China News Service, Changsha, February 26th: Title: Hunan "post-95s" completely blind girl uses music as "eyes" to pursue her dream
Author Liu Man, Li Ying, Mao Yuqing
Since birth, the world has been blind to the "post-95s" from Hengyang, Hunan For the girl Yan Kangling, it is darkness, but this does not prevent her from pursuing her music dream. With her covers of popular songs, her good voice and inspirational stories, her short video account has gained nearly one million fans.
Yan Kangling, a "post-95s" girl from Hengyang, Hunan. Photo by Li Ying
Since she was a child, Yan Kangling has been particularly sensitive to hearing and has a special liking for music. When she was 5 years old, she could play simple melodies on the electronic keyboard. She was selected as the lead singer of the school choir in elementary school.
While studying traditional Chinese medicine and massage in a special education school, Yan Kangling took vocal music classes in her spare time and learned various singing methods such as ethnic, bel canto, and pop. "Each singing method has a different sound position. I can only sing it over and over again with the help of the teacher's patient guidance." Through trial and error practice, Yan Kangling gradually became able to sing while playing the piano.
After graduating from special education school, Yan Kangling worked in a massage parlor, rented a small single room, and practiced singing whenever she had time. "Music is the best medium for me to explore the world and communicate with the outside world."
Yan Kangling's singing often amazed people around her. With the advice and encouragement of her friends, she tried to fiddle with her mobile phone, record videos and upload them to the Internet. In February 2022, she uploaded her first song "So Many People in the World" online and received a lot of likes.
"In addition to massage, blind people can definitely be engaged in other industries." Passion for love has allowed Yan Kangling to persist in singing and making short videos during her busy work, and has accumulated a group of fans. On March 9, 2023, her cover of "It's Mom, It's Daughter" received nearly 10 million plays and more than 2 million likes. This song allowed netizens across the country to hear the beautiful singing voice of a blind girl and be moved by her persistence in pursuing her dreams despite difficult circumstances.
Yan Kangling is conducting a live broadcast on the Internet, playing and singing at the same time. Photo by Li Ying
For Yan Kangling, learning a song and uploading it to the Internet is not simple. She needs to use the voice assistant on her mobile phone to listen to every word and word repeatedly to understand the meaning and sing with emotion. A song often needs to be practiced hundreds of times before it is presented to netizens.
Through music and the Internet, Yan Kangling has made many friends who love music and has a broader social circle. "Although I can't see the world, I hope to be 'seen' by the world through singing."
Today, Yan Kangling has become a full-time music blogger and has his own music studio. In addition to recording and publishing short videos of himself singing In addition, there will be a live broadcast, and part of the income from the live broadcast will be used for charity donations to help more people in need.
"I feel very happy to be able to create social value like normal people." Yan Kangling said that music has allowed her to "see" a different world. In the future, she will continue on the road of music firmly and tell more people like herself The same people boldly chase their dreams. (End)
