his excellent singing voice.
But he didn't think at that time that people who posed as "shepherds" would also make themselves pay for this gift of fate.
Although people's design can make the audience know a person quickly on the dazzling stage, the premise is that it must achieve the minimum integrity.
When a person is set up and let this person take root in the hearts of the audience, any lie is enough to make an "uncrowned king" be driven off the throne.