Singer Mao Amin displays vegetables harvested in her backyard, saying that farming is one of her biggest hobbies. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily] Singer Mao Amin was in Beijing to promote her upcoming concert, with her radish. "Farming is one of my biggest hobbies. I plant vegetables in my backyard and I want to share them with all of you," Mao, 52, told her audience at the Imperial Granary theater during a media conference last week, when she appeared with vegetables in hand. The concert will be staged at the Capital Indoor Stadium on Dec 31. But making her own choices gives her the most joy, she says. "I am in the most comfortable place in my life (right now)." The concert, she says, will be a "reunion" for her and her fans. She will perform hit numbers from 26 albums, taking the audience down memory lane. Since the singer once led fashion trends with her appearances on TV, she will put on retro clothing that captures the romance and glamour of the 1970s, such as a suit jacket with thick shoulder pads and a straight long-sleeve gown. Five years ago, Mao held a sold-out concert on New Year's Eve in Beijing, which was her first solo concert in 30 years. Last year, she gave another show in Nanjing in East China's Jiangsu province, which was also a big draw. "When I performed onstage, the audiences shouted my name. It was an unbelievable experience," Mao says. "I'm not looking for attention, for more success or money. I'm just singing songs because I love them." The song also paved the way for more Chinese pop singers to participate in international competitions. Born in Shanghai in a working-class family, Mao was interested in singing since childhood and she learned different songs, from pop to Peking Opera, by listening to radio. Mao was discovered by renowned songwriter Gu Jianfen when she was 20 and working at a Shanghai chemical plant. She became a solo singer in a song-and-dance troupe of the People's Liberation Army in Nanjing three years later.
Yesteryear's pop star is set to hold a 'reunion' concert
Editor:李莎宁
Source:中国日报网
Updated:2015-11-27 10:41:35
Source:中国日报网
Updated:2015-11-27 10:41:35
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