Yang Hongji

Yang Hongji
杨洪基
Born (1941-02-08) February 8, 1941 (age 83)
Alma materPeople's Liberation Army Academy of Art
OccupationSinger
Years active1959–present
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Spouse
Liu Wenmei
(m. 1972)
Children1
Musical career
GenresMilitary song
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese楊洪基
Simplified Chinese杨洪基
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYáng Hóngjī

Yang Hongji (Chinese: 杨洪基; born 8 February 1941) is a Chinese national-level actor and one of China's most outstanding baritones.[1] He is also a professor at the People's Liberation Army Academy of Art. He holds the rank of Major General (Shaojiang).[2]

Early life and education

Yang was born in Dalian, Fengtian province, Manchukuo, on February 8, 1941, while his ancestral home in Rongcheng, Shandong. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1959, he was accepted to the Opera House of Dalian Song and Dance Troupe. In 1962 he entered the Central Military Commission Political Work Department Song and Dance Troupe, where he studied under Li Mengxiong, Yang Huatang and Shen Xiang.[3] He joined the Chinese Communist Party in June 1979.

Career

In 1994 he sang the theme song of the 1994 historical television series Romance of the Three Kingdoms, adapted from Luo Guanzhong's classical novel of the same title.[3]

In 1995 he sang a song titled "Sleepless Tonight" at the CCTV New Year's Gala.

He provided vocals for the song "Where Lies the Path Ahead?" (敢问路在何方) in the 2024 video game Black Myth: Wukong.[4]

Personal life

At the beginning of 1972, Yang met Liu Wenmei (Chinese: 刘文玫) and married her half a year later. Their son, Yang Oujiang (Chinese: 杨瓯江), was born on November 14, 1973.

References

  1. ^ Liu Guoshun; Cao Wenyong (2012-09-14). 为兵放歌五十载——记著名男中音歌唱家杨洪基. people.com.cn (in Chinese).
  2. ^ 专题资料:青歌赛评委杨洪基个人简介. sina (in Chinese). 2008-03-01.
  3. ^ a b 威海人杨洪基:音乐的道路没有捷径可走(图). iqilu.com (in Chinese). 2018-08-23.
  4. ^ chillcarl (23 September 2024). "《黑神话》新花絮:《敢问路在何方》录制片段释出". GamerSky (in Chinese).