Sudden bad news! Liu Huan, a well-known music giant, left us forever on September 25 at the age of 63.
Many people couldn’t believe it the first time they saw the news! How come a good original Olympic singer and a national-level singer suddenly disappeared?
In fact, this was not an accident at all, but his I have endured a terminal illness for 17 years and it has finally come to an end.。

The day he left was the Mid-Autumn Festival Reunion Day. The daughter and son-in-law rushed back to Shanghai to reunite, and his wife Lu Lu stayed at the bedside. It was supposed to be a good day for the whole family to reunite and admire the moon, but in the end it became a life-and-death farewell for the mother and daughter to accompany him on his final journey.
There was no hustle and bustle at the scene, no outsiders, only close relatives and family members bidding farewell with tears. Outsiders only saw his glorious life, but they didn’t know that in the last ten years, he endured pain every step of the way.

What makes people even more tearful is that Liu Huan did not want to disturb anyone until his death. The family complied with his last wish and chose to remain silent on the spot. They did not announce the news of his death immediately. They suppressed their grief and allowed everyone to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival in peace.
It wasn’t until the school made the official announcement the next day that everyone knew that a generation of legendary singers had quietly come to an end.

The eldest brother of the music industry who shines brightly on the stage has been tortured by “immortal cancer” for more than ten years in private.
Many people only heard his heroic singing, but did not know that he lived in severe pain all year round.
Many viewers’ impressions of Liu Huan are always that he is full of energy on stage and sings loudly. His voice is majestic, sonorous and powerful, and his stage style is steady and calm.
No matter how big the stage is, his aura is in full swing, as if he is always energetic and invincible. No one can imagine that this music giant has been quietly suffering from illness for more than ten years.

Few people know that the root cause of his physical illness was laid as early as 2004, and it was entirely a stubborn illness that he had to endure for his career.
At that time, Liu Huan was at the peak of his career. He was preparing for his own exclusive concert. In order to present the best stage effect, he carried out intensive physical training and rehearsals.
During an intensive training session, his right hip joint was accidentally injured and he felt obvious pain.
But at that time, the concert schedule was tight and the work schedule was full. Liu Huan, who had a strong sense of responsibility, had no time to seek medical treatment. He simply rested, dealt with it hastily, gritted his teeth and insisted on completing all rehearsals and performances.
In just about half a month, the superficial pain gradually subsided and his body seemed to be back to normal. Liu Huan completely let go of the matter, mistakenly thinking that it was just a common muscle strain and there was no need to pay too much attention.
But since then, his body has sent out early warning signals. He gradually found that he could not cross his legs normally, and would experience slight soreness and swelling in his right leg when bending, extending, or bearing weight. However, the symptoms were not obvious yet, and he habitually ignored them, which also laid a huge hidden danger for the subsequent outbreak of serious illness.
In the following five years, the old injury has been aching again and again, but Liu Huan has always been deeply involved in the music career, insisted on teaching on the podium, worked hard all year round, and never stopped to take a good rest.
In 2009, while living in the United States, Liu Huan suffered a recurrence of an old injury to his right leg while doing heavy-bearing housework at home. This time the injury completely broke out. The pain was so severe that he was unable to walk normally on the spot, and even standing was very difficult.
At first, he still chose to endure it and was reluctant to seek medical treatment. He even hid his illness with his daughter for four months, not wanting to worry his family or delay his work progress.
It wasn’t until the pain was completely unbearable that he sought medical examination and was finally diagnosed with the disease at Peking University Third Hospital. avascular necrosis of femoral head。
This disease is known in the industry as “Immortal Cancer”, is a difficult and stubborn orthopedic disease, and the most tormenting part is Not fatal, but no solution, lifelong companionship, continuous severe pain。
The blood supply to the femoral head is extremely poor. Once necrosis occurs, it cannot heal itself. Daily walking, standing, going up and down stairs, and every time the limbs exert force, it will cause heart-breaking pain in the hip joint.
When the condition was severe, Liu Huan had to move step by step and support himself for a short distance of only 100 meters. Liu Huan endured unimaginable suffering every day.
Who would have thought that in 2008, he would stand on the stage of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, stand tall and tall, sing “You and Me” loudly, and amaze the world. Just one year later, he would become an ordinary person imprisoned by illness.
Behind the dazzling light on the peak stage was a body that no one knew was overdrafted. The highlight moment of applause came to an end, and what greeted him was the pain and suffering day after day.
In order to cure the stubborn disease and relieve the pain, Liu Huan underwent a difficult hip replacement surgery at Peking University Third Hospital in April 2010.
The surgery was extremely risky, and the recovery period was long and painful. After the operation, he was unable to stand and walk normally, and had to rely on crutches for a long time. His formerly tall and strong body became thin and weak, and he completely said goodbye to running and walking steadily on stage as he pleased.
The long rehabilitation training is boring and painful. Every stretch of the limbs and every walking exercise will pull the wound and cause soreness. It was this serious illness and surgery that completely changed Liu Huan’s life trajectory.
In order to recuperate and recover with peace of mind, he took the initiative to shed all traffic aura and drastically declined invitations to various parties and variety shows.
He gave up screen exposure and commercial popularity, slowly faded out of the public eye, and completely returned the focus of his life to the campus podium and family life, keeping a low profile to recuperate and educate people.
Public figures with unlimited fame leave their glory to the audience, and they can only bear the pain silently by themselves. What outsiders see are his achievements, while only his family members understand the torment he endured day and night for more than ten years.
They got married just nine days after knowing each other. The outside world was not optimistic about this quick marriage at first.
After 37 years of ups and downs, Lu Lu used actions to defeat all doubts.
The love between Liu Huan and his wife Lu Lu is still very bold today. At that time, Lu Lu was a popular host on Hunan Satellite TV, and her career was on the rise. The two met for the first time and fell in love at first sight. In just nine days, Liu Huan proposed to her, which immediately sealed a lifelong event.
At that time, many relatives and friends around me were not optimistic about such a quick marriage and thought it was too impulsive. Life after marriage has not been smooth sailing. Liu Huan’s fame is getting bigger and bigger, and there are many temptations in the industry. However, there are almost no scandals in her marriage of more than 30 years.
When Liu Huan became seriously ill and bedridden, Lu Lu made an admirable decision to obtain a certificate related to a rehabilitation practitioner, and personally provided rehabilitation physiotherapy for her husband. She cared for her husband carefully for more than ten years, and even persuaded Liu Huan to quit drinking for many years and protect his health.
Liu Huan himself once said frankly that if it weren’t for Lu Lu, he might have fallen on the wine table long ago. It is easy to fall in love at first sight, but it is rare to stay in bed for a long time.
Flash marriage is never an obstacle to happiness. The willingness of two people to give to each other is the core of a marriage that can go to the end. No matter how many vows we make, nothing can compare to staying with us in difficult times.
My daughter’s wedding was actually the last complete reunion of the family, and the camera captured the abnormal state at the time
In October last year, Liu Huan’s only daughter Liu Shi held her wedding. The entire ceremony was very low-key. Almost no celebrities in the industry were invited. All the people present were close relatives and friends.
This was also one of the few public occasions during Liu Huan’s lifetime where his entire family appeared on camera. Photos of the wedding scene have been circulated. Liu Huan is wearing a hat and has a thin figure. There is relief in his expression but also the exhaustion that cannot be concealed.
As a father, he had mixed feelings as he watched his daughter get married and accomplish a major life event.
Liu Si received a Western education since she was a child, graduated from the New York University Film School, and engaged in photography-related work. Liu Huan and his wife once left their domestic work to study with their daughter in the United States to accompany their daughter in her studies, and carefully guarded her daughter’s growth.
On the Mid-Autumn Festival, my daughter and son-in-law were originally reunited at home in Shanghai. At the time of family reunion, they had to face separation and death. The laughter and laughter of the family at the wedding are still vivid in my mind. In just one year, we are separated forever.
By the end of his life, Liu Huan was already very weak and spent most of his time in a coma.
Lu Lu stayed with her day and night, barely sleeping a good night’s sleep, feeding her with water, wiping her, observing her physical condition, and doing everything herself. After taking care of her ailing husband for more than ten years, she was already familiar with every condition of Liu Huan’s body, but it was still difficult to bear the actual separation.
Daughter Liu Si stood on the other side, holding her father’s hand tightly. From studying abroad when they were young to growing up and starting a family, countless memories between father and daughter come to mind.
When Liu Huan left, his wife and daughter stayed by the bedside, and there was no noise from the outside world, so he passed his life quietly.
In compliance with Liu Huan’s instructions during his lifetime, the family did not immediately announce the news to the public. They wanted to preserve the tranquility of the Mid-Autumn Festival and did not want to disturb the public’s holiday. The school and the charity foundation released the official obituary the next day.
The greatest luck for a person is to have the people you love most stay by your side when you are leaving; but for Lu Lu and Liu Si, this “lucky” is heartbreaking torture.
The lively full moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival has added a layer of painful memories to the mother and daughter that can never be erased.
The podium was packed with seats. Many people didn’t know that Liu Huan had another identity.
When the public mentions Liu Huan, the first thing they think of is that she is a powerful singer, a mentor in the Olympic Games, evening shows, and variety shows, with countless halo. But few people remember that university teaching is his lifelong official career.
Graduated from the School of International Relations, majoring in French literature. In his early years, he went to Ningxia to teach. In 1991, he joined the University of International Business and Economics as a teacher, where he worked for more than 30 years until his official retirement in 2023.
He lectures on the elective course “History of Western Music”, and the class is extremely popular. The large classroom of more than 300 people is packed, and the aisles are crowded with students. There are special rules in class: students are not allowed to attend class and he is required to sing live. Standing on the podium, he is just an ordinary teacher.
Even though he is famous all over the country, he still calmly prepares lectures when he returns to campus, composes the school song for the school, and works silently on aesthetic education. On one side, he is a much-anticipated music superstar, and on the other side, he is an associate professor who devotes himself to teaching. The two identities are perfectly integrated in him.
Artists with real foundation will not be addicted to the halo of traffic. The stage can shine, and the podium can also teach and educate people.
His music career spanned more than 40 years and left countless hits of the era.
From TV series inserts to Olympic theme songs, his singing has pervaded the youth of generations.
In 1987, he officially entered the music scene with the theme song “The Sun in My Heart” from the TV series “Snow City”, and thus began his legendary singing career.
In the years that followed, classics came out one after another: “Young Aspirations Don’t Tell No Sorrows” sang the character of the times; “Song of a Hero” was bold and free-spirited and became popular in the streets and alleys.
“The Crooked Moon” is melancholy and melodious, and the sentence “My heart is full of melancholy, but for the crooked moon” has touched the hearts of countless people.
“Millions of Questions”, “Start Over” and “I Want to Become an Immortal” are each a mark of the times. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony, she sang “You and Me” with Sarah Brightman. The song spread all over the world and became a famous scene engraved in the memory of Chinese people.
Later, he served as a mentor for “Chinese Good Songs” to support original Chinese musicians; in 2019, he won the overall championship of “Singer”.
In his later years, he continued to produce works, singing “I Am” for “The Wandering Earth 2” and “Take the Song” for the animation “Shading the Sky”. He still did not stop creating music until the end of his life.
Not only does he sing, he also invests in the establishment of the Original Music Charity Fund to support newcomers and promote the development of Chinese original music. He is not only a singer, but also an industry ferryman.
The real value of a singer is not a temporary popularity, but that after decades, his works can still impress ordinary people.
In accordance with his last wishes, everything about the funeral was kept simple, no memorial service was held, and he lived a vigorous life. However, when he left, he chose to be quiet and low-key, seeing through the worldly glitz.
According to official information, in compliance with Liu Huan’s instructions during his lifetime, all posthumous affairs will be simplified. There will be no funeral committee, no farewell or memorial ceremony, and he will leave quietly. He does not want the public to spend too much energy on him.
It has been glorious and bustling for a lifetime, I have witnessed flowers and applause, I have stood on the stage that attracted the attention of the whole world, and after experiencing pain and suffering, I have looked down on the worldly pomp and circumstance.
Many friends in the industry, including Na Ying and Guo Fan, posted messages of condolences, recalling the time they spent together with each other, and their words were full of regret. The voice that had accompanied several generations ended quietly like this.
After listening to “Crescent Moon” and “Heroic Song” again, I will never hear my new singing again. Another piece of the familiar era has peeled off.
The editor has something to say
63 years old is not considered a long time, but it is gorgeous enough to be short. Throughout his life, Liu Huan sang loudly on stage and taught quietly off stage; he kept his original intention in love and fulfilled his responsibilities in the family.
Don’t be impetuous at the peak, don’t complain at the trough. There are heroic songs, and there are also melancholy songs; there are highlight moments when everyone cheers, and there are also difficult years trapped by illness.
There will no longer be Liu Huan in the world, but the classic songs will remain forever. Don’t know which Liu Huan song carries your memories? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area.
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