Singer-songwriter known for quiet, literary ballads such as 贝加尔湖畔. He wrote 传奇, sung by Faye Wong at the 2010 Spring Festival Gala, and was once half of the duo 水木年华.
'Legend' is one of Li Jian's signature compositions.
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He studied electronic engineering at 清华大学, and the duo's name 水木年华 plays on 水木清华, a byword for the Tsinghua campus. His runner-up finish on 我是歌手 (I Am a Singer) in 2015 brought him a much wider audience.
