Chinese Pop singer Qu Wanting is based in Vancouver, Canada. She became popular through the internet and with the use of her songs in movies and commercials, she's now famous across China and the world. But, her success comes from very humble beginnings.
中国流行乐歌手曲婉婷主要在加拿大温哥华发展。曲婉婷红遍了网络,而且随着自己的歌曲被频繁用于电影和商业广告,现在的她在中国和世界都很出名。但是,她的成功之初着实不易。
Qu was born and raised in Harbin, China. The 28-year-old singer/song writer always had a passion for music.
曲婉婷生长于中国哈尔滨。现年28岁她,作为一名唱作人,永远对音乐充满着激情。
When she was sent to Canada to study business by her family, she immersed herself instead in the local music scene. To support herself as a musician, she took jobs as a cleaner.
当时,家人送她到加拿大是位了让她学习商业,但是曲婉婷却沉浸在了当地的音乐氛围中。为了维持自己的音乐之路,她找了一份清洁工的工作。
Qu Wanting, pop singer, said,"I have to clean everywhere, but stuff that's really. I would never do this if it wasn't for music "
曲婉婷说,“我必须得清理所有地方,但是,那真的是很脏的活儿。如果不是为了音乐梦想,我绝不会干那个的”。
And it's this kind of perseverance that sustained her until she eventually got her first big break on the internet. She uploaded videos of herself singing and gained a steady following on the Chinese mainland.
正是由于这种坚持,曲婉婷养活了自己,直到后来终于在网络上获得了自己的第一个重大突破。她上传了自己唱歌的视频并赢得了中国大陆粉丝的强烈追捧。
One of the songs, "Drenched" made it into a movie in China and became a huge hit. It was the most downloaded song on iTunes for weeks.
其中一首歌曲《Drenched》被选作国产影片《春娇与志明》的插曲并取得巨大成功。这首歌曲在iTunse上连续数周人气居高不下。
She was even recognized by a fan in her home town, Harbin.
她甚至在家乡哈尔滨被粉丝认出。
Qu Wanting said,"He came up to me and he was like, 'is your last name Qu?' I was like, Yes my last name is Qu, and he went like, 'Oh my Lord! He was just flat on the ground. 'Oh My God! You're Qu Wanting! So he was just so happy to see me."
曲婉婷说,“他走上前来这样说,‘你是姓曲吗?我便回答,‘是的,我姓曲',然后他继续说,‘天啊!他开心的在地上打滚。 ‘天啊!你是曲婉婷!所以他看到我特别开心。 ”
Qu is currently touring China and will perform in Shanghai on September 15th.。
曲婉婷现正在环游中国并将于9月15日在上海举办演唱会。