Liu Xijun

Sara Liu Xijun (simplified Chinese: 刘惜君; traditional Chinese: 劉惜君; pinyin: Líu Xījūn; Jyutping: Lau4 Sik1 Gwan1), is a Chinese pop singer who rose to fame through televised singing competitions. Born April 30, 1988 in Shenzhen, Guangdong of Hakka Meixian ancestry, she began as a singer by ranking fifth in the fourth season (2009) of a singing contest in China, Super Girls (Chinese: 快乐女声), or Happy Girl.[1]

Sara Liu Xijun
Born
刘惜君

(1988-04-30) April 30, 1988
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
OccupationSinger
Years active2005–present
AwardsSuper Girl
2009 WinnerMTV Asia Awards – No 5 in Mango TV(Hunan TV) super girl2009 Mainland China
2009

Liu Xijun
Musical career
Also known asSara
OriginMeizhou, Guangdong
GenresMandopop
LabelsClassic Music Queen in Mainland China 2009 EE-Media (2009–present)
Websiteblog.sina.com.cn/xijun430
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Liu.

Career life
  • In 2009, Liu Xijun decided to take part in the famous Hunan TV show Super Girl, but she failed to rank with the Hunan TV Super Girl nationwide top 3. Her musical experience is listed below.
  • Personal experience:
  • In 2003, Liu Xijun started to show her shining talent: she was awarded as a top 10 school singer in a Shenzhen shatoujiao school singing competition.
  • In February 2004, when the little Xijun was only fifteen years old, she won the championship of a local famous singing competition, which was hosted by Shenzhen Aoqi Music Inc, and then was signed by this music company.

Super Girl
  • In March 2009, she attended a TV show hosted by Zhejiang TV, representing Shenzhen City. Liu Xijun joined the Super Girl 2009 competition. Her goal was to be in the top 20 in Guangdong Province and top 300 nationwide. She became one of the top 60 nationwide on June 13, 2009. With her outstanding talent, she later ranked with the top 20 nationwide.
  • On June 26, 2009, Liu Xijun beat Zeng Yike by just one vote at Super Girl national competition and became the third Super Girl top 10 competitor.
  • On July 17, 2009, she competed with Yu Kewei to be the cover girl for the fashion magazine Elle.
  • On July 24, 2009, Liu Xijun was ranked fourth in Round 2 of the Super Girl National final competition.
  • On August 1, 2009, she was voted fourth in Round 3 of the Super Girl National final competition; advancing past Tan Lina to become one of the nationwide top 7.
  • On August 8, 2009, Liu Xijun sang "Sky", and moved all the judges and brought them to their feet; however, she failed to become Elle cover girl that week.
  • On August 15, 2009, she beat Tan Lina in the final PK and became one of the top 5 finalists at Super Girl.
  • On August 22, 2009, Liu Xijun together with Yu Haomin, sang the classical song "Embrace" and high acclaim from the judges and the audience.

Unfortunately, Liu Xijun lost her challenge to Yu Kewei with her song "I Only Care for You". Even with her defeat, Liu left the stage gracefully with a smile on her beautiful face.

NameSongOriginOutcome
Guangzhou elimination competition《崇拜》Fish LeongSafe
《那些花儿》Pu Shu / Christine Fan
《把耳朵叫醒》Jin Haixin
Guangzhou elimination competition 30/50《下一个天亮》Guo JingSafe
Guangzhou elimination competition 20/30《伤痕》Lin YlianSafe
National elimination competition 60/300《到不了》Christine FanSafe
National elimination competition 20/60《我期待》Zhang YushengSafe
《疯子》Xu Peizhe
National elimination competition 10/18《暧昧》Hou XiangtingSafe
《爱笑的眼睛》Vivian Hsu
National elimination competition 7/10 round 1《祝福》Sally YehThrough
《下一个天亮》Guo Jing
National elimination competition 7/10 round 2《南海姑娘》Teresa TengThrough
《怎样》Dai Peini
National elimination competition 7/10 round 3《万水千山总是情》Wang MingguiSafe
《大海》Zhang Yusheng
National elimination competition 6/7《野百合也有春天》Pan Yueyun & Meng TingweiSafe
《天空》Faye Wong
《等你爱我》Chen Ming
National elimination competition 5/6《亲爱的小孩》Su RuiSafe
《Think of Me》Emmy Rossum
《Zai shui yi fang》Teresa Teng
National elimination competition 4/5《深情相拥》Winnie Hsin & Leslie CheungEliminated
《牵手》Su Rui
《枉凝眉》Chen Li

Musical style

Liu Xijun has high personal music recognition accuracy in terms of her voice, therefore, people can easily distinguish her voice by listening to her songs. Liu Xijun's musical style could be categorized as classical pop music, such as Deng Lijun, she owned nearly all the characters which Chinese traditional singers have had. Even though her songs still have her own features, taking "Love Garden" for instance, this song is standard pop music, depicting a tale of a girl's first love. Having experienced Super Girl 2009 as her precious fortune, Liu Xijun improved her singing skills greatly when she signed with EEMEDIA after Super Girl, and started her new music career.

Discography

Albums and EPs (extended plays)
Album type Album information Track listing
1st EP Sara
  • Released: December 1, 2007
  • Label: AO Music
Track listing
  1. Windbell Ring (贝壳风铃)
  2. Shouldn't Miss Me -Cantonese Version- (不必再怀念我-粤语版-)
  3. A Night at Shenzhen (深圳之夜)
2nd EP Sara's Sky
(君临天下)
  • Released: July 1, 2008
  • Label: AO Music
Track listing
  1. Happy World (欢乐世界)
  2. Sara's Sky (君临天下)
  3. Love Heart (心有爱，人有情)
  4. Happy World -Children Version- (欢乐世界 -儿童版-)
1st Studio The Love Garden
(爱情花园)
  • Released: February 11, 2010
  • Label: AO Music
Track listing
  1. Proclamation of Girl (少女宣言)
  2. First Love (初恋)
  3. The Love Garden (爱情花园)
  4. I Like Free
  5. I Am Happy (我很快乐)
  6. Wind of the Bell Chimes (贝壳风铃)
  7. Yellow Tree (绿树变黄)
  8. Moon Ship (月亮船)
  9. Wing of Dreams (梦的翅膀)
  10. Happy Embracement (幸福的拥抱)
  11. Yellow Tree -Piano Version- (绿树变黄-钢琴版-)
2nd Studio Morning
(拂晓)
  • Released: May 25, 2011
  • Label: Liyin International
Track listing
  1. Morning (拂晓)
  2. Time That was Myself (那时候的我)
  3. Travel (旅途)
  4. Magnanimity (大气)
  5. How Sing a Love Song with Love (怎么唱情歌)
  6. Love Song of the Winds (恋风之歌)
  7. Fleeting (飞逝的)
  8. Previous Slow Moment (太晚以前)
  9. Having You Here (有你在身边)
  10. Rose Pictures Gallery (蔷薇映画馆)
  11. The Rhododendron Flower Blooms Again (羊角花又开)
3rd Studio Cherish· Jun
(惜·君)
  • Released: December 15, 2012
  • Label: Liyin International
Track listing
  1. How could I say it? (你怎么说)
  2. Just like his tenderness (恰似你的温柔)
  3. I only care about you (我只在乎你)
  4. Little Nanhai (南海姑娘)
  5. Star (星)
  6. Forget him (忘记他)
  7. A night in Hong Kong (香港之夜)
  8. A walk by the path of life (漫步人生路)
  9. Tubular rose (夜来香)
  10. Come again (何日君再来)
4rd Studio When everything around was empty
(當我身邊空無一人)
  • Released: November 13, 2015
  • Label: Asia Muse Entertainment
Track listing
  1. We'll go later (後來我們會怎樣)
  2. Too... (來)
  3. The memory of the fishes (魚的記憶)
  4. Light (光)
  5. Even now (就算了嗎)
  6. I love my life (我愛我存在)
  7. Completely idiot (多傻)
  8. London 1801 (倫敦1801)
  9. Forget that ghost village (莫忘空城)
  10. Your hands (你的手) written by Benson Taylor
5th studio I Like it

(如我)

  • Released: December 29, 2017
  • Label: Ocean Butterflies
Track listing
  1. Sailing waves (浪裡遊 )
  2. Dream galaxy (夢銀河)
  3. I like it (如我)
  4. It's over(說完 )
  5. You forget that I forgot you (你忘的我忘了)
  6. Narcolepsia (嗜睡症)
  7. Night (夜行)
  8. The same thing (同一件事)
  9. Secret (秘密)
  10. It must be forgotten (該忘了)
3rd EP Hard shell beauty

(硬地之美)

  • Released: September 4, 2019
  • Label: Ocean Butterflies
Track listing
  1. Yeah! (假如)
  2. Endless (无尽)
  3. Long night (长夜)

Singles
  1. The Highest of All (高高至上) February 27, 2010
  2. The Rhododendron Flower Blooms Again (羊角花又开) August 12, 2010

Promotional songs
Year Song
2005
  • Free Bird
  • QQ正传
  • 高高至上
  • 快乐为你
2007
  • 冬季
  • Free bird
  • Crazy summer
2008
  • Just one night
  • 爱你的人
  • Love Garden
2009
  • 退出
2010
  • 高高至上
  • 羊角花又开
2011
  • 怎么唱情歌
  • 拂晓

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Super Girls 2009 main page.
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