Lexie Liu

Lexie Liu
Background information
Chinese name 刘柏辛 (simplified)
Pinyin Liú Bóxǐn (Mandarin)
Born (1998-12-21) 21 December 1998
Changsha, Hunan, China
Occupation Singer
Years active 2016–present
Nationality Chinese
Genre(s) Mandopop R&B Hip-hop
Instrument(s) Piano

Lexie Liu or Liu Boxin (Chinese: 刘柏辛; born December 21, 1998) is a Chinese singer and songwriter.

In 2015, she participated in K-pop Star 5, a South Korean reality TV competition series where three entertainment agencies hold a worldwide audition to find potential K-Pop stars, and came in fourth place. One of the largest entertainment companies in South Korea, YG Entertainment offered her an opportunity to be a signed artist which she declined later. She chose to continue her music career in China as an independent artist.[1]

Early life

Lexie was born and raised in Changsha, Hunan. She got in touch with music since young; she started to dance since she was four years old and learned to play the piano since six years old. When she was in grade eleven, she transferred to an international high school where she showed strong academic performance. However, she took a Gap year when she was in grade twelve to do her own music. She went to Korea and participated in the reality TV competition series, K-pop Star 5, and won the fourth place.

While shooting the TV show, K-pop Star 5, she was preparing her application materials for college in the meantime. Due to her strong academic and music performance, she was accepted by the Berklee College of Music and Fordham University. As she was about to start her college life, she took another gap semester to continue her music career.

Career

In 2016, she rearranged and covered the song "We Don't Talk Anymore" by Charlie Puth and Selena Gomez. While keeping the refrain part, she wrote and included a rap part in this song. The cover video received around 9 million views online.

In January 2017, her first original single Coco Made Me Do It was released and achieved more than 5 million views. In February 2017, she performed at SXSW music festival, one of the largest music festivals in the world, bringing Chinese Pop music to the US audience.[2][3]

In January 2018, she composed a song called Role for Li Yifeng, a Chinese popular idol, singer, and actor. Li Yifeng rapped for the first time in his career while Lexie also sang a small part in this song.[4]

She is sometimes referred to as the Chinese Rihanna by the media.[5]

Brand collaboration

  • In October 2017, she collaborated with Puma and became a member of the Puma's Group, and attended Puma SUEDE, the Puma's 50th-anniversary party.[6]
  • In December 2017, She participated in the shooting of Levis' New-Year TVC campaign called Gan Jiu Xing.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 刘昱妤发布新作 坦言从未刻意模仿Rihanna 2017-03-22 腾讯娱乐 aprilyin
  2. ↑ 劉昱妤國內首個 Hip-Hop 藝人登陸美國 SXSW 2017-03-21 新岳陽 每日頭條
  3. ↑ 刘昱妤受邀献唱SXSW音乐节 系中国音乐人首次 2017-03-22 搜狐音乐
  4. ↑ 刘柏辛晒合照称合作愉快 李易峰比手势可爱又搞怪 2018-01-02 爱豆APP
  5. ↑ 刘昱妤发布新作 坦言从未刻意模仿Rihanna 2017-03-22 腾讯娱乐
  6. ↑ #彪马帮#之锋芒女声——Lexie刘柏辛 2018-01-14 PUMA
  7. ↑ Levi’s® Chinese New Year: Lexie Liu 2017-12-28 Levis
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