Introduction
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.
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
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. 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 |
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| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 认错 | Terry Lin 林志炫 | ||
| 8>6 | Fly Me to the Moon | Frank Sinatra | |
| 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 | 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
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| 1st EP | 提线木偶 (Stringed Puppets)
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| 1st Studio | 我就是這樣 (I Am Who I Am)
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| 2nd EP | 转寄 (Forward)
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| 2nd Studio (New tracks + Cover Compilations) | 旅途-心歌自選輯 (Young)
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Singles
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| 2006 | Release Date: 2006 Label: EE-Media | Track listing
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Filmography
Dramas
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2008 | 小家大事 (Family Affairs) | 贾雪芳 |
| 2010 | 就想賴著妳 (Down With Love) | 苏斐 |