Among the most well-known figures of that period was Cui Jian. Singing with a hard-edged rock and roll style, he launched his career by standing out from the other musicians at a large multi-artist concert, and his song "I Have Nothing At All," became a generational anthem.
同期的崔健更以搖滾吶喊的唱腔，在「讓世界充滿愛」百名歌星演唱會中一鳴驚人，他的「一無所有」自此成為那個時代的經典。