
Age 63... Served as a professor at the College of Foreign Economics and Trade and passionately sang 'You and I'
Liu Hwan, China's national singer who sang the theme song for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and a professor at the University of Foreign Economics and Trade, died at the age of 63 in Shanghai on the 25th from a chronic illness.
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He sang the official theme song 'You and Me' at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and taught Western music history at the University of Foreign Economics and Trade.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Bong-seok = Chinese media, including Xinhua News Agency, reported on the 27th that Chinese national singer Liu Huan, who sang the theme song for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, died of a chronic illness in Shanghai at 9:52 a.m. on the 25th. Age 63.
Born in Tianjin in 1963, the deceased taught at the University of Foreign Economics and Trade for over 30 years from 1991 until his retirement in September 2023, mainly teaching Western music history.
He was also active as a singer, singing the theme song 'He who wins the people's love wins the world' of the historical drama 'Yongjeong Dynasty' and the theme song 'Hohan Song' of the drama 'Water Margin'.
In particular, he received global attention by singing the official theme song 'You and Me' with British pop singer Sarah Brightman at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
In his later years, he also worked hard to foster younger generations, such as donating 20 million yuan (approximately 4 billion won) to create a public interest fund to support young creative musicians.

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