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Cui Jian Biography
Cui Jian is one of the famous Rock Singer, who was born on the memorable day of August 2 in the year 1961. Cui Jian is a proud citizen of China.
Considered to be the “Father of Chinese Rock” whose primary instrument has been the trumpet.
Over the years, not only have skills been honed, but a significant impact has also been made in the professional field. Whether it's through work, public appearances, or contributions to the community, Cui Jian continues to be an inspiration for many.
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First Name
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Last Name
Jian
Family
His father was a trumpet player and his mother performed in a dance troupe; they raised him in Beijing.
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He had a rapping cameo with Public Enemy, a rap group that included Professor Griff, at the 2007 Beijing Pop Festival.
Career
He started playing trumpet when he was fourteen years old and joined the Beijing Philharmonic Orchestra six years later.
Trivia
He was banned from performing in Beijing in the 1990s, but he still put on shows, flying in the face of the Chinese government.
Net Worth & Salary
Cui Jian net worth is $5 Million (2022).
Cui Jian Timeline
1980
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Cui created a hybrid and experimental music mix that cut across divisions between pop, reggae, funk, hard rock and punk music genres.
1981
He joined the Beijing Symphony Orchestra in 1981, at the age of twenty.
1984
In 1984 he formed his first band, Qi He Ban (七合板, literally "Seven-Ply Board," but notably called "Seven-Player band") with six other classically trained musicians, including the saxophonist/suona player Liu Yuan.
1985
In 1985, the band released another album, titled Cui Jian with Seven-Player band.
1986
Cui Jian first shot to stardom in 1986, when he performed his song "Nothing to My Name" on the 100-Singer Concert of Year of International Peace at Beijing's Workers' Stadium.
1988
In 1988 he performed at a concert broadcast worldwide in conjunction with the Seoul Summer Olympic Games.
1989
His first real album, Rock and Roll on the New Long March, was released in 1989.
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1990
In early 1990, the Chinese government would permit him to embark his first rock tour entitled the "New Long March", to raise money for the 1990 Asian Games. Ten concerts were scheduled in Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Xi'an, Chengdu and others.
1991
In 1991, for example, he set the old revolutionary song "Nanniwan" to rock music.
2000
Cui's ability to fuse western styles of music and introduce local influences on it, made him a very prominent figure internationally to this day.
In 2000 Cui was awarded the prestigious Dutch Prince Claus Award for positive artistic and intellectual influences on the broader culture and society.
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2002
In 2002 Cui and his manager Paul Fry co-organized the Lijiang Snow Mountain Music Festival (China's Woodstock) in Lijiang, China.
2003
In early 2003, Cui was authorized to open for the Rolling Stones' concert in Beijing.
2004
Not until March 2004, when Cui opened for Deep Purple on their mainland tour, was he finally able to perform a full set at a major venue in Beijing.
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2005
On 24 September 2005, Cui was finally granted permission to headline his own show at the Beijing Capital Stadium, which signified the end of the unofficial ban on his performances in China's capital.
2006
Cui did finally play with the Rolling Stones at the Shanghai Grand Stage on 8 April 2006, singing and playing "Wild Horses".
2007
Cui performed in Taiwan on 8 July 2007 after numerous attempts in previous years to perform there had been derailed by governments on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
2009
On 4 December 2009, Cui returned to Taiwan for his second concert there in three years, for the grand opening of the Legacy Taipei.
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2012
The film, Transcendence, which evokes memories of Tiananmen Square, was screened in Beijing in May 2012 to an enthusiastic fan audience, but its prospects for mainstream release in China are doubtful.
