# Li Jian (singer)

Li Jian (born 23 September 1974) is a Chinese singer best known for his poetic musical style. 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.
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. In 2020, from August to November, he returned to Sing! China as a coach for its fifth season, ultimately winning a second time.

## Education

Li received a bachelor of engineering with a major in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University in 1998. While at Tsinghua, He took music courses at the Central Conservatory of Music.

## Discography

| 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 of My Pride | 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

| 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 | 08-14 Selected to be the advisor for Team Na Ying on The Voice of China (season 4) 03-27 First Runner-up of the Chinese version of I Am a Singer |
| 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
### I Am a Singer Season 3

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 On 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) | 27 March 2015 | "故鄉山川 Mountains and Rivers of Hometown" (Mandarin) "烏蘇裡船歌 Ussuri 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

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 | "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% |
| 13 (Finals) | 15 April 2017 | "The Daughter Of Love" (女儿情) (Mandarin) | Wu Jing | 4 | 12.35% | Backup singer is Yue Yunpeng 4th place in Overall ranking Percentage of combined votes is 11.24% |
| 13 (Finals) | 15 April 2017 | "Tripitaka Lyrical" (唐僧抒怀) (Mandarin) | Chi Zhongrui | 4 | 12.35% | Backup singer is Yue Yunpeng 4th place in Overall ranking Percentage of combined votes is 11.24% |
| 13 (Finals) | 15 April 2017 | "Your's Eyes" (你的眼睛) (Mandarin) | Panda Hsiung Valen Hsu | 4 | 12.35% | Backup singer is Yue Yunpeng 4th place in Overall ranking Percentage of combined votes is 11.24% |
| 14 (2017 Biennial Concert) | 22 April 2017 | "All of March" (三月的一整月) (Mandarin) | Tora Takemitsu | — | — | — |

## Personal life

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