Personal profile
Chinese name: Good morning.
English Name: Wanting (Wan Ting)
Occupation: singer/songwriter (original musician, writing, composing, playing and singing). Piano and guitar. )
Place of birth: Harbin.
Height:165.5cm.
Weight: 45kg
Qu Wanting's Way of Music and Music
As the top Canadian music company, Nettwerk has never signed a China singer since its establishment 26 years ago, but this history was rewritten by a 26-year-old Harbin girl at the end of last year: in June 2009, Qu Wanting, who came out of Harbin, officially signed Nettwerk. Then, three songs, such as In My Singing, written by her, were selected by Mercedes-Benz and played all over the world. After listening to her songs, Zhang Yadong, a famous domestic musician, also intends to cooperate with her in the second half of this year. A few days ago, the reporter interviewed Qu Wanting in Vancouver, Canada by telephone. When I heard the name "Qu Wanting", my first impression was that she was a gentle and quiet girl. In the process of communication, the reporter felt more about her independence. Because new york and other places are busy with the production and performance of the new album, interviews can only be conducted randomly, sometimes in the early morning and sometimes at midnight. However, Qu Wanting is obviously used to this busy life and doesn't feel bitter at all. In her words, "this is nothing compared with my previous efforts for music." In the interview, Qu Wanting shared with the reporter her dribs and drabs on the music road.
When I was a child: Hum without making it clear.
Judging from the photos sent by Qu Wanting, in her Vancouver home, the small room is filled with various musical instruments. Qu Wanting said that this is her childhood dream-to be a singer when she grows up, to fill her room with musical instruments, and to be inspired by generate to write songs and sing at any time. There is also a joke circulating in Qu Wanting's family: When she was only two or three years old, the TV station was broadcasting "Plainclothes Police". Every time Wan Ting wakes up, before she opens her eyes, she will hum "A few storms and several spring and autumn" first, and her family will know that she is awake.
At the age of six, Qu Wanting got a piano. Having said that, she smiled and thanked herself for having a pair of good ears. "Since the childhood, I have never forgotten the melody of the songs I have heard. Once my mother took me to her friend's house to play. While they were chatting, I climbed on the stool and played on the piano. When you play, a song "Little Star" pops up, which is the familiar "Twinkling Star, the sky is full of little stars". My mother was very strange and asked me how I did it. I said that I have heard this song many times. I make my mother very happy. When I was 6 years old, I borrowed money to buy me a piano and gave me piano lessons. "
However, what really made Qu Wanting feel the charm of music was when she was studying in Harbin No.69 Middle School. "On one occasion, our school held an art festival at the Workers' Cultural Palace, and three students and I went on stage to sing" My 1997 ". I sang a long and high part. I found that the longer the sound played, the more intense the applause. I am very happy and secretly decided to find this feeling again. " Qu Yuting said.
After going abroad, she was called "China girl who can sing".
In 2000, Qu Wanting began to study in Canada. Although she was nervous about her studies, she never gave up music. On the contrary, this trip abroad gave her an opportunity to appreciate foreign music styles. As a newcomer, Qu Wanting first heard foreign Hip-pop and R&; B, the first reaction is why the melody is so flat? However, an accidental competition in 2004 made her realize that music has no borders. "At that time, MTV Canada held a music competition in a shopping mall in Vancouver, and the judges were the audience. At that time, there was a * * * with seven contestants, and interested audiences could also sign up. Just passing by, I tried it and sang "Thank you" by Dido. Unexpectedly, I got the warmest applause from strangers in other countries and I won. " Qu Yuting said. In 2005, Qu Wanting began to write her own songs, expressing her inner feelings through lyrics and melodies. She still remembers that her first song was "To Marcus" for her ex-boyfriend. "Now the lyrics are straightforward, but that's my real feeling." After that, Qu Wanting began to slowly try to create and sing to her friends. What impressed many friends so far is the song "Hide" she wrote to her father. According to a friend of Qu Wanting in Vancouver, in this song, there is such an image of a father: he is usually silent, never expresses his feelings, and never tells his daughter that I love you, but he always expresses it with actions. "Listening to Wan Ting sing this song reminds me of the father image depicted in Zhu Ziqing's Back, and I feel the greatness of fatherly love. Every time Wan Ting sang this song, the audience burst into tears. It is particularly worth mentioning that when Qu Wanting sang this song on the stage, many foreign audiences under the stage were moved to tears and gave Qu Wanting warm applause after the performance. " Speaking of the original intention of writing, Qu Wanting said, "I wrote this song on165438+1October 1 1, which was my father's birthday. After calling him and wishing him a happy birthday, I have been thinking about him. I think he is not very talkative, very honest and kind, has an inclusive heart and never speaks ill of others. I also remembered the feelings between some friends around me and their father, so I wrote this song. I am proud that I can use my own creation to prove that music has no borders and is the common language of the world. "
With such encouragement, in 2005, Wan Ting and several friends formed the Wan Ting Band (Wan Ting Band). Up to now, Wan Ting still remembers her first appearance. "It was a performance in a coffee shop. For the performance in the evening, we began to prepare early in the morning. 12 It's almost midnight, and it's finally our turn to play. Because there were not many people left, the response was not very strong, and I was a little depressed after I stepped down. But this performance also made me realize that singing at home is different from singing on the stage. Only with more experience can I be nervous on the stage, and the rock style doesn't suit me. So after a while, I took the initiative to dissolve the band and started to go it alone. Because I often perform locally for a long time, everyone knows that there is a China girl who can sing in this city. "
Studying music: I worked as a cleaner for two years.
A pair of good ears is a musician's natural wealth. From this point of view, Qu Wanting is lucky: relying on her extraordinary hearing, Qu Wanting can still create beautiful songs even if she didn't study music theory systematically before going to college. And let her make up her mind to study music systematically because of a difficult problem in her creation-how to show her songs to her collaborators in written form. Qu Wanting said: "I used to teach myself guitar. I will remember the songs I wrote once, but I will have problems communicating with others because I can't compose music and can't give music to my collaborators. " Therefore, I think it is necessary to study music theory systematically. "
In order to earn this part of tuition and buy CDs, Qu Wanting started her part-time career. "At that time, I was just a student. Without a work visa, I read the inviter's post online. Later, I saw a rich man having a party at home every Saturday and needed someone to clean it every Sunday, so I volunteered. Every time I clean from 10 in the morning to 6: 00 in the afternoon, I can earn an average of 100 Canadian dollars per week, including salary and money for selling wine bottles. Although I am very tired, I think it is worthwhile to take out the money I earned to pay tuition and buy CDs. I have been doing this job for two years. "
Compared with the physical effort, Qu Wanting said that her mother's incomprehension made her feel worse for a while. "My mother always wanted me to study business, and didn't want me to take music as my main business. After learning that I started writing music, my mother was very angry and refused to contact me for three years. I once sang an English song "Shell" to my mother on the phone. She probably has no idea what I'm singing. Actually, I was crying. After listening to it, she still said, "focus on your studies." It was not until later that I made some achievements and my friends around my mother praised me that we slowly began to contact. "
Say achievement: 5 years of creation is valued by the industry.
The first major turning point of Qu Wanting's music journey should be that her CEO, Terry, CEO of Nettwerk, a top Canadian music company, and many world-renowned musicians such as Avril Ramona Lavigne, Sarah Crockland, who performed at the opening ceremony of this year's Winter Olympics, were all created by this company. Talking about the acquaintance with Terry, Qu Wanting said: "Before signing the contract, I met Terry twice. When we met for the second time, I took the initiative to run to Terry and briefly introduced myself. " Qu Wanting said that she had no stage fright at all. "I told him that I hadn't recorded my own songs at that time, and I was going to find him later. He gave me a business card, shook hands with me and said,' Send me an email when you are ready'. That was in 2005. Until last year, I gave him my record "Love Me Am" ("Love Me"), which contained eight songs I wrote. He liked it very much, and soon found me and said that I could write bilingual songs. The melody and lyrics were very touching and I sang very well. I hope to be the first China singer-songwriter he signed. At that time, I was so excited. You see, I was still singing Dido's songs in 2004. Five years later, we actually became artists of the same company. " With professional guidance, Qu Wanting is better at writing. So far, she has written over 40 songs. To the industry's surprise, just some time ago, Qu Wanting's Chinese song "Everything in the world, Life is like a song, the jar of love" was selected by Mercedes-Benz, put on a CD with other singers and distributed 50,000 copies. Qu Wanting's songs can be heard in Mercedes-Benz cars, websites and CDs attached to various automobile newspapers and magazines. Among them, Everything in the World is very popular. The reporter saw on the Internet that in just three days, the click rate of this song sample on the Internet reached more than 30,000.
After returning home: Zhang Yadong applauds and leaves her a message.
As the first female singer in China who signed a contract with the company, Qu Wanting was positioned by the company to jointly enter the Asian market and the North American market. Since the beginning of this year, Qu Wanting has been in frequent contact with domestic musicians, among which Zhang Yadong, a famous domestic musician, impressed her the most.
Qu Wanting said, "When the company arranged for me to go to Beijing to meet Zhang Yadong, I didn't even know who he was. At the scene, I sang him two of my songs. The first song was "Rain" written by myself, and he stood by me all the time when singing. After singing, he suddenly took two steps back. I was thinking. He suddenly clapped his hands, and so did his assistant and the staff downstairs. Later, he asked me to sing a Chinese song "In My Singing". He applauded and said that he liked the feeling of my singing. When he left, he told me that he hoped to have a chance to hear more songs written by me. He also believed that I would have great development in China, and there might be cooperation between us in the second half of the year. He also sent me a bunch of records he made and left a message on them: "To Wanting: Write a good song to warm us, Yadong. "
Next step: plan to hold a world tour.
Qu Wanting's QQ personal signature column once wrote that "the dream is being realized step by step". Now, she is busy writing and performing every day. "After a while, I will select more than 65,438+00 songs and release my second album. Although I am very busy and tired, I don't complain at all, because my dream is coming true step by step. What I want to say is that I hope my songs can bring some thoughts or a little touch to the audience. Even if only one person likes my work, I am happy. " Qu Wanting revealed that she will record songs in new york and other places in the near future, and her world tour is also planned. Some companies in Beijing and Shanghai invited her to hold her first concert in China. Next, Qu Wanting also plans to visit some music schools in new york and feel different music atmosphere. ...