Music Career
See also: List of awards received by Li YuchunHer first single was "Sweetheart, I Love You" (Chinese: 甜蜜的, 我爱你), recorded during the time when she was on Super Girl. She joined Taihe Rye Music in October 2005 and released the single "Happy Winter" (Chinese: 冬天快乐) as a Christmas gift to her fans. In March 2006, she released "Give Me Five", a Latin-flavored dancing song. Another release, "Happy Wake Up", was the song used in her Crest toothpaste ad. All of these songs were released online by digital distribution, a new move in the Chinese music world. She also released an EP titled "Give Me Five".
Li Yuchun has held three unplugged concerts to date. The first was in her hometown of Chengdu on March 10, 2006 — her 22nd birthday. The second was in Beijing on March 24, 2007. The other being in Shanghai on May 22, 2006. These unplugged concerts, entitled "Why Me," have become an annual celebration, always held around Li's birthday. And so far two other "Why Me" concerts has been held. In Shanghai on March 9, 2008 and in Guangzhou on March 24, 2009 respectively.
Her debut album, titled The Queen and the Dreams (Chinese: 皇后与梦想), was released on September 15, 2006. It presold 100,000 copies and sold more than 430,000 copies in the first month. She held a promotional concert in Beijing Exhibition Center on September 20, 2006 with songs from the album.
Her second album, titled Mine (Chinese: 我的), was released in November 2007. In the meantime, her nationwide 2007 Live Tour began in October and had been held in Nanjing, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Chengdu and Hangzhou, attracting tens of thousand of music lovers.
Her third album, titled Youth of China (Chinese:少年中国), was released in May 2008 as a gift blessing the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. This album was developed and designed by her. It includes one documentary DVD of her 2007 national live tour concert and one CD with 6 songs.
Her fourth album, titled Chris Lee(Chinese:李宇春), was first digitally released on August 31, 2009. The songs, mainly created by herself, received widespread praise.The official album was released in December 2009. On December 26, Lee gave her AMO Chris Lee Beijing Live Show at Wukesong Arena, which gained great success. The tickets were sold out in three hours.
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