Li Jian (singer)

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Li (李).
Li Jian
20200111 李健 上海演唱会 06 (cropped)
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)
EducationTsinghua 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 PinyinLǐ 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]

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

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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

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Album Name Release Date
Si Shui Liu Nian Sep 2003
Wei Ni Er Lai Jan 2005
Thinking of You Apr 2007
Ji Mo Xing Kong • Jian Ge Oct 2008
Music Mavericks 22 December 2009
Yi Ran 10 December 2011
Shi Guang 23 September 2013
Li Jian 11 August 2015
Wu Shi Wu Ke 19 June 2021

Accolades

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Year Accolades & 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
  • 04-03 Best Producer and Best Album for the album Li Jian at the Global Chinese Golden Chart Awards
  • 04-03 Twenty Golden Songs Award for "Beautiful as the Dawn" (美若黎明) at the Global Chinese Golden Chart Awards
  • 05-14 Nominated for Best Mandarin Male Singer at the 27th Golden Melody Awards.

Variety shows

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I Am a Singer Season 3

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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
Episode Broadcast date Song Title Original Singer Ranking Percentages of Votes Remarks
4 (Qualifying Round 2) 23 January 2015 "貝加爾湖畔 One the Shores of Lake Baikal" (Mandarin) Li Jian 3 19.22% —
5 (Knockout Round 2) 30 January 2015 "在水一方 On the Water Side" (Mandarin) Jiang Lei 4 14.01% 2nd place in Overall ranking
6 (Challenge Round 2) 6 February 2015 "袖手旁观 Stand By" (Mandarin) Chyi Chin 3 20.11% —
7 (Qualifying Round 3) 13 February 2015 "今天是你的生日，媽媽 It's Your Birthday Today, Mom" (Mandarin) Zhong Lifeng 3 16.09% —
8 (Knockout Round 3) 20 February 2015 "當你老了 When You Are Old" (Mandarin) Zhao Zhao 1 22.20% 1st place in Overall ranking
9 (Challenge Round 3) 27 February 2015 "塵緣" (Mandarin) Roman Tam 6 10.34% —
10 (Qualifying Round 4) 6 March 2015 "月光 Moonlight" (Mandarin) Yu Quan 2 17.63% —
11 (Knockout Round) 13 March 2015 "陀螺 Gyro" (Mandarin) Wan Xiaoli 5 9.45% 4th place in Overall ranking
12 (Breakout Round) 20 March 2015 "假如爱有天意The Classic" (Mandarin) 韓成民 1 25.44% 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		 5 Unknown Backup 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		 2 33.06% 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

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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
Episode Broadcast date Song Title Original Singer Ranking Percentages of Votes Remarks
7 (Qualifying Round 4) 4 March 2017 "A Foreigner" (Mandarin) Li Jian 2 18.88% —
8 (Knockout Round 4) 11 March 2017 "A Father's Writers Poem" (Mandarin) Xu Fei 2 19.98% 1st place in Overall ranking
9 (Challenge Round 4) 18 March 2017 "The 10:30 Train" (Mandarin) Gary Xun 4 15.25% —
10 (Knockout Round 5) 25 March 2017 "Red Bean" (Mandarin)
"Eternal Love" (Mandarin)
Ye Mao
Shu Qi		 4 16.04% 3rd place in Overall ranking
11 (Breakout) 1 April 2017 "Love Is Over" (Mandarin) Ou Yang Fei Fei 1 20.04% Breakout success (ranked 1st out of top seven singers)
12 (Semi-final) 8 April 2017 "一往情深的戀人" (Mandarin) Li Jian 4 10.13% —
13 (Finals) 15 April 2017 "Tripitaka In Daughter Country Lyrical To See Daughter king's Eyes" medley 4 12.35% 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

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

References

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  1. ^ Liang, Lavinia (9 February 2019). "Friday Song: Li Jian's deep, sensitive folk-pop, 'On the Shores of Lake Baikal'". The China Project. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Faye Wong, Tigers highlight CCTV Spring Festival gala – China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn.
  3. ^ "Meanwhile, a Tibetan Artist Just Won the Show Formerly Known as "The Voice of China"". RADII China. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. ^ "《2020中国好声音》李健战队单依纯夺冠-新华网". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  5. ^ "致父亲｜李健： 在你离去的多年以后，我为你骄傲". Sohu. 17 February 2018. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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