Li Yuchun#Trivia

Li was born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China on March 10, 1984. Her father was a railroad police officer, while her mother was a teacher. After she finished her high school studies at Xindu No.1 Middle School, Li attended the Sichuan Conservatory of Music in 2002.{{cite web|url=http://global.britannica.com/biography/Li-Yuchun|title=Biography of Li Yuchun|access-date=July 4, 2016}} In 2005, Li won the championship in the Chinese singing contest Super Girl.

In 2005, Li released a few singles, including "Merry Christmas", "Give Me Five", and "Happy Wake Up". After signing with Chinese record label Taihe Rye, Li started to make her debut album, The Queen and the Dreams, which was released in September 2006. In the same month, Li held her first solo concert in Beijing. In the same year, Li collaborated with Chinese band The Catcher in the Rye to release a charity song titled "Green". In November 2007, Li released her second studio album, Mine, and embarked her first concert tour Mine Tour. In April 2008, Li released an extended plays titled Youth of China. In the same year, she won an MTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist Mainland China, and performed in Asia Song Festival in Seoul. In June 2009, Li collaborated with Chinese writer Guo Jingming to release a song titled "Shu Embroidery". In April 2009, Li featured in the Chinese film, Bodyguards and Assassins, and was nominated two Hong Kong Film Awards for Best New Performer and Best Supporting Actress. She also sang the theme song, "Dust", which was nominated a Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Song. In August 2009, Li released her third studio album, Chris Lee.

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In April 2011, Li released her fourth studio album, The Literary Youth Who Can Dance, in which most of the songs are produced by herself.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3578246/?ref_=rvi_nm|title=IMDB of Li-Yuchun|website=IMDb|access-date=July 4, 2016}} In the same year, Li featured in the Chinese film, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate. In 2012, Li released her fifth studio album, Old If Not Wild. In the same year, she embarked her second concert tour Crazy World Tour. In the same year, she featured in the Chinese film, The Guillotines. In the same year, she won an Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Asian Artist. In July 2013, Li became one of the judges of Chinese singing contest Super Boy of the year. In the same year, she won an MTV Europe Music Award for Best Worldwide Act.{{cite web|url=http://global.britannica.com/biography/Li-Yuchun|title=Biography of Li-Yuchun|access-date=July 4, 2016}} In 2014, Li released her sixth studio album, A Magical Encounter 1987. In the same year, she won a World Music Award for Best Selling Chinese Artist.

Li stars in Givenchy’s Autumn/Winter 2015 campaign by Riccardo Tisci{{cite web|url=http://www.thefashionlaw.com/home/breaking-the-chinese-internet-li-yuchun-and-givenchy?url_type=39&object_type=webpage&pos=1|title= Breaking the Chinese internet Li yuchun and Givenchy |work= The Fashion Law |access-date=July 4, 2016}} and picked as One of Business of Fashion's 500 Global Fashion Leaders in 2015.{{cite web|url= http://www.businessoffashion.com/community/people/li-yuchun |title= Li Yuchun BOF 500_the People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry |access-date=July 4, 2016}}

Li was announced the ambassador for Gucci Timepieces and Jewelry in Asia in Jun 2016.{{cite web|url= http://www.luxpresso.com/news-style/chris-lee-to-be-the-new-asia-brand-ambassador-for-gucci/16063093 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160815191443/http://www.luxpresso.com/news-style/chris-lee-to-be-the-new-asia-brand-ambassador-for-gucci/16063093 |url-status= usurped |archive-date= August 15, 2016 |title= Gucci Ropes In Chris Lee as its New Asian Brand Ambassador |access-date=July 4, 2016}} In the same year, Li released her seventh studio album, Growing Wild. Li broke with tradition by separating the new album into four EPs. She invited producers she had never worked with before, like Hsia Yu, Wyman Wong and Chen Weilun. The first EP, Wild, sold 3 million copies in 16 days after it was released in May of last year. The three other EPs were then released within six months, with total sales of more than 6.5 million copies, grossing over 32.8 million yuan ($4.73 million) in 2016.{{cite web|url=http://culture.people.com.cn/BIG5/n1/2017/0106/c22219-29002999.html|script-title=zh:首張數字專輯銷量650萬張破紀錄 李宇春依然挺立"風口"|location=China|access-date=January 18, 2017|language=zh}} According to Andy Wai Lam Ng, the vice-president of Tencent Music Entertainment Group, Growing Wild achieved China's highest digital music sales since the company released the first Chinese digital album in December 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2017-01/12/content_40088178.htm|title=Li Yuchun's decade of breakthroughs|location=China|access-date=January 18, 2017}} Li Yuchun became the most popular singer in 2016 on Toutiao, China's major news and information app for mobile devices, which daily attracts about 1.27 billion clicks on Videos, and 230 million of them are relevant to entertainment.{{cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2017-01/13/content_40097045.htm|title=Big data show netizens hooked on entertainment news|location=China|access-date=January 18, 2017}} In support of the new album, she embarked on her third concert tour Growing Wild Tour.{{cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2016-08/24/content_39156763.htm|title=Li Yuchun launches tour with concert in Beijing|location=China|access-date=January 18, 2017}} In the same year, she featured in the Chinese film, From Vegas to Macau III. She also featured in the Chinese film, Monster Hunt 2, which was released in February 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinas-monster-hunt-2-adds-hong-kong-star-tony-leung-951238|title=China's 'Monster Hunt 2' Adds Hong Kong Star Tony Leung|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=29 November 2016|access-date=June 3, 2017}} In 2021, Li participated in the third season of the Chinese idol group survival show Youth with You as the main host of the show, referred to as the Youth PD.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cpophome.com/youth-with-you3-youth-pd-chris-lee/|title=Chris Lee (Li Yuchun) Joins the "Youth with You3" as Youth PD, Heping Youth Achieve Dreams|date=9 February 2021}}

Li's distinct visual effect and costume style has received global acclaim.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

In 2006, China Red Cross Foundation founded a special purpose fund titled Yumi Love Fund with the help of Li and her fans. As of March 2011, the fund received donation of more than 7 million Chinese yuan from over 40,000 people. The funds raised were used to cover the medical expenses for 33 children with critical illness, and the construction of five clinics in Anhui, Sichuan, Gansu, Henan.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90771090|title=China's 'Super Girl' Navigates Her Own 'Idol' Fame|website=NPR|location=China|access-date=July 4, 2016}} In 2010, the fund allocated 500,000 Chinese yuan to relieve the people in the disaster of 2010 China drought and dust storms, and allocated 1 million Chinese yuan to relieve the people in the disaster of 2010 Yushu earthquake.{{cite web|url=http://en.people.cn/90001/90782/90872/6955684.html|title=Star power works for quake relief|location=China|access-date=July 4, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2015-02-25/043931540121.shtml|script-title=zh:玉米爱心基金获"年度公益项目奖"|access-date=July 4, 2016|language=zh}}{{cite web|url=http://www.weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309404086942030510643|script-title=zh:玉米爱心基金 我11岁了,感谢伴我一路成长！|location=China|access-date=March 20, 2016|language=zh|title=Sina Visitor System}} In 2011, the fund allocated 420,000 Chinese yuan to help 30 hearing-impaired children having rehabilitation.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

{{See also|Li Yuchun discography}}

• The Queen and the Dreams (2006)
• Mine (2007)
• Chris Lee (2009)
• The Literary Youth Who Can Dance (2011)
• Old If Not Wild (2012)
• A Magical Encounter 1987 (2014)
• Growing Wild (2016)
• Liu Xing (2017)
• Wow (2019){{Cite web|url=https://y.qq.com/n/yqq/album/000d4ZXm4JElgo.html#stat=y_new.album_lib.album_name|title=哇 - QQ音乐-千万正版音乐海量无损曲库新歌热歌天天畅听的高品质音乐平台！|website=y.qq.com|access-date=2019-07-05}}
• Have a Nice Weekend (週末愉快) (2023)

• The Special Greeting for Chris' Birthday (2006)
• Youth of China (2008)

• N+1 Evolution (2008)

• Bodyguards and Assassins (2009)
• Prologue (2010)
• Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011)
• The Guillotines (2012)
• From Vegas to Macau III (2016)
• See You Tomorrow (2016)
• Monster Hunt 2 (2018)

• A Dream Like a Dream (2013–2014)

[http://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=42032&display_set=eng Li Yuchun at hkmdb.com]

[http://chinesemov.com/actors/Li%20Yuchun.html Li Yuchun at chinesemov.com]

Television Shows

• Youth With You 3 (2021)

• Mine Tour (2007)
• Crazy World Tour (2012)
• Growing Wild Tour (2016)
• Liu Xing Tour (2018)

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