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LOGO Talent Show Stars Monday, Oct. 03, 2005 Li Yuchun Loved for Being Herself By Susan Jakes, The Time Li Yuchun Loved for Being Herself Chinese showbiz rarely produces icons. Sure, there are the dozen or so movie actors who can carry a film, and the odd rocker who fills a stadium. But seldom does a face on Chinas small screen really stand out. Even singing, the national pastime and TV staple, seems reserved for an interchangeable lineup of warbling coquettes, husky crooners and jolly fellows in brass stars and epaulets belting out odes to red flags. 即便唱歌这项全国人民的娱乐活动和电视节目的主要内容也总是保留着让这样一批人轮番登场。她们有的人声音婉转在屏幕前搔首弄姿，有的声音沙哑，还有的是佩戴着铜质五星和肩章愉快地卖力歌颂祖国的人。 Li Yuchun Loved for Being Herself Which helps explain how a 21-year-old Sichuanese music student named Li Yuchun has become one of the most popular figures in China. In August, Li won a televised American Idol-like singing contest produced by Hunan provinces Entertainment Channel and bearing its own inimitable name: Mongolian Cow Sour Yogurt Super Girls Voice. (Its sponsor makes yogurt.) The show drew the largest audiences in the history of Chinese television. As the competition narrowed, the media covered it like a war or the O.J. Simpson trial. By the time the finale aired, some 400 million people were tuning in. Li Yuchun Loved for Being Herself The Li Yuchun phenomenon, however, goes far beyond her voice, which even the most ardent fans admit is pretty weak. As a dancer, shes not much better. Hei Nan, one of the events judges, told the Guangzhou Daily that Li was the worst of the top six in terms of singing skills, but noted that she garnered the most audience votes. Collected; gained Li Yuchun Loved for Being Herself What Li did possess was attitude, originality and a proud androgyny that defied Chinese norms. During the tryouts, in which 150,000 contestants were winnowed to 15. Li wore loose jeans and a black shirt, with no make-up and the haircut (and body) of David Bowie. She auditioned with In My Heart Theres