Voice of an Angel
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tanithryudoRecently became a fan of Chinese singer 周深. Realized that the song 《大鱼》 that I've had in my playlist for years now was actually his first representative work.
This boy was classically trained as a tenor in Lviv but more commonly sings as a self-taught counter-tenor. Puberty didn't have any effect on his voice (or height, lol), so his notes can go reeeeeally high, without sounding piercing at all. He hasn't met a language or dialect he can't sing in. He's a pop singer, but he also likes to merge various classical or traditional styles into modern styles.
I've been listening to so many of his songs on repeat the last few days, and even watched a few of the music variety shows that he participated prominently in. Anyway, my absolute favorites right now are...
Foreign languages
《Baby До свидания》 - Remix of 达尼亚 + 红莓花儿开; mix of russian and chinese, classical and reggae...
《Memory》 - Remix song from the musical "Cats". (Supposedly he was asked by the show to sing half of it in chinese and so he came up with his own lyrics for that portion. You can FEEL the emotion he poured into that part, UNF.)
《The Lonely Goatheard》 - That yodeling song from the musical "Sound of Music", and he does voices (and faces/gestures) for all the parts.
《Time to Say Goodbye》 - The...opera(?) song in the italian.
《Zoobi Doobi》 - Remix of a song from a popular Bollywood film, sung in hindi. Also, it's actually a duet with himself. XD (This is a bilibili link cuz I couldn't find a youtube one.)
Chinese
《情是何物》 - IMO his best "中国风" song, based on 摸鱼儿·雁丘词
《相思》 - Remix of the 《西游记后传》OST with a bit of 江苏 folk style as embellishment.
《直破穹苍》 - Actual《斗破苍穹》OST; with chorus segment that sounds like peking(?) opera style (戏腔)
《天堂岛之歌》 - Gothic horror performance that feels like it came out of a musical. Using a bilibili link because the youtube one seems to have disappeared.
《达拉崩吧》 - Remix of a song made for virtual singers. Zhou Shen sings the roles of 5 people in 5 voices, interchanging sometimes in mid-phrase.
Duets/Groups
《爱情转移》, 《天下有情人》, 《野狼Disco》 - A few of his (best) remix duets with 李克勤/Haken Lee. They were partnered for a show and pretty much every one of their songs trended. Their voices (and skillz) harmonize very well.
《卡门》 - Remix of the chinese version of the french musical song Carmen, with a surprise twist in the middle, performed by the quartet 费玉清 李克勤 周深 许魏洲. Zhou Shen of course got the french part. Also, it's funny if you think about the lyrics, but this is essentially four men sing a song dissing on men, lol.
This boy was classically trained as a tenor in Lviv but more commonly sings as a self-taught counter-tenor. Puberty didn't have any effect on his voice (or height, lol), so his notes can go reeeeeally high, without sounding piercing at all. He hasn't met a language or dialect he can't sing in. He's a pop singer, but he also likes to merge various classical or traditional styles into modern styles.
I've been listening to so many of his songs on repeat the last few days, and even watched a few of the music variety shows that he participated prominently in. Anyway, my absolute favorites right now are...
Foreign languages
《Baby До свидания》 - Remix of 达尼亚 + 红莓花儿开; mix of russian and chinese, classical and reggae...
《Memory》 - Remix song from the musical "Cats". (Supposedly he was asked by the show to sing half of it in chinese and so he came up with his own lyrics for that portion. You can FEEL the emotion he poured into that part, UNF.)
《The Lonely Goatheard》 - That yodeling song from the musical "Sound of Music", and he does voices (and faces/gestures) for all the parts.
《Time to Say Goodbye》 - The...opera(?) song in the italian.
《Zoobi Doobi》 - Remix of a song from a popular Bollywood film, sung in hindi. Also, it's actually a duet with himself. XD (This is a bilibili link cuz I couldn't find a youtube one.)
Chinese
《情是何物》 - IMO his best "中国风" song, based on 摸鱼儿·雁丘词
《相思》 - Remix of the 《西游记后传》OST with a bit of 江苏 folk style as embellishment.
《直破穹苍》 - Actual《斗破苍穹》OST; with chorus segment that sounds like peking(?) opera style (戏腔)
《天堂岛之歌》 - Gothic horror performance that feels like it came out of a musical. Using a bilibili link because the youtube one seems to have disappeared.
《达拉崩吧》 - Remix of a song made for virtual singers. Zhou Shen sings the roles of 5 people in 5 voices, interchanging sometimes in mid-phrase.
Duets/Groups
《爱情转移》, 《天下有情人》, 《野狼Disco》 - A few of his (best) remix duets with 李克勤/Haken Lee. They were partnered for a show and pretty much every one of their songs trended. Their voices (and skillz) harmonize very well.
《卡门》 - Remix of the chinese version of the french musical song Carmen, with a surprise twist in the middle, performed by the quartet 费玉清 李克勤 周深 许魏洲. Zhou Shen of course got the french part. Also, it's funny if you think about the lyrics, but this is essentially four men sing a song dissing on men, lol.
