Liu Yuning

Biography

Liu Yuning was born on 8 January 1990 in Dandong, Liaoning Province, China, and developed a love for singing from a young age without ever receiving formal vocal training. In his youth he worked in modest jobs, including as a cook and a waiter, and later performed as a bar singer before entering the talent show Super Boy in 2010, where he was eliminated in the first round. In 2014 he co-founded the band Modern Brothers (摩登兄弟) with four musicians — Da Yi, A Zhuo, Da Fei, and Yang Zi — taking the lead vocalist role, and the band joined the YY live-streaming platform in March 2015. A turning point came in 2017 when the band moved its live performances outdoors to the historic Andong Street in his hometown of Dandong. He caught wide public attention in June 2018 by posting short cover videos on the viral platform Douyin, which quickly made him a breakout star and opened doors to major television programs. He subsequently appeared on prominent shows such as Day Day Up on Hunan TV, Towards Happiness on CCTV3, and Golden Song Challenge on Jiangsu TV, and held his first offline fan concert in Guangzhou in August of the same year. He released his debut solo single “Imagine” (想象) in September 2018 and his first full album “Ten” (十) in July 2019. He won Best New Artist at the 2019 Oriental Billboard Awards, and his album “Ten” received the Media Recommended Album award at the same ceremony in 2020. He went on to earn three awards at the 27th Oriental Billboard Awards, including All-Rounded Artist of the Year and Album of the Year. His singing contributions extended to notable film and television works, including the movie Penguin Highway, the drama The Untamed, and the series琉璃, and he staged a five-city, six-show concert tour in 2019, as well as participating in high-profile music programs such as Singer 2019 and Our Song alongside veteran singers.