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{{short description|Chinese singer-songwriter (born 1973)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Pu Shu
| image             = 第51屆金馬獎最佳原創電影歌曲 《平凡之路》.jpg
| native_name       = 朴树
| native_name_lang  = Chinese
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1973|11|08}}
| genre             = [[Neofolk]], [[folk rock]]
| occupation        = singer, songwriter
| instrument        = guitar
| years_active      = 1996–present
| label             = [[Taihe Rye Music|Taihe Rye]], [[Warner Music Group|Warner]]
| spouse            = Wu Xiaomin (married 2005–2021)
}}
'''Pu Shu''' ({{zh|s=朴树|t=樸樹|p=Pǔ Shù}}) (born 1973) is a Chinese singer-songwriter born in [[Nanjing]] and grew up in [[Beijing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yule.sohu.com/2004/03/19/92/article219509214.shtml|title=聊天实录：著名歌手朴树做客E视网-搜狐娱乐|language=zh}}</ref> He became the first mainland singer signed with [[Warner Music Group]] in 1999 after releasing his debut album "''I Am Going to 2000''". He was included in the [[Forbes China Celebrity 100]] list for both 2004 and 2005. At the apparent peak of his music career around 2004 after releasing his second album, he faded from public eyes to lead a secluded life for over a decade.<ref>{{Cite web |title=49岁朴树，作出了新的选择 |url=https://m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_19168675 |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=m.thepaper.cn}}</ref> He returned to the spotlight with theme song ''"The Ordinary Road"'' ({{lang|zh|平凡之路}}) for film [[The Continent (film)|The Continent]] in 2014. The song won the award for Best Original Film Song at the [[51st Golden Horse Awards]], where it was titled ''"The Road We Pass."''
== Early life and education ==
Pu Shu was born into a family of scholars, his father an accomplished scientist in space physics and retired professor at [[Peking University]]. He enrolled in [[Capital Normal University]] in 1991 at the wish of his parents, but quit his studies in 1994 to pursue a career in music.<ref>{{Cite web |title=朴树回归，凭什么给陈飞宇做配？ |url=https://m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_20944970 |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=m.thepaper.cn}}</ref>
== Career ==
Pu presented several demos he composed to [[Gao Xiaosong]], a more senior songwriter and music producer. Gao was impressed by his music abilities as a songwriter and singer. Gao founded [[Taihe Rye Music]] ({{lang|zh|麦田音乐}}) with Song Ke in 1996 and started to produce records for Pu Shu, along with a few other singers. In January 1999, 23 year-old Pu released his first album "''I Am Going to 2000''".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gao |first=Xiaosong |date=2019-10-29 |title=高晓松：少侠朴树，清白之年 |url=https://www.toutiao.com/article/6753099439763620359/?source=seo_tt_juhe&upstream_biz=toutiao_pc&source=m_redirect&wid=1704581252164 |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=toutiao.com}}</ref> The album hit a sales record of 300,000 by March 2000. Pu received numerous music awards between 1999 and 2000, and become the first mainland musician signed with Warner Music Group in December 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |title=朴树这边风景独好 |url=https://www.cctv.com/entertainment/star/253.html |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=www.cctv.com}}</ref>
== Works ==
His signature songs include "Flowers" ({{lang|zh|那些花儿}}) and "Birch Forest" ({{lang|zh|白桦林}}). He acted in films ''Where Have All the Flowers Gone''<ref>{{cite web |title=《那时花开》详细介绍 － 同类作品 &#124; 够多网 |url=http://www.gouduo.com/works_380_worksalike.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060324022657/http://www.gouduo.com/works_380_worksalike.html |archivedate=March 24, 2006 |accessdate=2011-12-26}}</ref> and ''If I Lose You'' following his initial success as a singer.<ref>{{cite web |title=如果没有爱 (2000) |url=http://video.baidu.com/v?ct=301989888&rn=20&pn=0&db=0&s=8&word=%C8%E7%B9%FB%C3%BB%D3%D0%B0%AE&fr=ala3&ty=21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702011150/http://video.baidu.com/v?ct=301989888&rn=20&pn=0&db=0&s=8&word=%C8%E7%B9%FB%C3%BB%D3%D0%B0%AE&fr=ala3&ty=21 |archive-date=July 2, 2018 |website=Baidu Video |language=zh}}</ref> In 2014, he composed and performed theme song ''"The Ordinary Road"'' ({{lang|zh|平凡之路}}) for film [[The Continent (film)|The Continent]]. The song won the award for Best Original Film Song at the [[51st Golden Horse Awards]], where it was titled ''"The Road We Pass."'' ''"The Ordinary Road"'' was covered by Irish boy band [[Westlife]] in their first virtual concert live-streamed to the Chinese audience in December 2022, the song received 72 million views within two days of its publication.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chen |first=Nan |title=Irish group in tune with their fans |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202201/10/WS61db7ba1a310cdd39bc7ffd0.html |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}}</ref>
=== Movies ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year || Title ||Role
|-
| 2000 ||''If I Lose You'' || Pu<br> 朴
|-
| 2002 || ''Where Have All the Flowers Gone'' || Zhang Yang<br> 张扬
|}
=== Albums ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year || Title ||Language
|-
| 1999 || ''I Am Going to 2000'' || Chinese ([[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]])
|-
| 2003 || ''Life Like A Summer Flower'' || Chinese ([[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]])
|-
| 2017 || ''Orion'' || Chinese ([[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]])
|}
== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|nm1482123}}
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