Liu Liyang

Jeno Liu
刘力扬
Jeno Liu ; 刘力扬
	Liu Liyang performing at in Beijing for MySpace Earthquake Relief Concert on June 5, 2008
Background information
Birth name	Liu Liyang
Also known as	Jeno Liu
Born	October 24, 1982 (age 38)
Origin	Beijing, China
Genres	Mandopop
Instruments	Electronic Piano
Years active	2006–present
Labels	; EE-Media; HIM International Music; WOW Music;
Website	Official Blog ; Official Weibo ; Official Facebook Official Instagram

Jeno Liu Liyang (simplified Chinese: 刘力扬; traditional Chinese: 劉力揚; pinyin: Liú Lìyáng, born October 24, 1982) is a Chinese singer, DJ, producer 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.^[1] In 2012, she went abroad for learning DJ and production, and her music genre turned to more International with EDM element in production. After returning, she established a studio under her name and became the first female DJ star in China. In 2013, she worked with producers such as Dirtcaps, Freehand, Frankmusik and Dexter King and released singles such as "Set You Free" and "I Can't Live Without You". In 2017, she signed with Modernsky and became the biggest electronic artist under the label, and she released the fifth album Coulomb Law in which herself is a vocalist, songwriter and producer. Meanwhile, she was invited by KFC to sing their anthem.

Biography[]

Jeno Liu 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^[2]^[3]

Jeno graduated from Luton University, England, with a degree in Advertising and Marketing.

Jeno 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.^[4] 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.

In 2012, she went abroad for learning DJ and production, and her music genre turned to more International with EDM element in production. After returning, she established a studio under her name and became the first female DJ star in China. In 2013, she worked with producers such as Dirtcaps, Freehand, Frankmusik and Dexter King and released singles such as "Set You Free" and "I Can't Live Without You". In 2017, she signed with Modernsky and became the biggest electronic artist under the label, and she released the fifth album Coulomb Law in which herself is a vocalist, songwriter and producer. Meanwhile, she was invited by KFC to sing their anthem. On 20 April 2019, Jeno Liu performed in Malaysia at the Arena of Stars in Genting Resorts as part of an ensemble Mandopop concert featuring other Mandarin pop singers. She wore an oversized green stripped outfit over an inner yellow outfit. Amongst the mandarin pieces she performed, she also performed an English piece. Many of her performances featured EDM.

Discography[]

專輯 Albums and EPs[]

Type	Information	Track listing
1st EP	提线木偶 (Stringed Puppets) Release Date: August 13, 2007 Label: EE-Media	show Track listing 提线木偶 (Stringed Puppets) 耶路撒冷 (Jerusalem) 英雄的呼唤 (The Call of Heros)
1st Studio	我就是這樣 (I Am Who I Am) Release Date: June 2, 2008 Label: HIM International Music	show Track listing 我就是這樣 (I Am Who I Am) - Feat. Tank 眼淚笑了 (Tears Smile) 靠不靠譜 (Reliable or Not) 傳說 (Legend) - Duet with Yoga Lin 一句一傷 (One Sentence, One Wound) 拍寫 (Sorry) 單 (Single) 死胡同 (Blind Alley) 我愛你有什麼不對 (What's Wrong With Loving You) 雨念 (Reminiscing Rain)
2nd EP	转寄 (Forward) Release Date: November 6, 2009 Label: HIM International Music	show Track listing 礼物 (Present) 崇拜你 (Adore You) 一个人就好 (Fine By Myself) 梅花香 (Scent of Plum Blossom) 寂寞光年 (Lonely Years)
2nd Studio (New tracks + Cover Compilations)	旅途-心歌自選輯 (Young) Release Date: December 16, 2011 Label: HIM International Music	show Track listing 旅途 (NEW) 他夏了夏天 (Original: 蘇打綠 Sodagreen) 手放開 (Original: 李聖傑 Sam Lee) 談感情 (NEW) 證據 (Original: 楊乃文 Faith Yang) Let Me Take You There (Original: Plain White T's) My Delirium (Original: Ladyhawke) 全世界失眠 (Original: 陈奕迅 Eason Chan) 天后 (Original: 陈势安 Andrew Tan) 海闊天空 (Original: 信樂團 Shin)
3nd Studio	库仑定律 (Coulomb's Law) Release Date: November 5, 2017 Label:	show Track listing Intro Runaway(Trap Remix) Set You Free Warriors 岛 Whip or Clap (Interlude) 世界看我不朽十年之后
4th Studio	Neon Lit 虹 Release Date: May 21, 2019 Label: Modernsky	show Track listing Work for light 暂时不要多话 (Don't talk too much for now) 一夜荡漾 (Waving all night long) 我的时区 (My hour zone) 动物世界 (Animal world) 这一刻的想法 (Thinking moments) 十年之后 (Ten years later) 扑朔迷离 (Confused)

未收录在专辑的单曲 Singles[]

发行日期	歌曲名稱	所屬專輯、备注
2006年8月	Rain 布萊梅	收录于超女十强纪念合辑
2007年9月	小小大人物	与泳儿、钟舒曼合唱，香港迪士尼乐园主题曲
2008年4月	TIAMO	與炎亞綸合唱，收錄于飛輪海“雙面飛輪海”專輯
2008年6月	与你同在	汶川地震赈灾歌曲
2008年7月	比較美好的世界	四川大地震震災勵志歌曲，與華研全體藝員合唱
2013年4月	世界看我	上海時裝周主題曲
2016年11月	枪上膛的人	电视剧《双雄》片尾曲
2017年3月	給我個理由	电影《越囧》主题曲

Filmography[]

Films[]

Year	Title	Role
2016	越囧 (Lost in Vietnam)	白小白
2015	情战 (Love War))	N/A

References[]

^ (in Chinese) 刘力扬获赠水晶麦克风与炎亚纶牵手叹"紧张" Archived March 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (Liu Liyang accepts crystal microphone; holding hands with Aaron Yan makes her "nervous"). January 5, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
^ Newspaper article on catching a thief Archived 2010-12-18 at archive.today
^ Newspaper article of Li Yang catching a thief.
^ Interview on her leg injury

External links[]

[1] (in Chinese) 刘力扬获赠水晶麦克风与炎亚纶牵手叹"紧张" Archived March 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (Liu Liyang accepts crystal microphone; holding hands with Aaron Yan makes her "nervous"). January 5, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2008.

[2] Newspaper article on catching a thief Archived 2010-12-18 at archive.today

[3] Newspaper article of Li Yang catching a thief.

[4] Interview on her leg injury

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