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Chinese singer and songwriter (1963–2026)
Liu Huan was a Chinese singer and songwriter. He was one of China's modern era pioneers in pop music. Liu combined his music career with teaching the history of Western music at the Beijing University of International Business and Economics in Beijing.
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Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 21.8 million residents, it is the world's most populous national capital city, as well as China's second-largest city by urban area, after Shanghai. It is located in Northern China and is governed as a provincial-level direct-administered municipality with 16 municipal districts. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province and neighbors Tianjin Municipality to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jing-Jin-Ji cluster.
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Chinese singer and songwriter Liu Huan, best known for performing at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has passed away. He was 63 at the time of his passing and was well known for his songs like ‘I Want To Become An Immortal’ and ‘The Way,' to name a few.
Musician Liu Huan, whose powerful voice and wide-ranging work made him one of the country