Li Yuchun
| Li Yuchun Chris Lee |
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| Background information | |
| Chinese name | 李宇春 |
| Pinyin | Lǐ Yǔchūn (Mandarin) |
| Origin | Chengdu, Sichuan, China |
| Born |
March 10, 1984 Chengdu, Sichuan, China |
| Other name(s) | Chris Lee, Chun Chun |
| Occupation | Singer, songwriter, actress, director |
| Genre(s) | Mandopop |
| Instrument(s) | guitar, drum set, piano, Micro KORG, ukulele |
| Voice type(s) | mezzo-soprano |
| Label(s) |
Record Label(s): Taihe Rye Music (2005-2009) EE-Media (2011–2015) Yellow Stone (2015-present) Manage Label(s): EE-Media (2005–2015) Li Yuchun studio/Yellow Stone (2015-present) |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Website |
https://www.instagram.com/urnotchrislee/ https://www.instagram.com/liyuchun.official/ http://e.weibo.com/chrisleestudio |
https://www.instagram.com/urnotchrislee/ https://www.instagram.com/liyuchun.official/
Li Yuchun (Chinese: 李宇春; pinyin: Lǐ Yǔchūn), also known as Chris Lee, is a Chinese singer, songwriter, actress, director, fashion icon and philanthropist, (born March 10, 1984, Chengdu, China), who became one of the country’s top pop stars after winning a nationally televised talent contest in 2005. She subsequently released 52 top singles.
Li (who calls herself Chris Lee or Chris Li in English) was born and raised in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province in southern China. The daughter of a railway policeman and a housewife, she received no formal musical training while growing up but put on stage performances for her schoolmates. Li’s parents did not encourage her singing ambition but supported her in a successful quest to enter the Sichuan Conservatory of Music in Chengdu, which she attended in 2002–06.
In 2005, while Li was still a student, she entered the Super Girl, a nationwide females-only competition similar to the show American Idol in the United States. She was one of some 150,000 aspirants initially. Li captivated and won over audiences with her iconoclastic boyish looks and passionate delivery. By the final night of the competition, an estimated 400 million viewers were tuned into the show as Li beat out her closest opponent by more than a quarter of a million votes.
Li recorded and released her first studio album, Huang Hou Yu Meng Xiang (皇后与梦想/The Queen and the Dreams), in September 2006, and more discs followed, including her self-titled Li Yuchun (李宇春同名专辑/ Chris Lee) in 2009 and Hui Tiao Wu De Wen Yi Qing Nian (会跳舞的文艺青年/The Literary Youth Who Can Dance) in 2011. Her 2006 first album The Queen and Dreams reached sales of 1.37 million. Since her debut, she has released 8 top-selling albums and 4 films. To date, she has had 56 hit singles on Chinese Music Billboard.
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