Li Jian (singer)

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Li Jian
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Born (1974-09-23) 23 September 1974 (age 50)
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Other names
  • 健哥 (Brother Jian)
  • 音乐诗人 (The Poet of Music)
Education Tsinghua University (BE)
Central Conservatory of Music
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • producer


Years active2001–present
SpouseMeng Xiao Bei
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
LabelsWonderful Music Co. Ltd
Chinese name
Chinese 李健
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ jiàn

Li Jian (born 23 September 1974) is a Chinese singer best known for his poetic musical style. [1] His career began as one of the two founding members of the band "Shui Mu Nian Hua." After his departure from the band in 2002, he began his solo career. To date, he has produced nine albums. He is well known for his song "Chuan Qi" (Legend), which became a hit song after Chinese diva Faye Wong performed it on the 2010 Spring Gala. [2]

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In January 2015, Li Jian took part in Hunan Television's I Am a Singer Season 3, as the first substitute singer, and finished as runner-up, losing to Han Hong. However, he exploded in popularity due to his personality and musical style. On 14 August 2015, Li was selected to be a team adviser for Team Na Ying on The Voice of China (season 4), along with A-mei, G.E.M., and JJ Lin. In March 2017, he returned to compete in the fifth season of I Am a Singer where he finished fourth. Between July and October 2018, Li Jian served as a coach on the third season of Sing! China (a rebranded version of The Voice of China), where he became the winning coach on his season debut. [3] In 2020, from August to November, he returned to Sing! China as a coach for its fifth season, ultimately winning a second time. [4]

Education

Li Jian received a bachelor of engineering with a major in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University in 1998. He took music courses at the Central Conservatory of Music when he was a student at Tsinghua University.

Discography

Album NameRelease Date
Si Shui Liu NianSep 2003
Wei Ni Er LaiJan 2005
Thinking of YouApr 2007
Ji Mo Xing Kong • Jian GeOct 2008
Music Mavericks22 December 2009
Yi Ran10 December 2011
Shi Guang23 September 2013
Li Jian11 August 2015
Wu Shi Wu Ke19 June 2021

Accolades

YearAccolades & Awards
2011
  • 12–31 2011–2012 CCTV Over Year
  • 04-11 11th Music Feng Yun Award – Best Mainland China Artist, Best Producers
  • 03-19 18th Eastern Music Awards – Best Male Singer
  • 02-02 First time stepping into the Lunar New Year eve's special on China's TV station – CCTV
2012
  • 08-21 11th CCTV-MTV Music Awards -Best Mainland China Artist of the Year
2013
  • 02-09 Second time stepping into the Lunar New Year eve's special on China's TV station – CCTV
2014
  • 06-01 2014 HITO Music Awards -Best Mainland China Artist, Cross-Boundary Album Awards
  • 05-21 25th Golden Melody Award – Nominated for the Best Album of the Year
2015
2016

Variety shows

I Am a Singer Season 3

In January 2015, Li took part in the third season of the Hunan Television's singing competition I Am a Singer, where he finished as the runner-up.

I Am a Singer Season 3 Li Jian's performance list
EpisodeBroadcast dateSong TitleOriginal SingerRankingPercentages of VotesRemarks
4 (Qualifying Round 2)23 January 2015"貝加爾湖畔 One the Shores of Lake Baikal" (Mandarin)Li Jian319.22%
5 (Knockout Round 2)30 January 2015"在水一方 On the Water Side" (Mandarin)Jiang Lei414.01%2nd place in Overall ranking
6 (Challenge Round 2)6 February 2015"袖手旁观 Stand By" (Mandarin)Chyi Chin320.11%
7 (Qualifying Round 3)13 February 2015"今天是你的生日,媽媽 It's Your Birthday Today, Mom" (Mandarin)Zhong Lifeng316.09%
8 (Knockout Round 3)20 February 2015"當你老了 When You Are Old" (Mandarin)Zhao Zhao122.20%1st place in Overall ranking
9 (Challenge Round 3)27 February 2015"塵緣" (Mandarin)Roman Tam610.34%
10 (Qualifying Round 4)6 March 2015"月光 Moonlight" (Mandarin)Yu Quan217.63%
11 (Knockout Round)13 March 2015"陀螺 Gyro" (Mandarin)Wan Xiaoli59.45%4th place in Overall ranking
12 (Breakout Round)20 March 2015"假如爱有天意The Classic" (Mandarin)韓成民125.44%Breakout success (ranked 1st out of top four singers)
13 (Grand Finals- Round 1)27 March 2015"朋友第一" medley of
"The Man Competing With Himself" (Mandarin) and "Friends" (Mandarin, Cantonese)
Jonathan Lee
Chyi Chin, Alan Tam
5UnknownBackup singer was Wu Xiubo
13 (Grand Finals- Round 2)"故鄉山川 Hometown Mountains and Rivers" (Mandarin)
"烏蘇裡船歌 Wusuli Boat Song" (Mandarin)
Li Jian
Hou Xu
233.06%2nd place in Overall ranking (and runner-up of I Am a Singer 3)
14 (2015 Biennial Concert)3 April 2015"車站 Station" (Mandarin)Akina Nakamori

Singer 2017

In March 2017, Li returned as a returning singer of the fifth season of I Am a Singer, which was renamed to Singer on that same season. He once again made it to the grand finals, this time finishing in fourth place.

Singer 2017 Li Jian's Performance list
EpisodeBroadcast dateSong TitleOriginal SingerRankingPercentages of VotesRemarks
7 (Qualifying Round 4)4 March 2017"A Foreigner" (Mandarin)Li Jian218.88%
8 (Knockout Round 4)11 March 2017"A Father's Writers Poem" (Mandarin)Xu Fei219.98%1st place in Overall ranking
9 (Challenge Round 4)18 March 2017"The 10:30 Train" (Mandarin)Gary Xun415.25%
10 (Knockout Round 5)25 March 2017"Red Bean" (Mandarin)
"Eternal Love" (Mandarin)
Ye Mao
Shu Qi
416.04%3rd place in Overall ranking
11 (Breakout)1 April 2017"Love Is Over" (Mandarin)Ou Yang Fei Fei120.04%Breakout success (ranked 1st out of top seven singers)
12 (Semi-final)8 April 2017"一往情深的戀人" (Mandarin)Li Jian410.13%
13 (Finals)15 April 2017"Tripitaka In Daughter Country Lyrical To See Daughter king's Eyes" medley412.35%Backup singer is Yue Yunpeng
4th place in Overall ranking
Percentage of combined votes is 11.24%
"The Daughter Of Love" (女儿情) (Mandarin)Wu Jing
"Tripitaka Lyrical" (唐僧抒怀) (Mandarin) Chi Zhongrui
"Your's Eyes" (你的眼睛) (Mandarin) Panda Hsiung
Valen Hsu
14 (2017 Biennial Concert)22 April 2017"All of March" (三月的一整月) (Mandarin)Tora Takemitsu

Personal life

Li wrote a song in 2005 to commemorate his father, who died due to cancer when Li was 31 years old. [5]

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