Cui Jian | |||||||||
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Born | Beijing, China | 2 August 1961||||||||
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician | ||||||||
Years active | 1984–present | ||||||||
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||
Awards | 2022 GMA 33 Best Male Mandarin Singer[1] | ||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||
Chinese | 崔健 | ||||||||
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Chinese Korean name | |||||||||
Chosŏn'gŭl | 최건 | ||||||||
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Musical career | |||||||||
Also known as | Old Cui (老崔; Lǎo Cuī) | ||||||||
Origin | China | ||||||||
Genres | Rock, punk rock, rap rock, electropunk | ||||||||
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, electric guitar, trumpet | ||||||||
Labels | Beijing East-West | ||||||||
Website | www |
Cui Jian (Chinese: 崔健; Korean: 최건; born 2 August 1961) is a Beijing-based Chinese singer-songwriter, trumpeter and guitarist. Affectionately called "Old Cui" (老崔; Lǎo Cuī), he is credited with pioneering Chinese rock music. For this distinction he is often labeled the "Father of Chinese Rock".[2] He is also known in the Chinese rock music industry as a "leader in promoting the true singing movement" and the "first person in Chinese rock".[3]
Cui is an idealist who loathed money and commerce. He fantasized that rock 'n roll could rebuild young people's "red idealism". A white baseball cap with a bright red star is his symbol.[4]
Cui Jian's melodies and songs are always full of reflections on the history of the motherland, insisting on introspection of the state of life, and full of infinite longing for a "utopian" beautiful future.[5]