Liu Huan dies at home in Shanghai at age 63

According to cnBeta, Liu Huan, a renowned musician and founder/donor of the Liu Huan Original Music Public Fund, died at his home in Shanghai on September 25, 2026 at 9:52 a.m. at age 63, with family by his side. He taught Western Classical Music History at the University of International Business and Economics and initiated the reality show China Good Songs in 2014, later donating to establish the Liu Huan Original Music Public Fund in 2019 with Mango V Fund of Mango TV. The article notes that his original works and the public fund are presented as his lasting contributions to Chinese original music, and that the annual Liu Huan Original Music Public Fund will continue. According to cnBeta, his death is described as a significant loss to Chinese original pop music, and a pledge is made to carry on his unfinished work by continuing the fund annually.