Pu Shu (simplified Chinese: 朴树; traditional Chinese: 樸樹; pinyin: Pǔ Shù) (born 1973) is a Chinese singer-songwriter born in Nanjing and grew up in Beijing.[1] He became the first mainland singer signed with Warner Music Group in 1999 after releasing his debut album "I am going to 2000". He was included in the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list for both 2004 and 2005. At the apparent peak of his music career around 2004 after releasing his second album, he faded from public eyes to lead a secluded life for over a decade.[2] He returned to the spotlight with theme song "The Ordinary Road" (平凡之路) for film The Continent in 2014. The song won the award for Best Original Film Song at the 51st Golden Horse Awards, where it was titled "The Road We Pass."
Pu Shu was born into a family of scholars, his father an accomplished scientist in space physics and retired professor at Peking University. He enrolled in Capital Normal University in 1991 at the wish of his parents, but quit his studies in 1994 to pursue a career in music.[3]
Careeredit
Pu presented several demos he composed to Gao Xiaosong, a more senior songwriter and music producer. Gao was impressed by his music abilities as a songwriter and singer. Gao founded Taihe Rye Music (麦田音乐) with Song Ke in 1996 and started to produce records for Pu Shu, along with a few other singers. In January 1999, 23 year-old Pu released his first album "I am going to 2000".[4] The album hit a sales record of 300,000 by March 2000. Pu received numerous music awards between 1999 and 2000, and become the first mainland musician signed with Warner Music Group in December 1999.[5]
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His signature songs include "Flowers" (那些花儿) and "Birch Forest" (白桦林). He acted in films Flowers Blooming[6] and If I Lose You following his initial success as a singer.[7] In 2014, he composed and performed theme song "The Ordinary Road" (平凡之路) for film The Continent. The song won the award for Best Original Film Song at the 51st Golden Horse Awards, where it was titled "The Road We Pass.""The Ordinary Road" was covered by Irish boy band Westlife in their first virtual concert live-streamed to the Chinese audience in December 2022, the song received 72 million views within two days of its publication.[8]
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January 01, 1970
simplified, chinese, 朴树, traditional, chinese, 樸樹, pinyin, shù, born, 1973, chinese, singer, songwriter, born, nanjing, grew, beijing, became, first, mainland, singer, signed, with, warner, music, group, 1999, after, releasing, debut, album, going, 2000, inclu. Pu Shu simplified Chinese 朴树 traditional Chinese 樸樹 pinyin Pǔ Shu born 1973 is a Chinese singer songwriter born in Nanjing and grew up in Beijing 1 He became the first mainland singer signed with Warner Music Group in 1999 after releasing his debut album I am going to 2000 He was included in the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list for both 2004 and 2005 At the apparent peak of his music career around 2004 after releasing his second album he faded from public eyes to lead a secluded life for over a decade 2 He returned to the spotlight with theme song The Ordinary Road 平凡之路 for film The Continent in 2014 The song won the award for Best Original Film Song at the 51st Golden Horse Awards where it was titled The Road We Pass Pu Shu朴树Background informationBorn 1973 11 08 November 8 1973 age 50 Genresneofolk folk rockOccupation s singer songwriterInstrument s guitarYears active1996 presentLabelsTaihe Rye WarnerSpouse s Wu Xiaoming married 2005 present Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Works 3 1 Movies 3 2 Albums 4 External links 5 ReferencesEarly life and education editPu Shu was born into a family of scholars his father an accomplished scientist in space physics and retired professor at Peking University He enrolled in Capital Normal University in 1991 at the wish of his parents but quit his studies in 1994 to pursue a career in music 3 Career editPu presented several demos he composed to Gao Xiaosong a more senior songwriter and music producer Gao was impressed by his music abilities as a songwriter and singer Gao founded Taihe Rye Music 麦田音乐 with Song Ke in 1996 and started to produce records for Pu Shu along with a few other singers In January 1999 23 year old Pu released his first album I am going to 2000 4 The album hit a sales record of 300 000 by March 2000 Pu received numerous music awards between 1999 and 2000 and become the first mainland musician signed with Warner Music Group in December 1999 5 Works editHis signature songs include Flowers 那些花儿 and Birch Forest 白桦林 He acted in films Flowers Blooming 6 and If I Lose You following his initial success as a singer 7 In 2014 he composed and performed theme song The Ordinary Road 平凡之路 for film The Continent The song won the award for Best Original Film Song at the 51st Golden Horse Awards where it was titled The Road We Pass The Ordinary Road was covered by Irish boy band Westlife in their first virtual concert live streamed to the Chinese audience in December 2022 the song received 72 million views within two days of its publication 8 Movies edit Year Title Role 2000 If I Lose You Pu 朴 2002 Where Have All the Flowers Gone Zhang Yang 张扬 Albums edit Year Title Language 1999 I went to 2000 Chinese Mandarin 2003 Life Like A Summer Flower Chinese Mandarin 2017 Orion Chinese Mandarin External links editPu Shu at IMDb nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pu Shu References edit 聊天实录 著名歌手朴树做客E视网 搜狐娱乐 in Chinese 49岁朴树 作出了新的选择 m thepaper cn Retrieved 2024 01 06 朴树回归 凭什么给陈飞宇做配 m thepaper cn Retrieved 2024 01 06 Gao Xiaosong 2019 10 29 高晓松 少侠朴树 清白之年 toutiao com Retrieved 2024 01 06 朴树这边风景独好 www cctv com Retrieved 2024 01 06 那时花开 详细介绍 同类作品 够多网 Archived from the original on March 24 2006 Retrieved 2011 12 26 如果没有爱 2000 Baidu Video in Chinese Archived from the original on July 2 2018 Chen Nan Irish group in tune with their fans www chinadaily com cn Retrieved 2024 01 06 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pu Shu amp oldid 1205441434, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
