It had only been two days since the death of 63-year-old Liu Huan, and his private life was exposed. A group of bigwigs had exposed his background!

In the 1990 Beijing Asian Games, she sang “Asian Heroes” with Wei Wei, and in the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony, she sang “You and Me” with Sarah Brightman.

These resumes are at the ceiling level for any singer.

But his real “main business” is not clear to many people.

In July 1991, Liu Huan entered the University of International Business and Economics as a teacher and associate professor in the Art Teaching and Research Section, lecturing on “History of Western Music”. He did not retire until September 2023, a full thirty-two years.

The obituary issued by the University of International Business and Economics confirmed this information and mentioned that the “History of Western Music” he taught was a classic course in aesthetic education at the school, and the class was full.

Many students still remember the scene of his class.

A news reporter interviewed Zhang Jin, a graduate student at the school next door. She said that in the spring of 2006, she heard that Liu Huan was taking classes at the University of International Trade and Economics, so she and her classmates went to attend classes.

There are only about ten lessons in a course, and they are held only once a year. Every Thursday night, the lecture hall is packed with seats. Liu Huan brings the lesson plans but rarely reads them. He is eloquent and eloquent, and he writes several blackboards. His cursive calligraphy in English and French is particularly beautiful.

In an interview with Cover News, Mr. Wei, an alumnus, recalled that this public elective course was different from most general education courses in colleges and universities. Liu Huan’s teaching rarely relied on courseware and did not follow the script.

When it comes to key passages, he will directly demonstrate and sing, using his voice to convey the emotions in the work to the students in the audience. There is no closed-book written test in this course, and you only need to write an essay on reflection at the end of the semester.

There is another detail that impressed many students.

A classmate who has taken the course said that Liu Huan never mentioned anything related to his identity as a singer. He was very low-key before class and would arrive in the classroom in advance. The lecture content was very systematic and professional. He first divided the major eras and then talked about the music styles and representative figures of each era.

In 2009, Liu Huan was diagnosed with avascular necrosis of the femoral head and temporarily left the podium. When he returned to teach two years later, there were only 300 elective places and more than 700 applicants.

A person who had just undergone surgery could have rested peacefully, but he chose to come back and continue taking classes.

I think this matter itself is worthy of consideration. A singer who is already famous throughout the country has appeared in university classrooms on time every week for more than 30 years. He does not rely on this to earn traffic or use this as a gimmick.

The poles he pushed, and a group of young people whose destinies were changed by him

After Liu Huan left, his students were the first to take action.

Jike Junyi and Yuan Yawei changed their social account avatars to black. Yuan Yawei posted dozens of heartbroken emoticons and repeatedly said, “This is not true.”

Jike Junyi posted a eulogy in which he wrote: “Fourteen years ago, your turn around completely changed the fate of a little black girl. You said to that girl, little black swan, fly bravely!”

These names are now the backbone of the Chinese music scene, but when they stood on the stage, they were still relatively unknown newcomers.

Zhao Lei’s story is more illustrative. In 2014, he appeared on the stage of “Chinese Good Songs” and sang “Painting” written by himself while holding a guitar. Among the four instructors, only Liu Huan made the putt.

Before Zhao Lei had time to introduce himself, Liu Huan hurriedly asked who wrote the lyrics. After learning that it was original, he raised his arm and extended his thumb, saying that this was the most beautiful lyrics he had ever seen.

When he read, “I didn’t erase the eraser of quarrels, I only had a pen that painted loneliness,” Liu Huan said that this was a stroke of genius.

At that time, Zhao Lei was still working hard in the niche folk circle, and “Chengdu” was far from popular. Since then, Liu Huan has continued to support Zhao Lei. Zhao Lei held a tour, and Liu Huan made a special trip to the venue. When he went on stage, he smiled and said that he was a “big fan” of Zhao Lei.

When Zhao Lei made the album “Jim’s Restaurant”, Liu Huan personally recorded the French monologue at the end of the film for him.

Liu Huan majored in French literature at the School of International Relations, and French is his old specialty. Using this to help a folk singer is quite interesting in itself.

Liu Huan said something to the students, and student Zhong Lin recalled it clearly: It is impossible to cultivate many little Liu Huans, and I hope everyone has their own space for growth. This sounds simple but is difficult to do.

Many teachers guide students, subconsciously hoping that students will be like themselves. Liu Huan is not like this.

There is also Huo Zun. In the first season of “Chinese Good Songs”, Huo Zun sang “Rolling Bead Curtain”, and Liu Huan cried in the audience. Later, Liu Huan helped Huo Zun to adapt the song and added a more grand arrangement.

Some people questioned that the arrangement was too luxurious. Liu Huan responded that he did it because he had confidence in Huo Zun’s singing skills. Huo Zun eventually won the annual championship that season.

Li Xingliang was a student of “The Voice of China” in 2012. He played and sang an adapted version of “The Sound of the Waves Are Still”. Liu Huan turned around for him and said something that Li Xingliang has remembered for many years: “When you sing, your heart is quiet. China needs your quiet voice.”

Liu Huan also has a habit that many outsiders don’t know. He and his wife Lu Lu have organized June 1 gatherings for “Good Voice” and “Good Song” students for ten consecutive years.

In 2024, Li Xingliang also went there and wrote a message to thank “Teacher Liu Huan and Mrs. Lu Lu.” At the last gathering two years ago, Liu Huan personally cooked braised pork, and all the students attended in full attendance.

In 2019, Liu Huan personally invested 20 million yuan and jointly launched the “Liu Huan Original Music Charity Fund” with the Mango V Fund, targeting Chinese original music singers and songwriters under the age of 30 who have not yet become famous, with an annual investment of 1 million yuan in public welfare funds.

Seven young musicians, Qin Fanqi, Jude, Aflou, Wu Hanxiao, Yan Zehuan, Pu Ashan, and Yang Ge, have received funding. The Mango V Foundation stated that it will make good use of every donation to ensure that it will be used for original Chinese music.

Liu Huan set a date for this project, January 11th every year. He said that the three “1”s meant “to be original.”

I think the most remarkable thing about Liu Huan is not how many songs he sings, but his willingness to invest what he has accumulated into young people who have not yet been verified by the market.

This matter was risky and had a long payback period, but Liu Huan did it. Mango V Fund has stated that Liu Huan left an authorization during his lifetime. His wife Lu Lu will continue to participate in the operation supervision of the Community Chest, and the original mechanism is basically retained.

Liu Huan’s last public performance was at a New Year’s Eve party on a social platform on January 1, 2026. The outdoor temperature in Jinshan, Shanghai, was extremely low that day. He took the stage as a guest at the midnight finale and sang “I Want to Become an Immortal” and “Millions of Questions.”

In the scene, he was shivering with cold, shrinking his neck, and sighed “It’s so windy” before singing. But when his voice came out, the high pitch was still stable. Some netizens noticed that in the close-up of the scene, he was so cold that he shed tears.

The song “I Want to Become an Immortal” became the last stage scene he left to the audience.

The other side of “general-level” drinking and the choices he made later

After talking about the podium and students, I have to talk about an unavoidable topic.

Less than two days after Liu Huan left, the interviews that many people in the literary and art circles had mentioned about his drinking were uncovered.

Actor Li Qi once said that Liu Huan is recognized as a “general-level” drinker in the industry. Meng Fangui once told a scene: Liu Huan carried six cans of beer as soon as she got on the train, started drinking as soon as she sat down, and continued drinking until she got off the train.

Zhao Zhongxiang mentioned in “Starry Night Story” that Liu Huan was very “clingy” when he was drinking. He would regret it when he opened the door and went in to chat at night, because he would hold you and not let you go, and they could chat until four or five in the morning.

Zhao Zhongxiang recalled that they once talked until four or five in the morning and asked him to go back and sleep for a while. Liu Huan directly replied: Why are you still sleeping? We will be at the airport soon.

Dai Jun’s description is more visual: There is an obvious sign that Liu Huan drank too much. He started to switch between speaking foreign languages. After speaking English, he spoke French, and after speaking French, he spoke Spanish.

Li Jing also talked about this in “Super Interview”, mentioning that Shui Junyi said that Liu Huan drank and liked to chat with people until eight in the morning.

Sanbao next to him interjected: It’s nothing to talk until eight o’clock in the morning. This is too normal for us.

Liu Huan’s response at the time was quite honest. He smiled and said that it was not like this every day, but only once or twice a year, and it was not for drinking, but for chatting. The two also mentioned that they were particularly annoyed by others trying to persuade others to drink.

Music critic Jin Zhaojun said the same thing. He said that Liu Huan spoke in Chinese when talking about music, in English when he was half drunk, and half drunk when he spoke in French. When he spoke in Spanish, it was already dawn.

After these big shots’ claims spread, a voice began to emerge: Is Liu Huan’s physical problems related to drinking.

In 2009, he was diagnosed with avascular necrosis of the right femoral head and later underwent artificial hip replacement surgery.

One thing needs to be made clear here. Liu Huan’s wife Lu Lu specifically responded to outside speculation. A reporter asked, “I heard that you should stop drinking if you have this disease.” Lu Lu’s answer was very clear: Yes, it is best not to drink, or at least drink less.

She also said that Liu Huan could still drink some before he was 30 years old, but he could no longer drink anymore.

Liu Huan is very quiet and rarely participates in social activities. He rarely goes to dinner parties, nightclubs or bars. Only a few times a year, he invites a few close friends to get together at his home in the suburbs.

Regarding the rumor that “alcohol addiction causes illness”, Lu Lu made it clear that it was not completely accurate.

Interpreted from an outside perspective, the “general-level” drinking ability mentioned by friends refers to the side of Liu Huan when he was young. His wife said, “I basically stopped drinking after the age of 30”, referring to the Liu Huan who later quietly made music and took classes quietly.

The two statements are not contradictory, they describe the same person at different stages.

Lu Lu also revealed a detail. As early as 2004, Liu Huan’s legs had become abnormal due to injuries during preparations for singing and physical training. Later, they gradually developed into femoral head necrosis.

Liu Huan himself also stated in the interview that the main cause of the disease was previous hip trauma. According to orthopedic experts, common causes of femoral head necrosis include trauma, alcohol and hormones, of which trauma is the clearest direct cause.

Some people believe that simply attributing the cause of a person’s disease to a certain living habit is an oversimplification.

I think that instead of worrying about how much wine Liu Huan drank, it is better to look at what choices he made later. He gave away the famous wine at home and turned the wine cellar into a tea room.

A man who once carried beer and drank it from start to finish on the train later sat quietly in the tea room.

In October 2025, some netizens photographed Liu Huan appearing at the Long Street Banquet of the Wuzhen Theater Festival. He lost a lot of weight and his cheeks were slightly sunken. Further back, Liu Huan was photographed returning to Changsha and tasting tea with Sanbao and his wife at Yuelu Mountain.

From the “general” at the wine table to the quiet man in the tea room, this change is more worth pondering than any legend about drinking.

From “Young Aspirations Don’t Say Sorrows” to “You and Me”, from the podium to the stage, from the excitement at the wine table to the silence in the teahouse, Liu Huan has lived a rich life.

What he left behind was not only the songs, but also the young people he pushed through and the podium where he stood for more than 30 years.

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