Chris Lee Yu-chun

Biography

Li Yuchun is a Chinese singer, songwriter, actress, and concert director, born on March 10, 1984, in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Her father was a railway policeman and her mother took care of the family; her grandfather, a professor at Sichuan University, named her hoping she would be ever-vibrant like the spring of the universe. She graduated from Sichuan Conservatory of Music after placing second in the professional exams and was awarded the institution's highest honor before graduation. She rose to fame in 2005 by winning the televised talent contest "Super Girl" (超级女声) with over 352,000 votes, which reportedly crashed the TV station's servers. In 2006 she released her first album "皇后與夢想" (Queen and Dream) and launched her concert brand "WhyMe." She appeared on the cover of American Time magazine twice, in 2005 and 2007. She released a string of successful albums and won prestigious awards, including the MTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist China, the MAMA Asian Best Artist, and the EMA Global Artist Award. In 2011 she became the first mainland Chinese singer to win "National Best Female Singer" at Hong Kong's Top Ten Gold Songs Awards. In 2014 she released the album "1987我不知會遇見你" and won the WMA Biggest-Selling Greater China Award and the APEC Women Leadership Award. She also ventured into acting, earning nominations for "十月圍城," performed in the play "如夢之夢," and became the first Chinese artist to present an award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014. In 2019 she released the album "哇" which topped annual sales charts, and in 2020 she became a coach on "The Voice of China."