Liu Liyang

Jeno Liu Liyang 刘力扬
Liu Liyang performing at the Star Live in Beijing for MySpace Earthquake Relief Concert on June 5, 2008
Background information
Birth name	Liu Liyang
Also known as	Jeno Liu
Born	(1982-10-24) October 24, 1982
Origin	Beijing, China
Genres	Mandopop
Years active	2006–present
Labels	EE-Media (2006–2007) HIM International Music (ROC) (2007–present) EMI (PRC, Singapore) (2007–present) WOW Music (HK) (2007–present)
Website	Official Blog Official Weibo Official Facebook Official Instagram

Jeno Liu Liyang (previously as Jade; simplified Chinese: 刘力扬; traditional Chinese: 劉力揚; pinyin: Liú Lìyáng, born 24 October 1982) is a Chinese singer and actress. Jeno first found popularity in the third season (2006) of a singing contest in China, Super Girls (Chinese: 超级女声) or Super Voice Girl. Polling over 350 thousand votes, she emerged as the champion of the Guang Zhou district competition, and was subsequently crowned second runner up during the finals. Her charismatic personality and androgynous looks, paired with a soulful vocal, has won her a lot of fans, who are known as 'Li Zi' (Chinese:栗子, English: Chestnut), derived from her middle name 'Li'(力). On January 4, 2008, she joined HIM International Music.^[1]

Biography

Liu Li Yang was born on October 24, 1982 in Beijing, China. Born to a military family, she grew up bright and righteous, and once appeared in newspapers for having caught a thief^[2]^[3]

LI Yang graduated from Luton University, England, with a degree in Advertising and Marketing.

Li Yang is bilingual in Mandarin and English.

In her first advertisement, she broke her leg when performing a stunt and was hospitalised for a few months, putting her budding career on hold.^[4] That affected her singing career adversely as she could not take part in most of the Super Girl touring concerts. After a speedy recovery, she immediately returned to the recording studio.

Music career

2006: Super Girl competition

Performances in Super Girl competition

Location	Round	Song	Original Artist
Guangzhou	Oversea Top 50	It's Your Chance	Tanya Chua 蔡健雅
	50>20	Wonderful Tonight	Eric Clapton
	20>10	It's Your Chance	Tanya Chua 蔡健雅
	10> 7	翅膀之歌	Power Station 动力火车
	7> 5	Tell Me	Wilber Pan 潘玮柏
	7> 5	爱我别走	Chang Chen-yue 张震岳
	Final	小姑娘
		海阔天空	Shin 信乐团
		那些花儿	Christine Fan 范玮琪
National	10>8	If	Bread
	10>8	认错	Terry Lin 林志炫
	8>6	Fly Me to the Moon	Frank Sinatra
	8>6	Kiss Goodbye	王力宏
	6>5	The Game of Love	Santana feat. Michelle Branch
		追梦人	Fong Fei Fei 凤飞飞
		放我的真心在你的手心	叶欢
	5>4	彩云追月
		翅膀之歌	Power Station 动力火车
		海阔天空	Shin 信乐团
		你的样子	Lo Ta-yu 羅大佑
	Final	打错了	Faye Wong 王菲
		Wonderful Tonight	Eric Clapton
		但愿人长久	Teresa Teng 邓丽君
		不知所措	Ukulele 优客李林

Guest Featured in Songs

Ti Amo (2008) - Duet with 炎亚纶 Aaron Yan of 飞轮海 Fahrenheit.
小小大人物 (2008)- Hong Kong Disneyland Chinese New Year theme song(female ver.) with 泳儿 Vincy Chan and 钟舒曼 Sherman Chung.
比较美好的世界 (2008)- Together with other HIM International Music singers for the SiChuan earthquake.

I Am Just What I Am

Received strong reviews on her debut album from music producers such as Bao Xiaobo, Yuan Wenren, Michael Lin, Lee Shih Shiong, and Wang Zhiping as well as lyricists Shi Rencheng and Fang Wenshan.

Discography

Albums and EPs

Type	Information	Track listing
1st EP	提线木偶 (Stringed Puppets) Release Date: August 13, 2007 Label: EE-Media	Track listing 提线木偶 (Stringed Puppets) 耶路撒冷 (Jerusalem) 英雄的呼唤 (The Call of Heros)
1st Studio	我就是這樣 (I Am Who I Am) Release Date: June 2, 2008 Label: HIM International Music	Track listing 我就是這樣 (I Am Who I Am) - Feat. Tank 眼淚笑了 (Tears Smile) 靠不靠譜 (Reliable or Not) 傳說 (Legend) - Duet with Yoga Lin 一句一傷 (One Sentence, One Wound) 拍寫 (Sorry) 單 (Single) 死胡同 (Blind Alley) 我愛你有什麼不對 (What's Wrong With Loving You) 雨念 (Reminiscing Rain)
2nd EP	转寄 (Forward) Release Date: November 6, 2009 Label: HIM International Music	Track listing 礼物 (Present) 崇拜你 (Adore You) 一个人就好 (Fine By Myself) 梅花香 (Scent of Plum Blossom) 寂寞光年 (Lonely Years)
2nd Studio (New tracks + Cover Compilations)	旅途-心歌自選輯 (Young) Release Date: December 16, 2011 Label: HIM International Music	Track listing 旅途 (NEW) 他夏了夏天 (Original: 蘇打綠 Sodagreen) 手放開 (Original: 李聖傑 Sam Lee) 談感情 (NEW) 證據 (Original: 楊乃文 Faith Yang) Let Me Take You There (Original: Plain White T's) My Delirium (Original: Ladyhawke) 全世界失眠 (Original: 陈奕迅 Eason Chan) 天后 (Original: 陈势安 Andrew Tan) 海闊天空 (Original: 信樂團 Shin)

Singles

Year	Information	Track listing
2006	Release Date: 2006 Label: EE-Media	Track listing Rain.布莱梅 (Rain Bremen)

Filmography

Dramas

Year	Title	Role
2008	小家大事 (Family Affairs)	贾雪芳
2010	就想賴著妳 (Down With Love)	苏斐

References

↑ (in Chinese) 刘力扬获赠水晶麦克风与炎亚纶牵手叹"紧张" (Liu Liyang accepts crystal microphone; holding hands with Aaron Yan makes her "nervous"). January 5, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
↑ Newspaper article on catching a thief
↑ Newspaper article of Li Yang catching a thief.
↑ Interview on her leg injury

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