刘柏辛 LEXIE LIU
Chinese singer, rapper, songwriter & producer
carrd by lexieliuph • inspired by x
last updated 02 APR 2025
"Lexie Liu is a multidisciplinary recording artist from China, whose avant-garde approach to pop music has set her apart from her contemporaries. Making her debut in 2019 with her critically acclaimed album, 2030, Lexie broke new ground with her unique songwriting, which seamlessly switches between languages, genres and moods." (Official YouTube bio)
| Name(s) | Liu Boxin (刘柏辛) • Lexie Liu • born Liu Yuyu (刘昱妤) |
|---|---|
| D.O.B. | December 21, 1998 (Sagittarius, Year of the Tiger) |
| Hometown | Changsha, Hunan, China |
| Education | Changjun High School Fordham University, NY |
| Genres | Mandopop, Electronic pop, Hip-hop, R&B |
Lexie introduced C-Pop to the US stage through her performance at SXSW 2017. She finished 4th place in The Rap of China S2 (2018), launching her solo career; during which, American label 88rising became the distributor of her first EP, 2030.Aside from gracing magazine covers such as China's NYLON, SuperELLE, BAZAAR, and VOGUE+, Lexie is Miu Miu's ambassador and muse.You might recognize her voice as Seraphine from League of Legends' virtual K-Pop group, K/DA.She is an independent artist under her own label, Nixie Music Co.
▿ albums/eps
2029 (2019)
![[EP] 2030 (2019)](assets/images/gallery04/6c4c60ef.jpg?v=45e96d1f)
[EP] 2030 (2019)
无限意识 Meta Ego (2019)
![[EP] Gone Gold (2021)](assets/images/gallery04/922019fa.jpg?v=45e96d1f)
[EP] Gone Gold (2021)
The Happy Star (2022)
TBA
![[EP] 2030 (2019)](assets/images/gallery04/6c4c60ef_original.jpg?v=45e96d1f)
![[EP] Gone Gold (2021)](assets/images/gallery04/922019fa_original.jpg?v=45e96d1f)
▿ collaborations
| Title | Artist | Featured | Composed | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magenta | Lenka Kripac | ✓ | - | 2025 |
| On Clap | YUQI from (G)I-dle | ✓ | ✓ | 2024 |
| BITE BACK | Cyndi Wang | - | ✓ | 2023 |
| WYA Remix | Jay Park, Ningning from æspa | ✓ | ✓ | 2023 |
| More | K/DA (as Seraphine) | ✓ | ✓ | 2020 |
| Buy It (买它) | Li Jiaqi | ✓ | ✓ | 2020 |
| Two Ordinary Youths | Li Ronghao | ✓ | ✓ | 2020 |
| City Lights (城市灯火) | Al Rocco | ✓ | - | 2018 |
| Moonlight | Yellow Claw | ✓ | - | 2018 |
| RaRa | Curtis Cold 冷炫忱 | ✓ | - | 2018 |
| Role (角色) | Li Yifeng | - | ✓ | 2018 |
| One | Vava | ✓ | ✓ | 2017 |
| Ego | Vava | ✓ | ✓ | 2017 |
| Fantasy | Jony J | ✓ | - | 2016 |
| Deep Blue | 王骞Boc | ✓ | - | 2016 |
| Fire Line (防火线) | Jony J | ✓ | - | 2015 |
▿ tours
2029 TOUR
Lexie had her first tour in 2018 to promote her first studio album, 2029. The shows were held in live houses in the following cities:• Changsha (2018/10/24)
• Shanghai (2018/10/26)
• Hangzhou (2018/10/28)
• Shenzhen (2018/10/30)
• Guangzhou (2018/10/31)
THE HAPPY STAR OFFICE PARTY TOUR
Lexie announced her first arena tour in NOV 2024. It took place from DEC 2024 to JAN 2025 with the following shows:• Nanjing (12/14)
• Chengdu (12/21)
• Shanghai (01/05)
• Guangzhou (01/19)As of February 2025, an overseas tour was announced, according to Lexie herself on an Instagram post.
▿ accolades
| Status | Award | Work | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Won | 2024 hito Composer Award | BITE BACK - Cyndi Wang | 2024 |
| Nominated | Best Female Singer, 1st Wave Music Awards | The Happy Star | 2023 |
| Won | Best Electronic Album, 1st Wave Music Awards | The Happy Star | 2023 |
| Nominated | Best Album Production, 1st Wave Music Awards | The Happy Star | 2023 |
| Nominated | Best Recording Project, 1st Wave Music Awards | The Happy Star | 2023 |
| Won | Best Electronic Song, 1st Wave Music Awards | 3.14159 | 2023 |
| Nominated | Best Music Video, 1st Wave Music Awards | MAGICIAN | 2023 |
| Nominated | Best Mandarin Female Singer, 34th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards | The Happy Star | 2023 |
| Won | Tencent Music Chart 2023 - Women's | The Happy Star | 2023 |
| Won | Best Original Song, Game Audio Network Guild Awards | More by K/DA | 2021 |
| Won | Top Ten Hits, 28th ERC Chinese Top Ten Awards | Manta | 2021 |
| Won | Best Music Video, 7th Annual Fusion Hip-Hop Awards | Manta | 2020 |
| Won | Newcomer Award, 3rd CIMC Music Awards | 2029 | 2019 |
| Nominated | Best Newcomer, 30th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards | 2029 | 2019 |
▿ appearances
| Program Title | Role/Description | Year |
|---|---|---|
| We Are Waving (奇妙星电音派对) | Guest, with Lil Ghost, Vinida, PSY, Yuqi, Tia Ray, Cyndi Wang | TBA |
| Stage Player (音乐职人的乌托邦) | Guest | TBA |
| The Next Singer (下一战歌手) | Guest, performed 到底你是要不要我啦 with Zhi Xiu | 2024 |
| Singer 2024 (歌手2024) | Guest, music partner of Adam Lambert and Lenka Kripac | 2024 |
| The Big Band 3 (乐队的夏天第三季) | Guest, "Goddess of Cooperation" (女神合作赛) | 2023 |
| E-Pop Unity (星电音联盟) | Guest, "Best Friend of Electronic Music" | 2023 |
| The Treasured Voice 4 (天赐的声音第四季) | Guest, music partner of Hu Yanbin, Lil Ghost, Zhang Liangying, and GAI. | 2023 |
| The Mews (美好年华研习社) | Gues | 2022 |
| E-Pop of China (超感星电音) | Guest | 2022 |
| Boom Backstage (爆裂的后台) | BTS documentary of Stage Boom (2021) | 2021 |
| Stage Boom (爆裂舞台) | Contestant, 3rd place | 2021 |
| Strawberry Man (草莓星球来的人) | Guest, specially invited with Wang Sutaki | 2021 |
| China Trending Now (这! 就是潮流) | Guest | 2021 |
| The Treasure (谁是宝藏歌手) | Guest, "Recommender" | 2021 |
| Praise the Song (为歌而赞) | Guest | 2021 |
| Singer 2020 (歌手2020) | Surprise guest, performed ALGTR有吗炒面 | 2020 |
| The Rap of China S2 (中国新说唱) | Finalist, Team MC Hotdog & Chang Chen-yue, 4th place | 2018 |
| Sound of Dream (梦想的声音第一季) | Contestant | 2016 |
| K-Pop Star 5 | Contestant, Member of MazingaS/마진가S, 4th place | 2015 |
| Dream High (音为梦想) | Contestant, Top 6 under Chang Kuan's class | 2014 |
▿ watch
The Next Singer (2024)
Singer (2024)
The Big Band 3 (2023)
E-Pop Unity (2023)
The Treasured Voice 4 (2023)
The Mews (2022)
E-Pop of China (2022)
Boom Backstage (2021)
Stage Boom (2021)
Strawberry Man (2021)
China Trending Now (2021)
The Treasure (2021)
Praise the Song (2021)
Singer (2020)
The Rap of China S2 (2018)
Sound of Dream (2016)
K-Pop Star 5 (2015)
Dream High (2014)
▿ endorsements
Miu Miu (2021-present)
Ford Evos (2022)
Idôle (2021)
MAC StudioFix (2021)
Chanel Electro (2021)
Givenchy Antegona (2021)
realme GT Neo (2021)
Dell Inspiron 13 Pro (2021)
Sprite (2021)
Kappa (2020)
Swatch (2020)
YSL Eyewear (2019)
Levi's (2017)
Puma Suede (2017)
▿ magazine features
Nowness Paper (SEP 2024)
Wallpaper China (APR 2024)
SuperELLE (MAR 2024)
MW (NOV 2023)
VOGUE+ China (JUL 2023)
NYLON China (SEP 2022)
SuperELLE (SEP 2022)
SuperELLE (NOV 2021)
NYLON China (SEP 2021)
InStyle (MAR 2021)
GRAZIA (JUN 2020)
NYLON China (JUN 2020)
Dazed China (MAY 2020)
Lifestyle (APR 2020)
Modern Weekly (FEB 2020)
BAZAAR China (JAN 2020)
▿ international articles (click to read)
Tatler Asia, 2024
Grammy Awards, 2023
Elle Canada, 2023
Nylon Manila, 2023
Pop Genius, 2023
Young Hollywood, 2022
Just Jared, 2022
Allure, 2019
Dazed, 2019
Teen Vogue, 2019
High Snobiety, 2019
Goat, 2019