31 Facts About Liu Yuning

Liu Yuning is a Chinese singer, actor, and the lead singer of Modern Brothers.

In 2018, Liu rose to stardom by his covers on platforms YY's Live Streaming and Douyin, and released his solo debut single "Imagination" on September 15,2018.

Liu Yuning released his debut studio album Ten in 2019, and held his first concert tour Growing Storm in 2019.

Liu Yuning's father passed away when he was 4 years old.

Liu Yuning developed a passion for music from a young age, although his family's financial situation prevented him from pursuing formal music education or lessons, his love for music persisted.

Liu Yuning graduated from Dandong Vocational-Technical Secondary School where he received career training as a chef.

Liu Yuning admitted he doesn't like to cook but chose to learn the skill so he could make a living early on and support his grandparents.

Liu Yuning worked various temporary jobs as chef, waiter, and sales associate at fashion stores.

Unwilling to abandon his initial dream of pursuing music, Liu Yuning used his first month's salary as a chef to buy a guitar.

Liu Yuning began his musical journey as a singer at local bars.

In 2010, Liu Yuning took part in Hunan Television's Super Boy, but was eliminated in the audition stage and failed to advance.

In 2014, Liu Yuning formed Modern Brothers band with A Zhuo and Da Fei, and joined the YY's live streaming platform in March 2015 where they covered dozens of songs.

In July and August 2018, Liu Yuning was invited to a number of television shows includes Hunan Television's Day Day Up and CCTV3's Setting Out for Happiness, but his first professional music stage performance was Jiangsu Television's Finding Gold Song.

Liu Yuning landed his first drama acting role in the TV Series Hot-Blooded Youth starring Huang Zitao and Zhang Xueying which was filmed from early September and aired in the later part of 2019.

Liu Yuning sang OSTs for various films and TV series that year.

In January 2019, Liu Yuning was voted the "National recommended singer" to be a contestant as the challenger singer in Hunan Television's singing competition Singer 2019.

On March 25,2019, Liu Yuning won the Best New Artist and the Internet Influence Honor awards at the Chinese Top Ten Music Awards.

In March 2019, Liu Yuning participated as regular member in Hunan TV's variety show Our Brilliant Masters.

In October 2019, Liu Yuning participated as a regular member in Shanghai TV's music show Our Song 2019.

In December 2019, Liu Yuning released his first solo studio album "Ten".

In July 2020, Liu Yuning brought his new single "Talking about Love" to the stage of Chinese Top Ten Music Awards, he won the All-rounded Artist of the Year award, the People's Choice Singer Award, and the Media Recommended Album for his first studio album "Ten".

Liu Yuning released more than 30 OSTs for various TV series, movies, documentaries, and video games, including "Heavenly Questions" for the popular TV series Word of Honor, which won 3 consecutive top hits in Uni Music chart.

Liu Yuning is the first Chinese pop singer to sing a Chinese theme song for Disney.

Liu Yuning sang the character song for Wei Wuxian in the Anime series Mo Dao Zu Shi.

In October 2021, Liu Yuning returned as a regular member in Shanghai TV's music show Our Song 2021.

Liu Yuning mentioned that livestream is a bridge for him to sing and communicate with his fans.

On March 27,2023, paparazzi and blogger YangYang broke the news that Liu Yuning had been married in April 2012, got divorced in December 2013.

Liu Yuning scolded the paparazzi for exposing the pictures of his ex-wife and her little child, who is not related to him, to the public eye, calling the act inhumane.

Liu Yuning said his past marriage isn't something hidden because there's no secrecy in the entertainment industry.

Liu Yuning announced his intention to take legal action to restore justice for her.

Originally scheduled for 7 shows, on January 22,2020, Liu Yuning announced on his personal Weibo that the concert in Wuhan will be postponed due to severe COVID-19 epidemic and to ensure everyone's health and safety.