On September 9th, in Zhaihe Town, Guangshan County, Xinyang City, the reporter interviewed CoCo Lee's family exclusively and learned more unknown stories behind this 22-year-old girl.
According to CoCo Lee's aunt, CoCo Lee likes singing since he was a child, especially interested in musical instruments. At the age of four, he showed great musical talent. Family members are also music lovers. Grandpa plays the suona, dad Li plays the electronic organ, mom He Xiulian plays the cucurbit silk, and aunt works as a singer in the local wedding company. The family formed a "small band" and often sang everywhere. Although such families live in poverty, they have never given up their love for folk literature and art. During the period of 1994, CoCo Lee's parents' business failed, their family was penniless, their grandparents were in poor health, and their lives were even more difficult. In order to relieve the pressure at home, CoCo Lee followed his parents to sing by the West Lake in Hangzhou before graduating from high school to support his younger brother who was ten years younger than himself. Since then, this little girl, who is still a child, has shouldered the burden of life with her thin shoulders.
In the low adobe house in CoCo Lee's hometown, the reporter saw many musical instruments. Aunt CoCo Lee said that they had been buskers for so many years. Although it can no longer be used, it is reluctant to throw it away. Seeing these musical instruments in the dilapidated adobe house, the reporter was a little sad, but more moved. Although they lack material life, their spiritual life is not empty.
The reporter contacted his father Li by phone. He said that CoCo Lee worked from 7: 00 to 2: 00 every night with a stereo weighing more than 20 kilograms on his back. The heavy stereo worn out clothes and calloused shoulders. CoCo Lee didn't cry. He told reporters that every time CoCo Lee went out to work, his family was most worried about meeting drunken guests and urban management. But her pure singing always touched those guests, and Faye Wong praised her after listening to her songs.
Father Li told reporters that when they were singing in Hangzhou, they met Li, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and his singing deeply touched him. Every time he comes back from business trip, he always invites his family to sing. He also introduced CoCo Lee to friends around him, and proudly said that he found CoCo Lee in front of his friends.
The reporter asked Li's father what he felt when he lost The Voice of China. He said he was a little discouraged at that time, but he is much better now. She lost the election not because of her poor strength, but because of her inferiority. It is the first time for a singer at the lowest level of society to participate in such a big competition, and he is involuntarily nervous. At the scene of the competition, Na Ying took CoCo Lee's hand and said that her nervous hands were full of sweat. 78 years of work experience made CoCo Lee very calm and optimistic when he encountered something.
20 10 reporter asked Li's father why he returned to China after working in a bar listed in Singapore. Li Fu explained that at that time, her grandfather was dying, and CoCo Lee was worried, so she had to quit her job and come back to visit him. I learned from CoCo Lee's neighbor reporter that she is a very filial child. No matter how far she walks and how busy she is, she calls her grandparents every week.
The reporter asked Li Fu what CoCo Lee's greatest wish is now. He said that CoCo Lee's greatest wish now is to make an album of his original songs and use the income to help some people in need. The reporter learned that CoCo Lee not only sings well, but also is a very caring person. After the Wenchuan earthquake, she organized a benefit performance by her peers and donated all her income to the disaster area. She often participates in Red Cross activities, and many people praise her as a caring girl.
The reporter asked Li Fu what CoCo Lee was going to do now. He said that now she just wants to sing well, lighten the burden on her family and have the opportunity to study in a special conservatory.
This little girl, with her tender shoulders, aroused the hope of the whole family, and performed a simple and beautiful movement for us with strong perseverance, strong sense of responsibility and sincere love. We also hope that CoCo Lee can realize its dream at an early date and move towards a bigger stage. (Xiao Hongwei, Wu Yanfei, Liu Tingting)