Guo Feng

Guo Feng (born September 14, 1962) is a Chinese songwriter and singer. He is regarded as a pioneer of original Chinese pop music. During the 1980s, when pop music in mainland China was still in its early stages and most mainland singers primarily performed covers of songs from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and overseas, Guo composed a significant number of original songs that became popular.

In 1986, he organized a charity concert titled Let the World Be Filled with Love: The First Concert of 100 Stars, which has been described as a turning point for pop music in mainland China and as contributing to its further development. The theme song of the concert, "", has since been performed in numerous versions by singers, bands, and civic organizations.

Around 1990, Guo moved to Japan and later to Singapore, where he spent several years writing songs and arranging music for singers, as well as for film and television productions in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. A total of 128 singers performed the song at the concert, breaking with the then-prevailing unofficial restriction that no more than two pop singers could share a stage in mainland China. Some scholars argue that the piece introduced a new song form to Chinese pop music, effectively creating the first pop suite in mainland China. Guo was 24 years old when he composed it. The record received positive reviews for its experimental arrangements, which blended traditional Chinese instruments with Western electronic elements. Japanese magazine CD Journal praised its "unique mystical emotions" and its reworking of Chinese melodies and rhythms. He also applied the classical suite format to pop music, producing works such as "Sincerity and Love" (1987) and "Ode to the Olympics" (2015). He composed three popular folk songs during this period: "How Much I Want" (1981), "The Road" (1982), and "Our Country, Sweet Songs and Fragrant Flowers" (1983). He produced music for several films and television series, including The Superstar (1985), This Year Here (1986), and Operation Hurricane (1986). That year, he also released New Stars in the Music World, an album featuring twelve songs performed by twelve singers, including Tu Honggang, Zhu Hua, Cui Jian, and Wei Wei. In November 1988, Wei Wei won the Gold Prize in the Yugoslavia Mechem International Music Festival with her performance of "Love Search". In December 1988, Zhang Qiang won the Special Prize for Singing at the 25th Sopot International Song Festival for his performance of "The Same Ancestor". In addition, the cassette "Let the World Be Full of Love" won the 1986–1987 National Cassette Gold Medal in December 1987;

In 1988, a series of five concerts titled Love World: Young Composer Guo Feng's Works was held at the Beijing Exhibition Hall Theatre, featuring 23 of his works performed by leading singers of the time. A commemorative album was also released.

1988–1995

At the end of 1988, Guo Feng traveled to Japan and signed with Nippon Columbia.

Between 1995 and 2000, Guo Feng released the studio albums "With You and Me" (1995), "Transfer of Affection" (1996), "You've Taken My Whole Heart" (1997), "I Feel Like Crying Before You" (1999), and compilation albums "Guo Feng's Glory 1981-1996" (1996), "Guo Feng's Best of 97" (1997), "Willingly" (1999), and "Classic Guo Feng 1980-2000" (2000), as well as the MV collection "Guo Feng Forever OK" (1998), and took the lead in creating all the songs in these albums; he held the personal concert "Forever Guo Feng" (1998) and released the concert soundtrack "Forever Guo Feng - Music Concert" (1998).

Works Source: 22 "China, Watch Me" Ju Hongchuan, Zhou Xuan, He Kexin, Qin Kai Theme Song of the 2nd Youth Games 23

"Never Give Up" Guo Feng Supporting the Fight Against COVID-19 24 "Wait for Me to Come Home" Guo Feng Supporting the Fight Against COVID-19 25 "Stubborn Flower" Guo Feng Supporting the Fight Against COVID-19 26 2021 "Running for Love" Guo Feng Theme song for the 6th Chongqing Disabled Games Film and television music

Compositions for others' albums

Film appearances Film "Agree Not to Break Up" (Released in 1992, directed by Fu Jingsheng / Fei Ming, starring Pu Cunxin / Xu Qing / Guo Feng / Tao Hong / Yu Hongzhi) – Played Zhang Ke – 1999

Performances Source:

Media

Television media interviews 20101028, "Tonight's Show", Tianjin TV, "Tonight's Show: Guo Feng: My Hairstyle Never Changes, My Music Sounds Great" 20111012, "A Date with Luyu", Phoenix TV, "Lu Yu Has an Appointment: Guo Feng Special" 20110321, "Happy Dictionary", CCTV-3, "Happy Dictionary Special Program: Happy Fans' Gathering - Guo Feng Special" 20111210, "Starry Night Story Show", Beijing TV Arts Channel, "Starry Night Story Show: Guo Feng Special" 20151008, "Art Life", CCTV-3, "Art Life: Guo Feng Album (Part 1)" 20151126, "Art Life", CCTV-3, "Art Life: Guo Feng Album (Part 2)" 20180724, "Music Life", CCTV-3, "Music Life: Guo Feng - The Number One in Mainland Chinese Pop Music" 20190824, "Who's Coming", Tianjin TV, "Who's Coming: Guo Feng Special" 20221008, "Who's Coming", Tianjin TV, "Who's Coming: Zhu Hua Special"

Singing competition judge

2000, 9th "Bubugao Cup" CCTV National Youth Singer TV Grand Prix, Judge 2013, 2013 "Water Cube Cup" Overseas Chinese Youth Chinese Song Competition Final, Judge 2017, Global Chinese Pop Singer Competition "Sing Out the Star Path" Season 1 Final, Judge 2018, Global Chinese Pop Singer Competition "Sing Out the Star Path" Season 2 Final, Judge

Variety show guest

"Brave More and More", China Central Television Variety Channel, Regular Guest "Global Chinese Music List", China Central Television CCTV Variety Channel, Regular Guest 2016: Performed Songs "Is It?" (2016-06-25), "Forever" (2016-10-22), "We Are Friends" (2016-04-30), "Don't Wait Too Long" (2016-08-06) 2017: Performed Songs "China" (2017-10-21, 2017-12-30), "Forever" (2017–12–3), "Strong" (2017-05-27) 2018: Performed Songs "China" (2018-09-29), "Forever" (2018-09-15), "Willing" (2018-12-29), "Let the World be Full of Love" (2018-09-15), "My Friend" (2018-06-30), "Heart Goes with Love" (2018-09-15), "We" (2018-12-29) 2019: Performed Song "Heart Goes with Love" (2019-12-28) 2021: Performed Song "With Your Accompaniment" (2021-05-01)

Awards +Awards received by Guo Feng and his worksYearRecipient/ProjectAwarding BodyAwardResult1986"Answer Me"China Musicians Association"Peacock Cup" National Youth First National Folk and Popular Song Competition Gold AwardWon 2018"China"Global Chinese Music BillboardGlobal Chinese Music Billboard 2018 "Best Chinese Song"Won 2022"Let the World be Full of Love"China Arts Research InstituteList of One Hundred Art Works Under the "Speech" SpiritListed