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13 Facts About Yang Kun

1.

Yang Kun was one of the judges of TV talent show The Voice of China during the first season and third season of the show.

2.

Yang Kun was on the first season of Sing My Song and was a contestant as one of the seven initial singers on Singer 2019 finishing fourth place.

3.

Yang Kun joined Baotou Steel Company art troupe in 1989.

4.

In 1993 Yang went to Beijing to start his musical career.

5.

Yang Kun signed a contract with the record label, Beijing Culture Development.

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In 2004, Yang Kun, started expanding his influence to other branches of entertainment debuting for first time as an actor in the indie film 13 Months, which was not very successful.

7.

The third album by Yang Kun, which had the title of 2008, was released in 2005.

8.

In 2011, Yang Kun took part in the film Lost in Panic Cruise, directed by Zhang Fangfang; the movie was a highly successful psychological thriller both critically and commercially.

9.

Yang Kun recorded Hui Bu Hui, the theme song for Lost in Panic Cruise.

10.

In 2012, Yang Kun released a new album with the title of I Really Care and took part in the crime thriller movie Lethal Hostage, where he played a drug smuggler.

11.

In 2016, Yang Kun was a judge and mentor of Chinese singing competition The Next with Karen Mok, Fei Yu-ching and Hua Chenyu in season 1 along with the addition of Jason Zhang in 2017 for season 2 with his finalists becoming 2nd overall in both seasons.

12.

In 2019, Yang Kun returned to television as a contestant on Hunan TV's long-running singing competition Singer 2019 along with Liu Huan, Chyi Yu, Wu Tsing-fong, Escape Plan, Zhang Xin and Kristian Kostov as the first seven starting lineup singers where Yang Kun finished fourth in the finals.

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Yang Kun lost in the first round, however he was saved by public vote and advanced to round 2.