Liu Yuning

Liu Yuning (; born 8 January 1990) is a Chinese pop singer, actor, and the lead singer of Modern Brothers. In 2018 Liu rose to stardom by his covers on social media platforms, and released his debut single "Imagination" in September 15, 2018. He released his debut studio Album "Ten" in 2019, and held his first concert tour (the "Growth Storm", 6 concerts in five cities) in 2020. His debut Album "Ten" won the "Media Recommended Album" award in 2020 Chinese Top Ten Music Awards, and his second EP "Listen Ning" (2020-21) won the "Most Popular EP" award in 2021 Chinese Top Ten Music Awards. Besides singing, he also gains recognition for his roles in various TV series.

Early life

Liu Yuning was born in Dandong, Liaoning Province. He grew up with his grandparents. After graduating from vocational high school, he tried different temporary jobs. Liu does not have a formal music education and used to sing at local bars and restaurants. He later formed the rock band 'Modern Brothers'.

Career

Pre-2018

In 2010, Liu took part in Hunan Television's '' Super Boy'', but was eliminated in the audition stage and failed to advance.

In 2014, Liu formed Modern Brothers band with A Zhuo and Da Fei, and joined the YY live broadcasting platform in March 2015.

In 2017 he moved his band's live streaming stage from indoors to outdoors, to a historical street market in his hometown, Dandong.

2018

Liu Yuning and the Modern Brothers band had a phenomenal rise to stardom after 4 years of live-streaming (singing) on the YY platform, a direct result of his posting of short singing videos on TikTok in June 2018. He and his band were invited to various television shows to perform. In July and August 2018, Liu was invited to a number of television shows includes Hunan Television's '' Day Day Up'' and CCTV3's ''Setting Out for Happiness'', but his first professional music stage performance was Jiangsu Television's ''Finding Gold Song''. He was also invited to perform at festival galas. On October 19, he attended Zhejiang Television's Autumn Gala with his Modern Brothers band. In November, he participated in Jiangsu Television's ''Mask Singer''. On Dec 31, he attended Jiangsu Television's 2019 New Year Concert.

Liu Yuning also sang OSTs for various films and TV series that year. On July 30, he released "Toast the wine" (让酒) for ''Tomb of the sea'' (沙海). On September 12, Liu sang the theme song for Jia Zhangke's film ''Ash Is Purest White''.

On August 17, 2018, Liu and his Modern Brothers band held their first offline singing club event at the exhibition center of Guangzhou Central Station.

On September 15, Liu released his first solo single "Imagine".

2019–present

In January 2019, Liu Yuning was voted the "National recommended singer" to be a contestant as the challenge singer in Hunan Television's singing competition ''Singer 2019''.

On March 25, 2019, Liu won the Best New Artist and the Internet Influence Honor awards at the Chinese Top Ten Music Awards. His "Toast the Wine" was also awarded the Media Recommended OST. In March 2019, Liu participated as regular member in Hunan TV's variety show ''Our Brilliant Masters''.

In October 2019, Liu participated as a regular member in Shanghai TV's music show ''Our song 2019''. As one of the eight young singers, he teamed up with older generation singer Richie Jen.

Liu and Modern Brothers also held their first concert tour in 5 cities from August to November 2019 (the last stop, planned to be held on February 14, 2020 in Wuhan, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic).

Liu released dozens of singles and OSTs, including the theme song (Chinese version) for anime film Penguin Highway.

In December 2019, Liu released his first studio album "Ten" (十).

He continues his high productivity in 2020 and multiple singles, EPs, and OSTs were released. His single "An Island" (一座岛), the 4th song for his first EP "Promise" (如约) was released on May 21, 2020. Other singles included "Stay up Late“ (熬夜) and "Flying on Paper" (纸上飞行), the second collaboration with CORSAK (胡梦周). From November to early December 2020, the trilogy "Loyal Audience" (忠实观众), " Hope You Are Well" (别来无恙) and "Handwritten Fairy Tale" (手写童话) for his second EP "Listen∙Ning" was released. Notable OSTs include theme song "Heroes in Harm's Way" for the first chapter of ''Heroes in Harm's Way'', theme song "Love and Redemption" for the TV series '' Love and Redemption'', and trailer song "A Good Guy" (挺好个人呐) for the movie ''My people, My Homeland''.

In July 2020, Liu brought his new single "Talking about Love" (你说爱情啊) to the stage of Chinese Top Ten Music Awards, and he also won the All-round Artist of the Year award, the National Recommended Singer award, and the Media Recommended Album for his first studio album "Ten" (十).

In 2021, Liu has released more than 30 OSTs for various TV series, movies, documentaries, and video games, including "Heavenly Questions" (天问) for the popular TV series '' Word of Honor'', which won 3 consecutive top hits in Uni Music chart. In March 21, "Magical Surprise" (奇妙的惊喜), the new theme song Liu sang for the 5th anniversary of Shanghai Disneyland was released. Liu is the first Chinese pop singer to sing a Chinese theme song for Disney. Liu also sang the character song for Wei Wuxian in the Anime series ''Mo Dao Zu Shi''.

In October 2021, Liu returned as a regular member in Shanghai TV's music show ''Our Song 2021''. He teamed up with Penny Tai.

In November 2021, Liu again won the All-round Artist of the Year award, the Internet Influential Male Singer award, and the Most Popular EP award for his second EP "Listen∙Ning" at the Chinese Top Ten Music Awards.

In January 1st of 2022, "Fall in Love", the first song of his second Studio Album, was released. In summer of 2022, the theme song "Looking for you" for popular TV series "Love Between Fairy and Devil" won him 4 consecutive champions in TenCent Music Billboard.

Besides his music career, he also gains growing recognition for acting. Popular roles include "Dark Glasses" in TV series " Ultimate Notes", Hao Du in "the Long Ballad", and Bai Choufei in "Heroes".

Discography

Album

Extended plays

Singles

Original Soundtrack (OSTs)

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, , Tiger Roar Spring (虎啸春来) , , Theme song for film ''Run, Tiger, Run'' (小虎墩大英雄)
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, , You are My Starry Sky (你是我的星空) , , Theme song for TV series ''Memory of Encaustic Tile'' (昔有琉璃瓦)
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, , Song of Good Luck (好运歌) , , Theme song for film ''Nice View'' (奇迹 笨小孩), with Zhang Bichen
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, , Only Light (唯一的光) , , Theme song for TV series ''Hello the Sharpshooter'' (你好, 神枪手)
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, , The Road Less Travelled (少有人走的路) , , Theme song for TV series ''Pride and Price'' (盛装)
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, , The Book of Life (生命之书) , , Theme song for TV series ''Glory of the Special Forces'' (特战荣耀)
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, , Looking up the Clear Sky (仰望晴空) , , Theme song for TV series ''Glory of the Special Forces'' (特战荣耀)
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, , Unparalleled (无双) , , Opening theme song for TV series '' Who Rules The World'' (且试天下)
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, , Gentle Encounter (幸会的温柔) , , Theme song for TV series ''Lady of Law'' (女士的法则)
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, , Ke Zhui (可追) , , Theme song for TV series ''Heroes'' (说英雄谁是英雄)，with Zeng Shunxi
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, , Ling Yun Ji(凌云寂) , , Theme song for TV series ''Heroes'' (说英雄谁是英雄)
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, , A Dream of Splendor (梦华) , , Theme song for TV series ''A Dream of Splendor'' (梦华录)
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, , Looking for You (寻一个你) , , Theme song for TV series ''Love between Fairy and Devil'' (苍兰诀)
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, , Go to a Warm Place (去温暖的地方) , , Theme song for TV series ''Discovery of Romance'' (恋爱的夏天)
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, , Floating Life (浮生) , , Theme song for TV series ''Imaginative World of Floating Life'' (浮生之异想世界)
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, , Sunshine, wave, me and you (阳光海浪我和你) , , Theme song for TV series ''Falling into You'' (炽道)
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, , Light Chaser(追光) , , Theme song for TV series ''Light Chaser Rescue'' (追光者)
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, , Love is not to leg go (爱是不放手) , , Theme song for TV series ''Almost Lover'' (谁都知道我爱你)
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, , Light (清晖) , , Theme song for TV series ''New Life Begins'' (卿卿日常)
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Filmography

Television series

Television Shows

Concert tours

2019 Modern Brothers Concert Tour "Storming Growth"

Awards

* 2019 Chinese Top Ten Music Awards (东方风云榜音乐盛典): Best New Artist, Internet Influence Honor award, Media Recommended OST ("Toast the wine")

* 2020 Chinese Top Ten Music Awards(东方风云榜音乐盛典): All-Round Artist of the Year, National Recommended Singer, Media Recommended Album ("Ten").

* 2021 Chinese Top Ten Music Awards (东方风云榜音乐盛典): All-Round Artist of the Year, Internet Influential Male Singer, Most Popular EP ("Listen∙Ning"）

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References

External links

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1990 births
Living people
Chinese male singers
Chinese male film actors
People from Dandong
Male actors from Liaoning
Singers from Liaoning