Liu Huan’s cause of death was revealed and his wife confirmed that he had been fighting bladder cancer for 14 years and was suffering from septic shock.

A famous Chinese musician who died of illness in Shanghai on September 25 this yearliu huan was buried under the Great Wall in Beijing on November 12 at the age of 63. That night, host Shui Junyi was commissioned by Liu Huan’s wife Lu Lu to publish an open letter of nearly 8,000 words, “He is such a person.” It revealed for the first time Liu Huan’s difficult journey of secretly fighting bladder cancer for more than ten years since 2012, and confirmed that the main cause of death on his death medical certificate was “septic shock”.

According to reports from Observer.com and Jimu News, Lu Lu recounted in detail Liu Huan’s dedication and perseverance in the last days of his life in a long article. In late December 2025, Liu Huan discovered it during a reviewcancer He was suspected of being transferred, but decided to hide his situation from his wife as his father-in-law died in critical condition. On the night of his father-in-law’s cremation, he endured the cold wind and dust to complete the New Year’s Eve live broadcast on the beach in Shanghai. Later, he would only tell his wife that “the wind was so strong that I could hardly open my mouth.” During his treatment in Shanghai, he also accepted an invitation to write and sing the theme song for the film “The Wandering Earth 3”. It was not until early September 2026 that Liu Huan was diagnosed with bacterial gastroenteritis with immune response due to severe diarrhea. On the 20th he developed high fever and ultimately died peacefully surrounded by his family.

After this open letter full of affection and details was exposed, it caused deep shock and reluctance among countless music fans and netizens on the Internet. “This is truly heartbreaking and commendable.”

Liu Huan was diagnosed with early-stage bladder cancer during a physical examination during the recording of the first season of “The Voice of China” in September 2012. Five years later, the cancer recurred and the doctor recommended removal of the bladder. However, he stressed the dignity of life and clearly stated that “it is better to die than carrying a urine bag” and that “it is better to die than to live in vain”. During more than ten years of battling the disease, Liu Huan never made any noise or cried about his pain. He still devoted himself to music production, university teaching, and public welfare ventures. Until his death, he still openly lamented to his wife, “This life’s been a success, that’s all.”

Liu Huan was born in 1963 in Tianjin. As a professor of music at the University of International Business and Economics and a distinguished composer in the Chinese music scene, Liu Huan sang the theme song “Me and You” for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and left countless classic works such as “Song of a Hero”, “Start Over” and “Crooked Moon”.