Maybe you are unfamiliar with Zheng Huajuan, but you must have heard the songs written by her, including Tao Jingying's "Too Wrongful", Gigi Leung's "Angels and Dolphins", Zhang Huimei's "Lonely Bowling", Karen Mok's "Single Room Double Bed", Lin Zhixuan's " "Mona Lisa's Tears" etc. Born in
1963, she broke into the music scene at about the same time as Li Zongsheng. In 1983, Li Zongsheng served as a producer for the first time and produced the album "Little Rain Comes at the Right Time" for Zheng Yi. Two of the songs were from Zheng Huajuan.
In 1985, she and Li Zongsheng joined the Rolling Stones. In the album "Busy and Blind" produced by Li Zongsheng for Sylvia Chang, Zheng Huajuan released another song "Box", the lyrics are full of profound meaning - "But is it the box that opens me/or is it... I opened the box/But was it the box that closed me/or did I close the box..."
Zheng Huajuan basically writes love songs. Her works reveal sadness in her affection, are stubborn and have a bit of self-doubt, and are true to portrayal. It describes the complex emotions of urban women in love, which sounds easily sad.
Image source: Rolling Stone Records
In her creative career of more than 30 years, she has published more than a hundred works, among which the most popular works include: Tao Jingying's "Too Wrongful", Lin Zhixuan's "Mona Lisa's Tears", Su Youpeng's "I Only Want You" Love Me", Youke Li Lin's "Youth", Pan Yueyun's "The Road of Love", Chen Shuhua's "Smart and Confused Heart", Gigi Leung's "Angels and Dolphins", Zhang Huimei's "Lonely Bowling", Wan Fang's "Childish", Karen Mok's "Solo" Room with double bed" etc.
Zheng Huajuan was also Zhang Xinzhe's junior student. Zhang Xinzhe, who was still a sophomore at the time, sang "Understanding Heart" in the competition and was spotted by the judge Zheng Huajuan, so he recommended him to Rolling Stone.
After Zheng Huajuan married in Germany in 1993, although she faded out of Taiwan's entertainment industry, she shared every detail of her life with her husband in Germany by writing a book.
Over the years, Zheng Huajuan has maintained the habit of gathering with netizens. In 2010, she came to Beijing to meet netizens, and they played, played the piano, and sang together without any pretense.
In 2021, netizens recorded a video to wish her birthday. At that time, Zheng Huajuan also replied: "Let's start planning the next online gathering location!"
Many singers paid tribute to Zheng Huajuan's death. Zhang Qingfang responded through her agent Chen Zhenchuan, quoting Zheng Huajuan's famous song "Paradise" during her lifetime: "When I return to heaven, there will be no more pain. One day we will meet again and sing "Paradise"."
Zhang Huimei also said sadly: " I was very surprised and very sad. I prayed and turned into an angel, just like her melody, flying freely."
Zheng Yi, who knew Zheng Huajuan in the 1980s, posted a sigh: "I remember that when I went to Taichung to sing, I would sit at Huajuan's house. Let’s chat, it was a lovely old-fashioned bungalow with a great atmosphere.” She also recalled, “She was a young literary singer of that era, with fair skin and great temperament, like an elf who did not eat the fireworks of the world.”
Wan Fang also expressed her condolences. Said: I was really shocked and uncomfortable when I found out. This is the only way to express and commemorate.
source | China News Network
