Liu Huan has composed many outstanding works as theme songs for TV series. In 2001, three of his works were simultaneously selected as "My Top Ten Favorite TV Songs" voted by Beijing people since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Liu Huan, born on August 26, 1963, is a mainland musician and music professor at the University of International Business and Economics.
In 1987, he sang the theme song "Young Aspirations Don't Tell the Sorrows" of the popular TV series "Plain Clothes Police" on CCTV; in 1993, he composed original music for the TV series "Beijingers in New York". In 2012, he created the original soundtrack for the TV series "Zhen Zhi".
Sung the theme song "You and Me" with Sarah Brightman at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games; in 2012, he served as a mentor in "The Voice of China". In 2013, he served as a mentor in "Chinese Good Songs".
Early experience
Liu Huan was born in a teacher’s family in Tianjin on August 26, 1963. At that time, Liu Huan studied at Tianjin Gymnasium Primary School, [2] when he was 8 The 6-year-old Liu Huan and his classmate Dai Zhicheng are a group of crosstalk actors at Tianjin Gymnasium Primary School. Liu Huan is a comedian. At that time, Li Junying, a teacher of the Literary Publicity Team of Gymnasium Primary School, spoke highly of Liu Huan's cross talk performance. "The voice was full of emotion and the performance was very vivid, which made many audiences laugh." At that time, Xiao Liu Huan and Dai Zhicheng were already well-known cross talk actors in Tianjin. Actor and crosstalk master Chang Baohua once intended to recruit the two as his apprentices. But in the end, Liu Huan's mother gave up the opportunity because she didn't want her child to do this. [1] Liu Huan is also good at singing Peking Opera, and his best one is the excerpt from "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom". The propaganda team of Tianjin Primary School was very famous in Tianjin at that time, and the children in the art team had many opportunities to go out to perform and show their talents. In addition, Liu Huan could also speak Shandong Kuaishu at that time. After graduating from junior high school, Liu Huan was admitted to Yaohua Middle School with excellent results. Because Dai Zhicheng failed to enter Yaohua Middle School, their cooperation ended in their teenage years. [2]
Thereafter, Liu Huan studied French literature at the School of International Relations from 1981 to 1985. During his college years, Liu Huan showed his obsession with music. [2] In 1985, he won the championship in the English and French song competitions of Capital Colleges. [3] Liu Huan said: "The first thing I came into contact with was classical music, and I started to like music from classical music. Because at that time, I heard less pop music and more classical music. I was in high school in Tianjin, and I had a classmate in the same class. I made up my mind to take the college entrance examination and enter the music school. When I was a sophomore in high school, the school had a grand piano. The first time I saw him playing Chopin's "Butterfly" in front of me, I fainted. It turns out that this thing can be made like this... myself I started making pop music after 1983. I saw so many classmates playing guitar in school during my sophomore and junior years. I went over to see what was so difficult about this thing. I borrowed a piano from someone during the summer vacation and after I came back, I became a I was the best performer among them. Later I started to write my own songs. I was a little interested in all vocal things. Although I had never learned the methods of opera singing, I liked listening to them, even some methods of Chinese opera. I pay more attention to it..."[4]
In 1985 and 1986, he volunteered to teach music in Shizuishan, Ningxia for one year with the Central Lecturers Group. [5]
Acting career
In 1986, he was invited to participate in CCTV’s “TV World” party for the first time. This was the first recording and video recording of Liu Huan’s acting career, singing in French. The song "May We Meet Again". [8] The director at the time, Luo Youwei, immediately sent people to find and invite Liu Huan to participate in the cultural evening party. At that time, Liu Huan was teaching in Shizuishan, Ningxia with the Central Lecturers Group. After receiving the invitation, he quickly returned to Beijing. [6]
In 1987, the TV series "Plainclothes Police" and "Snow City" in which he sang were released almost at the same time. Because there were no TV programs to choose from, at that time it was "Plain Clothes Police" on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and "Snow City" on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Almost all Chinese people were watching these two TV series, "Young Aspirations". I listened to "The Sun in My Heart" for more than a month. "The Sun in the Heart" is the first TV drama song recorded by Liu Huan, and Liu Huan truly entered the music scene. [3]
In 1988, he composed the theme song "You Are a Flag" for the current affairs political film "Century Journey". For the first time, he invested in the production and recording of his own singing album cassette "Liu Huan's Salon". [5]
In 1989, Li Haiying wrote lyrics and music for the urban folk song "Crooked Moon". After some singers failed to audition, he invited Liu Huan. At that time, Liu Huan was confused. Anyone who gave him a song said it was written according to your style. [4] "Curved Moon" was released in April 1989 and became popular in China. The song's beautiful melody and rich connotation express people's homesickness and attachment. It is also considered to be a cover song from Hong Kong and Taiwan by the Chinese pop music industry. , Northwest Wind and other representative works that moved towards a quiet and restrained period after the popularity. [3]
1990 Beijing Asian Games. Liu Huan and Wei Wei sang together composer Xu Peidong's "Asian Heroes", which is still known as "a ballad that is not a ballad". It is said that when he was in the recording studio, he was not optimistic about this song. When everyone was exhausted, Xu Peidong knew that he was good at wine and bought beer specially. "Liu Huan almost took a sip and sang a line. After singing the whole song, his blood boiled."
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In the summer of 1991, CCTV’s first large-scale disaster relief charity live broadcast evening party. Liu Huan originally planned to sing the song “The World Needs Enthusiasm”, but due to negligence in the organization, Liu Huan’s live broadcast was “late”. This caused some misunderstandings, and Liu Huan was banned for several years. According to Liu Huan himself, when he went to Guangzhou to attend the TV series "Feitian Award" award night, he sang a solo of Mr. Xu Peidong's award-winning song "Can't Live Like This", which CCTV had to broadcast. Next, Liu Huan's entire live performance was treated with special effects: the audience could only see the ends of Liu Huan's occasionally stretched out limbs and the hair on the top of her head from outside a box slightly smaller than the screen (inside the box was the TV series screen) [ 10]
In 1991, he started teaching "History of Western Music" at the University of International Business and Economics [12]
In 1993, he collaborated with Wei Wei to sing the theme song of the Seventh National Games "Five Star Invitation". "Five Rings" and the theme song of the first East Asian Games "Rising East Asia". At the invitation of the Beijing Olympic Bid Committee, he collaborated with Wei Wei to record the English version of the song "Good Luck Beijing" written by Oscar winner Giorgio Moroder specifically for Beijing's bid for the Olympics. Went to Monaco to participate in the unveiling ceremony of the host country of the 2000 Olympic Games [5]
In 1994, he was invited to New York to participate in a performance at the world-famous music temple Carnegie Hall, and was invited to Japan to participate in the 12th Olympic Games. At the opening ceremony of the Hiroshima Asian Games, he sang his own work "Let Us Walk Together"; he was invited by director Mi Jiashan to compose music for the movie "Cradle with Wheels";[5] in the same year, directors Zheng Xiaolong and Feng Xiaogang filmed the TV series "Beijingers in New York". Finally, Liu Huan was chosen, and he became the only person in the crew who had never been to New York. In August, the film was almost finished, and the opening, ending, interludes, and background music were still missing. Liu Huan transported the entire MIDI equipment from his home to the crew's location. Friendship Hotel. After more than a month of hard work, Liu Huan wrote 7 songs including "Millions of Questions" and more than 90 pieces of music. The speed and quality were astonishing, and it also once again demonstrated Liu Huan's irreplaceable strength. The broadcast of "Beijing Man in New York" on CCTV broke CCTV's three-year ban on him. Soon, Jin Zhaojun, who was still an editor at "People's Music", saw the red-headed document, "It said Liu Huan was late and made a scene at the venue. He must be banned. "After the document was issued, it was quickly withdrawn. It is said that the relevant departments believed that it was inappropriate to proceed like this. [10]
In 1995, at the invitation of director Zhao Baogang, he composed music for the TV series "Sunrise in the East and Rain in the West". In response to the Ministry of Culture Invited to Romania to serve as a judge at the Brasov International Pop Music Festival [5]
In 1997, Zhao Jiping composed the ending song "Song of a Hero" for the TV series "Water Margin" in the recording studio of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. Liu Huan had just finished recording a song and was immediately invited in to sing "Song of a Hero" for the first time. Zhao Jiping heard that he only used popular singing methods. Liu Huan thought for a while, and then entered the studio and came up with the final official version. [4] In 1997, Sony Records published "Remember Liu Huan" at the invitation of investor Zhu Shimao and producer Wang Wei. Composed music for the TV series "Hu Xueyan"; collaborated with Wei Wei to sing the theme song of the 8th National Games "The Flying of Life", recorded the charity song "Start Over" for laid-off workers, and was invited to lead the group to participate in the Hong Kong Asian Pop Music Festival. [5]
In 1998, at the invitation of the famous composer Tan Dun, he collaborated with world cello master Yo-Yo Ma on the same stage and participated in the concert "Heaven, Earth and Man" held by Tan Dun at the Great Hall of the People to celebrate the first anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland;[ 5] Shanghai Animation Film Studio asked Liu Huan to compose and sing the theme song for the domestic animated blockbuster "Baolian Lantern". He heard a piece provided by the other party and thought the arrangement was good, so he wrote another one based on the arrangement. A completely different melody and filled with lyrics. This is "Heaven and Earth in My Heart" [4]
In 2000, as the only Chinese male singer in the world, he was included in the US publication "SONYMUSIC100YEARSSOUNDTRACKOFTHECENTURY". "Hardcover commemorative album; his work "Helplessness of Love" is also included in the collector's edition of the commemorative album [5]
In 2000 and 2002, he was invited to be the finalist of the 9th and 10th CCTV National Young Singer TV Grand Prix. Judge. [5]
In 2000, he was included in the "New Chinese Artists" large-scale postcard collection issued by the State Post Bureau as a "famous musician"; at the invitation of Tan Dun, he participated in Tan Dunqian's performance at the Shanghai Grand Theater. Jubilee Works Concert and Shanghai New Year Concert, singing "Helpless Love", "Appointment in a Dream" and co-singing excerpts from the opera "La Traviata" [5]
In 2001, he was invited to record the Olympic bid. Song "We Can" and went to Moscow to participate in the live program of the announcement ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games host country produced by Phoenix TV. Cooperated with Mao Amin to sing the theme song of the 9th National Games "See the Rainbow Again" [5]
2003 In 2004, he cooperated with Jingwen Records to release his first cover album "Born in the 1960s - For My Contemporaries and Future Generations" [5]
In 2004, he held his first solo show "Happy Song 2004" at the Capital Gymnasium. Concert.
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In 2006, the "Happy Song 2006" solo concert was held at the Shanghai Stadium. [5]
The 2007 "Shocking Concert" with Mo Warren and Liao Changyong was held on July 3 at the Great Hall of the People. [5]
In 2008, he independently composed the theme song "Beijing Welcomes You" for "Fuwa's Olympic Journey" and sang it with the Tadpole Choir. [5]
On August 8, 2008, he was invited to sing the Beijing Olympics theme song "You and Me" with Sarah Brightman. [5]
In June 2009, a set of photos of Liu Huan using a cane were circulated on the Internet. In the footage, Liu Huan is walking slowly at an intersection in downtown Beijing with the help of a cane. Since then, Liu Huan has been rarely absent from a series of important performances. At the 2010 "Tenth Music Chart" award ceremony, he expressed his gratitude to everyone through a video. Liu Huan in the camera was extremely thin. On May 2, 2010, Liu Huan's manager Mr. Lu confirmed that Liu Huan suffered from femoral head necrosis. Had the surgery in the United States. [13]
From 2010 to 2011, he was invited by director Zheng Xiaolong to compose music for the TV series "Zhen Zhi". [14]
On the evening of August 31, 2011, Liu Huan recovered from his illness and returned to the podium after two years of absence to continue teaching "History of Western Music". [11]
In the summer of 2012, Liu Huan, who had never been enthusiastic about talent shows, was invited several times by the producers to serve as a mentor for "The Voice of China". He said, "There are two things about the show that make me excited. One is the blind audition, where the players are selected based on their voices alone; the other is that this is the original version and I respect the intellectual property rights."[4] The two parties signed a contract for three consecutive seasons. [15]
On October 23, 2012, Liu Huan revealed in Beijing that due to physical reasons, he planned not to participate in any talent shows including the second season of "The Voice of China". [15]
In 2013, he joined CCTV’s “Chinese Good Songs” as a mentor. [16]
On January 30, 2014, he collaborated with Sophie Marceau to sing "La Vie En Rose" at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.