Chinese singer and composer Liu Huan dies at 63

The famous Chinese singer and composer Liu Huan died in Shanghai at the age of 63. This was reported by the South China Morning Post.

Beijing University of International Business and Economics, where Liu Huan taught the history of Western music for thirty years, published an obituary. University representatives did not disclose details of the illness from which the musician died.

In 1986, Liu Huan made his first appearance on China Central Television, and a year later he recorded the first song for a television series. Later, he sang many songs for TV series that aired in the 1980s - 2010s. In 2008, Liu Huan performed the song at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. According to one of the members of the Olympic organizing committee, the musician was chosen for “the best male voice in China.”