Liu Xijun
Liu Xijun | |
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 Liu in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | 刘惜君 |
| Also known as | Sara |
| Born | April 30, 1988 Shenzhen, Guangdong, China |
| Origin | Meizhou, Guangdong |
| Genres | Mandopop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | EE-Media (2009–present) |
| Website | blog |
Sara Liu Xijun (simplified Chinese: 刘惜君; traditional Chinese: 劉惜君; pinyin: Líu Xījūn; Jyutping: Lau4 Sik1 Gwan1; born 30 April 1988), is a Chinese pop singer who rose to fame through televised singing competitions. Liu was born in Shenzhen, Guangdong province to a Hakka family and began as a singer by ranking fifth in the fourth season (2009) of a singing contest in China, Super Girls (Chinese: 快乐女声), or Happy Girl.[1]
Career life[edit]
- In 2009, Liu Xijun decided to take part in the famous Hunan TV show Super Girl, but she failed to rank with the Hunan TV Super Girl nationwide top 3. Her musical experience is listed below.
- Personal experience:
- In 2003, Liu Xijun started to show her shining talent: she was awarded as a top 10 school singer in a Shenzhen shatoujiao school singing competition.
- In February 2004, when the little Xijun was only fifteen years old, she won the championship of a local famous singing competition, which was hosted by Shenzhen Aoqi Music Inc, and then was signed by this music company.
Super Girl[edit]
- In March 2009, she attended a TV show hosted by Zhejiang TV, representing Shenzhen City. Liu Xijun joined the Super Girl 2009 competition. Her goal was to be in the top 20 in Guangdong Province and top 300 nationwide. She became one of the top 60 nationwide on June 13, 2009. With her outstanding talent, she later ranked with the top 20 nationwide.
- On June 26, 2009, Liu Xijun beat Zeng Yike by just one vote at Super Girl national competition and became the third Super Girl top 10 competitor.
- On July 17, 2009, she competed with Yu Kewei to be the cover girl for the fashion magazine Elle.
- On July 24, 2009, Liu Xijun was ranked fourth in Round 2 of the Super Girl National final competition.
- On August 1, 2009, she was voted fourth in Round 3 of the Super Girl National final competition; advancing past Tan Lina to become one of the nationwide top 7.
- On August 8, 2009, Liu Xijun sang "Sky", and moved all the judges and brought them to their feet; however, she failed to become Elle cover girl that week.
- On August 15, 2009, she beat Tan Lina in the final PK and became one of the top 5 finalists at Super Girl.
- On August 22, 2009, Liu Xijun together with Yu Haomin, sang the classical song "Embrace" and high acclaim from the judges and the audience.
Unfortunately, Liu Xijun lost her challenge to Yu Kewei with her song "I Only Care for You".
| Name | Song | Origin | Outcome |
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| Guangzhou elimination competition | 《崇拜》 | Fish Leong | Safe |
| 《那些花儿》 | Pu Shu / Christine Fan | ||
| 《把耳朵叫醒》 | Jin Haixin | ||
| Guangzhou elimination competition 30/50 | 《下一个天亮》 | Guo Jing | Safe |
| Guangzhou elimination competition 20/30 | 《伤痕》 | Lin Ylian | Safe |
| National elimination competition 60/300 | 《到不了》 | Christine Fan | Safe |
| National elimination competition 20/60 | 《我期待》 | Zhang Yusheng | Safe |
| 《疯子》 | Xu Peizhe | ||
| National elimination competition 10/18 | 《暧昧》 | Hou Xiangting | Safe |
| 《爱笑的眼睛》 | Vivian Hsu | ||
| National elimination competition 7/10 round 1 | 《祝福》 | Sally Yeh | Through |
| 《下一个天亮》 | Guo Jing | ||
| National elimination competition 7/10 round 2 | 《南海姑娘》 | Teresa Teng | Through |
| 《怎样》 | Dai Peini | ||
| National elimination competition 7/10 round 3 | 《万水千山总是情》 | Wang Minggui | Safe |
| 《大海》 | Zhang Yusheng | ||
| National elimination competition 6/7 | 《野百合也有春天》 | Michelle Pan[2][3] | Safe |
| 《天空》 | Faye Wong | ||
| 《等你爱我》 | Chen Ming | ||
| National elimination competition 5/6 | 《亲爱的小孩》 | Su Rui | Safe |
| 《Think of Me》 | Emmy Rossum | ||
| 《Zai shui yi fang》 | Teresa Teng | ||
| National elimination competition 4/5 | 《深情相拥》 | Winnie Hsin & Leslie Cheung | Eliminated |
| 《牵手》 | Su Rui | ||
| 《枉凝眉》 | Chen Li |
Musical style[edit]
Liu Xijun has high personal music recognition accuracy in terms of her voice, therefore, people can easily distinguish her voice by listening to her songs. Liu Xijun's musical style could be categorized as classical pop music, such as Deng Lijun, she owned nearly all the characters which Chinese traditional singers have had.[clarification needed] Even though her songs still have her own features, taking "Love Garden" for instance, this song is standard pop music, depicting a tale of a girl's first love. Having experienced Super Girl 2009 as her precious fortune, Liu Xijun improved her singing skills greatly when she signed with EEMEDIA after Super Girl, and started her new music career.
Discography[edit]
Albums and EPs (extended plays)[edit]
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| 1st EP | Sara
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| 2nd EP | Sara's Sky (君临天下)
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| 1st Studio | The Love Garden (爱情花园)
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| 2nd Studio | Morning (拂晓)
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| 3rd Studio | Cherish· Jun (惜·君)
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| 4th Studio | When everything around was empty (當我身邊空無一人)
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| 5th studio | I Like it
(如我)
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| 3rd EP | Hard shell beauty
(硬地之美)
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Singles[edit]
- The Highest of All (高高至上) February 27, 2010
- The Rhododendron Flower Blooms Again (羊角花又开) August 12, 2010
Promotional songs[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "2009快乐女声官方网站：湖南卫视金鹰网梦幻龙族官方专区". Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010. Super Girls 2009 main page.
- ^ "野百合也有春天 - Song by Michelle Pan - Apple Music". Apple Music. Rock Records. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
野百合也有春天 - The Uniqueness of Michelle Pan (唯一潘越雲) · Michelle Pan (潘越雲) · January 10, 1986
- ^ 潘越雲 Michelle Pan (A Pan) 【野百合也有春天 Springtime For The Wild Lilly】 Official Music Video. Youtube (in Traditional Chinese). Taiwan: Rock Records. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
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