# Li Ronghao

Li Ronghao (traditional Chinese: 李榮浩; simplified Chinese: 李荣浩; pinyin: Lǐ Rónghào; born July 11, 1985) is a Chinese singer-songwriter, actor and producer. Initially a music producer, he achieved breakout success as a singer with his debut album Model (2013), for which he won the Golden Melody Award for Best New Singer. From 2019 to 2022, he served as a coach on Sing! China for four seasons.
Li was ranked 59th on the Forbes China Celebrity 100 List for 2020.

## History

Li Ronghao's first studio album, Model, was released in 2013 with label Linfair Records. The album was nominated for Best Album and Li was nominated for Best Male Singer, Best Lyricist, Best Newcomer and Best Producer at the 25th Golden Melody Awards, and won the Best New Singer award.
In August 2014. Li signed with label Warner Records. Later that year, he released the concept EP Dear Composer and quickly gained popularity, becoming MusicRadio China's most popular new singer. In September that year, he released his second album, Ronghao Li. This album won the Best Chinese Album award as well as the Most Influential New Singer award at the 2015 QQ Annual Music Festival. The song King of Comedy from Ronghao Li was nominated for the Best Lyricist Award at the 26th Golden Melody Awards as well as winning the Song of the Year award during the 5th Global Pop Song Charts.
His third album An Ideal, released in 2015, received average to positive reviews on Chinese ratings site Douban, with many critics remarking on Li's slight change of style. The song Stubborn Love (不将就) from An Ideal hit number 1 on Taiwan's iTunes Popular Singles Chart in April 2015.
Li made a special appearance in the movie Duckweed, which was released in January 2017. He also participated in the second season The Voice of China as an advisor to Eason Chan, one of the coaches on the show, and their team won the Best Team award that season.
In 2018, Li starred in the film Keep Calm and Be a Superstar alongside Li Yitong and Eason Chan. Li was the vocal instructor for Idol Producer. He reprised the role for the second season in 2019. Li also released his 5th album “Ear” in 2018. The song If I Were Young was a massive hit in Taiwan and Mainland China, and the music video reached over 100 million views on YouTube. The song was ranked 2nd on the China Billboard Radio Top 10 Songs, only behind Jay Chou's Waiting For You.
From 2019 to 2022, he served as a coach on Sing! China (a rebranded version of The Voice of China) for four seasons. He was crowned as the winning coach of the Sing China 2019 as Xing Hanming from Team Ronghao won the competition.

## Personal life

From 2011 to early 2015, Li was in a relationship with model and singer Lu Yao, who inspired his breakout song Model and appeared in the music video for his song Two People.
In January 2015, Li posted a close-up selfie with Taiwanese singer Rainie Yang on Weibo but quickly deleted it. On September 16, 2017, Li and Yang officially confirmed their relationship. In 2019, they registered their marriage in Hefei, Anhui.

## Discography

* Model (2013)
* Ronghao Li (2014)
* An Ideal (2016)
* En (2017)
* Ear (2018)
* Sparrow (2020)
* Free Soul (2022)
* The Dark Horse (2024)

## Tours

* Born Tour (2015–2015)
* An Ideal World Tour (2016–2018)
* If I Were Young World Tour (2019 – 2020)
* Free Soul World Tour (2023 - ongoing)

## Filmography

* Duckweed (2017)
* Keep Calm and Be a Superstar (2018)
* Always Miss You (2019)
* Idol Producer (2018)
* Youth with You 1 (2019)
* Youth with You 3 (2021)

## Awards and accolades

| Year | Award / Music festival | Category | Recipient(s) / Nominee(s) | Result |
| 2014 | 25th Golden Melody Awards | Best New Singer | Li Ronghao | Won |
| 2014 | 25th Golden Melody Awards | Best Male Chinese Singer | Li Ronghao | Nominated |
| 2014 | 25th Golden Melody Awards | Best Album Producer | Model | Nominated |
| 2014 | 25th Golden Melody Awards | Best Lyrics | Model | Nominated |
| 2014 | 25th Golden Melody Awards | Best Chinese Album | Model | Nominated |
| 2014 | 2013 China TOP Music Awards | Most Influential New Singer | Li Ronghao | Nominated |
| 2014 | 2nd YinYue V Radio Awards | Chinese Singer of the Year | Li Ronghao | Won |
| 2015 | 5th Global Pop Song Charts | MusicRadio Best Singer | Li Ronghao | Won |
| 2015 | 5th Global Pop Song Charts | Original Singer of the Year | Li Ronghao | Won |
| 2015 | 5th Global Pop Song Charts | Song of the Year | King of Comedy | Won |
| 2015 | 26th Golden Melody Awards | Best Lyrics Award | King of Comedy | Nominated |
| 2015 | Kuwo Asia Music Festival | Most Suggested Artist | Li Ronghao | Won |
| 2015 | Kuwo Asia Music Festival | Most Potential Singer/Songwriter | Li Ronghao | Won |
| 2015 | 3rd Annual YinYue V Radio Awards | Best Album Producer | Li Ronghao | Won |
| 2015 | 3rd Annual YinYue V Radio Awards | Most Suggested Artist | Li Ronghao | Won |
| 2015 | 2015 QQ Music Charts Festival | Most Suggested Artist – YinYue V | Li Ronghao | Won |
| 2015 | 2015 QQ Music Charts Festival | Chinese Album of the Year | Ronghao Li | Won |
| 2016 | 20th Annual Global Chinese Charts | Best Album Award | An Ideal | Won |
| 2019 | 30th Golden Melody Awards | Best Composition | “Growing Fond of You” (from Half Time ) | Nominated |
| 2019 | 30th Golden Melody Awards | Best Mandarin Male Singer | Li Ronghao- Ear | Nominated |
Forbes Celebrity List :
| Year | Rank | Change |
| 2020 | 59th | N/A |