Zhang Jie Helps Xie Na Celebrate Birthday But Receives Bad News: 44-Year-Old Singer Gou Wei Suddenly Passes Away

Chinese pop king Zhang Jie just completed 9 performances at the Beijing Bird's Nest on the 4th and will continue with the remaining 3 shows starting this Friday. On the evening of the 5th, he went live, and as the clock struck midnight on the 6th, he was ready to celebrate his wife Xie Na's 44th birthday from afar. Unexpectedly, on the same day, he received the bad news that his good brother Gou Wei had suddenly passed away.

Gou Wei and Zhang Jie participated in a singing competition 21 years ago, co-creating Zhang Jie's hit song "Northern Star's Love." Singer friends revealed that Gou Wei passed away on the afternoon of the 6th at the age of 44, shocking netizens: “It's really too sudden. Just a few days ago, I was in the live stream listening to you sing 'Northern Star's Love.'”

Zhang Jie and Gou Wei participated in the first season of "My Show" in 2004. During the competition, Zhang Jie wrote the lyrics and Gou Wei composed the music for "Northern Star's Love," which Zhang Jie performed at the "My Show" finals, helping him win the championship. The song was included in Zhang Jie's first solo album "First Chapter" in 2005, and it was the lead single.

Gou Wei made it to the top 4, then studied under Huang Jiaqiang of "Beyond," released an album, and in 2010 was invited to create a follow-up theme song "Sichuan is Still Beautiful" for the 512 Wenchuan Earthquake. He was mainly active in music festivals and commercial performances.

In September 2023, Gou Wei reunited with Zhang Jie and fellow competitors Zhu Jie and Yuan Chengjie on the program "Time Music Show." Zhang Jie, with his arm around Gou Wei, was moved to tears while singing. This touching scene is still vivid. Singer Shanzi Jia posted on Weibo early in the morning on the 7th: “My good friend Mr. Gou Wei passed away on the afternoon of the 6th. May you have a good journey.”

Zhu Jie posted an all-black image: “Let the tears melt into the wind and rain...” Yuan Chengjie mourned: “The one who used to hold a guitar and sing 'Boundless Sea and Sky,' the one always sporting a sweat-drenched headband, the one always jokingly calling himself a nimble big fatty, the one who loved singing, music, and Beyond. I will always remember you, Big Brother Gou Wei. May heaven be filled with your songs.”

Netizens can't believe it: “Oh my god, he seemed to be having trouble breathing the day he was live streaming, seemed anoxic. I kept commenting for him to be careful about his health, and now this...” Everyone worries about Zhang Jie, “How can Brother Jie sing 'Northern Star's Love' again? He'll surely cry while singing it.” He has not yet responded publicly.

Source: Apple Daily