In China, the 40's was the golden era of Mandarin pop songs which were
collectively termed 'Shidaiqu', literally 'songs of the era'. Shanghai
Pathe Records, then belonging to EMI, emerged to be the leading record
company in China and featured a blend of Chinese melodies and Western
orchestrations as well as Big Band Jazz elements in arrangements of
music, leading to their superseding traditional Chinese operas in radio
broadcasts. With the help of growing radio audience in the nation,
Shidaiqu successfully became prevalent and listening to Mandarin pop
songs was regarded as trendy. Among all Chinese contemporary singers,
Zhou Xuan, Yao Li (also known as Hue Lee), Wu Yingyin, Bai Guang, Bai
Hong, Gong Qiuxia and Li Xianglan were the seven most famous artists
(七大歌星), who gained nationwide popularity. Zhou Xuan was the most
representative of all, who later became one of the emblematic and
legendary figures in the history of Chinese pop songs. In addition,
despite the ravages of the Japanese occupation, there saw an immense
development and maturation in the Chinese movie industry. Very often,
pop songs were intermingled with episodes in films, providing the
audience with multiple entertainment at one time. Nonetheless, little
attention was paid on the groundbreaking breakthroughs of Chinese
Mandarin pop songs in the 40's, both by the academia and the community
in China as well as Western countries. Shidaiqu had its influence even
in Hong Kong and Taiwan music in the 50's and 60's as well as in
Malaysian and Singaporean Chinese communities. Rose, Rose, I Love you,
the renowned song presented by Frankie Laine, and An Autumn Melody, were
two symbolic Shidaiqu. (Wikipedia)
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