Ly Ngoc Cuong: "Modern Mai Lan Phuong", is China's "National Treasure", but became a monk because of love

Ly Ngoc Cuong (SN 1987) is known as a singer specializing in traditional Chinese music. With a special voice - he can sing both male and female voices at an incredible level, from which he was hailed by the Chinese media as "national treasure".

Ly Ngoc Cuong's performances are often a fusion of national art, combined with Hi song, traditional opera and other artistic elements.

Despite having a successful career and possessing a huge fan base around the world, Ly Ngoc Cuong has a humble background and struggles in his career path.

It is known that the singer surnamed Li was born in the countryside of Jilin province (China), in a poor peasant family. Having passed the Art School of Jilin Province, but Li Yugang had to give up his dream of becoming an artist because his family's economic conditions did not allow.

In the big city, he worked as a waiter, performed at discos, and also opened a clothing store in Jilin.

In 2000, he got a job at a video store, where he used his job to learn pop, opera and vocal technique; In the evening, he went to the nightclub to work part-time and accepted Ma Hong Tai as his teacher.

Every night when the guests had left, Ly Ngoc Cuong often stayed to stand on the stage, impersonating a singer performing in front of a few audiences, making them very excited. Thanks to these "role-playing" nights, Ngoc Cuong gradually realized that he had a talent for singing both male and female voices.

Ly Ngoc Cuong's breakthrough was that one night, a female singer who sang a duet with him suddenly did not appear and he desperately asked the boss to sing for her. That night, Ly Ngoc Cuong performed with both male and female voices. From here, he received a warm response from the audience and emerged as a phenomenon.

Starting from a tea house singer, Ly Ngoc Cuong was determined to accumulate money to be properly trained. From 1998 to 2006, he underwent eight years of singing and acting training to play female roles in traditional operas.

The turning point of singer Ly's career started after he participated in the show Tinh Quang Dai Dao and won the final third prize. Thanks to the contest, his voice came closer to the public, Ly Ngoc Cuong from here also became the idol of many audiences.

In 2009, Li Yugang was granted a license to work at the National Institute of Drama and Dance of China. 2009 was also a breakthrough year in Ngoc Cuong's career when he alone performed the music night: "Thinh The Nghe Thuong" on the stage of the Sydney Opera House and was awarded the "Southern" cultural award by the city government. The Crusade".

In 2015, Ly Ngoc Cuong took on the role of director and main actor in the drama "Chieu Quan Xuat Tai" after nearly 3 years of investment and preparation. The play "Chieu Quan Re-Examination" immediately sold out and was toured in many countries around the world.

In 2019, Ly Ngoc Cuong participated in a large-scale dance performance "Zhao Jun reappears" at Beijing Tianqiao Art Center. With this play, he won the "Youth Film Handbook Magazine's 2019 Outstanding Drama Achievement Award". In December of the same year, "Chieu Quan reappears" was staged spectacularly at the Queen Elizabeth Theater. Before the show, the Prime Minister of Canada sent a letter wishing the show a complete success and expressed sincere thanks to Ly Ngoc Cuong and the cast and troupe.

In 2021, Li Yugang released the song "Van Cuong" to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China.

Up to now, Ly Ngoc Cuong has been extremely famous for the performances of Quy Phi Tu Tuu, Concubine Love, Ba Vuong Biet Co, etc. His most typical image is Duong Quy Phi in the song Quy Phi. Drunk.

Not only has a feminine voice, but Ly Ngoc Cuong also makes the audience "fascinated" by the charm and beauty that is not inferior to beautiful women. Ngoc Cuong's beautiful role-playing images, when posted, receive thousands of fans' likes.

However, when taking off the heavy makeup and sophisticated costumes, Ly Ngoc Cuong has an unexpectedly masculine appearance. Ngoc Cuong has a deep love affair with female saxophonist Phan Tieu Ninh. The love between the singer and the saxophone princess seemed perfect, but it broke off after 6 years of dating.

The broken love made Ngoc Cuong collapse. The press constantly scrutinized his private life, making it even more difficult for the male singer. There was a time when the press reported that Ngoc Cuong was in love with Thuong Van Tiep but was rejected by the young singer - this also made him more tired.

In 2014, Xinhua News Agency suddenly released a series of photos of Ly Ngoc Cuong with his hair down to become a monk at a temple in Taipei. The site said that the photo was taken by a netizen and posted on Weibo. Many people were surprised with the news that Ly Ngoc Cuong officially ordained.

This information shocked many people because Ngoc Cuong was an artist at the peak of his fame. Born in 1978 and possessing a high-pitched voice that can sing both male and female voices, Ngoc Cuong is considered the "living national treasure" of Chinese music, a "modern Mai Lan Phuong".

After a period of silence, Ly Ngoc Cuong said that he did not really cut his hair, but only studied Buddhism for a while to calm his mind. Up to now, Ly Ngoc Cuong continues to tour, but in private life, he is still lonely without any pink shadow by his side.