Liu Xijun
Sara Liu Xijun, is a Chinese pop singer who rose to fame through televised singing competitions. Born April 30, 1988 in Shenzhen, Guangdong of Hakka Meixian ancestry, she began as a singer by ranking fifth in the fourth season of a singing contest in China, Super Girls, or Happy Girl.
Career life
- In 2009, Liu Xijun decided to take part in the famous Hunan TV show Super Girl, but she failed to rank with the Hunan TV Super Girl nationwide top 3. Her musical experience is listed below.
- Personal experience:
- In 2003, Liu Xijun started to show her shining talent: she was awarded as a top 10 school singer in a Shenzhen shatoujiao school singing competition.
- In February 2004, when the little Xijun was only fifteen years old, she won the championship of a local famous singing competition, which was hosted by Shenzhen Aoqi Music Inc, and then was signed by this music company.
Super Girl
- In March 2009, she attended a TV show hosted by Zhejiang TV, representing Shenzhen City. Liu Xijun joined the Super Girl 2009 competition. Her goal was to be in the top 20 in Guangdong Province and top 300 nationwide. She became one of the top 60 nationwide on June 13, 2009. With her outstanding talent, she later ranked with the top 20 nationwide.
- On June 26, 2009, Liu Xijun beat Zeng Yike by just one vote at Super Girl national competition and became the third Super Girl top 10 competitor.
- On July 17, 2009, she competed with Yu Kewei to be the cover girl for the fashion magazine Elle.
- On July 24, 2009, Liu Xijun was ranked fourth in Round 2 of the Super Girl National final competition.
- On August 1, 2009, she was voted fourth in Round 3 of the Super Girl National final competition; advancing past Tan Lina to become one of the nationwide top 7.
- On August 8, 2009, Liu Xijun sang "Sky", and moved all the judges and brought them to their feet; however, she failed to become Elle cover girl that week.
- On August 15, 2009, she beat Tan Lina in the final PK and became one of the top 5 finalists at Super Girl.
- On August 22, 2009, Liu Xijun together with Yu Haomin, sang the classical song "Embrace" and high acclaim from the judges and the audience.
| Name | Song | Origin | Outcome |
| Guangzhou elimination competition | 《崇拜》 | Fish Leong | Safe |
| Guangzhou elimination competition | 《那些花儿》 | Pu Shu / Christine Fan | Safe |
| Guangzhou elimination competition | 《把耳朵叫醒》 | Jin Haixin | Safe |
| Guangzhou elimination competition 30/50 | 《下一个天亮》 | Guo Jing | Safe |
| Guangzhou elimination competition 20/30 | 《伤痕》 | Lin Ylian | Safe |
| National elimination competition 60/300 | 《到不了》 | Christine Fan | Safe |
| National elimination competition 20/60 | 《我期待》 | Zhang Yusheng | Safe |
| National elimination competition 20/60 | 《疯子》 | Xu Peizhe | Safe |
| National elimination competition 10/18 | 《暧昧》 | Hou Xiangting | Safe |
| National elimination competition 10/18 | 《爱笑的眼睛》 | Vivian Hsu | Safe |
| National elimination competition 7/10 round 1 | 《祝福》 | Sally Yeh | Through |
| National elimination competition 7/10 round 1 | 《下一个天亮》 | Guo Jing | Through |
| National elimination competition 7/10 round 2 | 《南海姑娘》 | Teresa Teng | Through |
| National elimination competition 7/10 round 2 | 《怎样》 | Dai Peini | Through |
| National elimination competition 7/10 round 3 | 《万水千山总是情》 | Wang Minggui | Safe |
| National elimination competition 7/10 round 3 | 《大海》 | Zhang Yusheng | Safe |
| National elimination competition 6/7 | 《野百合也有春天》 | Pan Yueyun & Meng Tingwei | Safe |
| National elimination competition 6/7 | 《天空》 | Faye Wong | Safe |
| National elimination competition 6/7 | 《等你爱我》 | Chen Ming | Safe |
| National elimination competition 5/6 | 《亲爱的小孩》 | Su Rui | Safe |
| National elimination competition 5/6 | 《Think of Me》 | Emmy Rossum | Safe |
| National elimination competition 5/6 | 《Zai shui yi fang》 | Teresa Teng | Safe |
| National elimination competition 4/5 | 《深情相拥》 | Winnie Hsin & Leslie Cheung | Eliminated |
| National elimination competition 4/5 | 《牵手》 | Su Rui | Eliminated |
| National elimination competition 4/5 | 《枉凝眉》 | Chen Li | Eliminated |
Musical style
Liu Xijun has high personal music recognition accuracy in terms of her voice, therefore, people can easily distinguish her voice by listening to her songs. Liu Xijun's musical style could be categorized as classical pop music, such as Deng Lijun, she owned nearly all the characters which Chinese traditional singers have had. Even though her songs still have her own features, taking "Love Garden" for instance, this song is standard pop music, depicting a tale of a girl's first love. Having experienced Super Girl 2009 as her precious fortune, Liu Xijun improved her singing skills greatly when she signed with EEMEDIA after Super Girl, and started her new music career.Discography
Albums and EPs (extended plays)
Singles
- The Highest of All February 27, 2010
- The Rhododendron Flower Blooms Again August 12, 2010
Promotional songs