Luo Tianyi
Luo Tianyi is a Chinese Vocaloid developed formerly by Bplats, Inc. under the Yamaha Corporation, and was created in collaboration with Shanghai HENIAN Information Technology Co. Ltd. she was released for the Vocaloid 3 and Vocaloid 4 engines. Her voice is provided by the Chinese voice actress Shan Xin. Considered China's most popular virtual idol, she held a joint concert with pianist Lang Lang at the Shanghai's Mercedes-Benz Arena in March 2019.
Development
To create strong support for the first Chinese Vocaloid, a contest was held to pick the most popular design. The winning entry would become a Vocaloid, while the runner up entries were included in the Vocaloid promotions.Her name was Yayin Gongyu and it was the winning entry out of the contest. First song by Luo Tianyi is Step on Your Heart.
Additional software
On April 2, 2012, Shan Xin confirmed that she had just finished her second day of recording the voicebank, also mentioning that she had done an interview with Japanese reporters. According to her report, she recorded in the 'Japanese way', which led to a fan asking if it would be a Japanese or Chinese voicebank. Shan Xin responded by stating to wait for the announcement. Her Japanese voicebank was not yet finished at the time of YANHE's development, however, they mentioned hoped to have her released soon. Later in November 2013, it was confirmed the vocal was cancelled.Tianyi's Vocaloid 4 production was officially announced on March 12, 2016. Her original vocal would be improved and it was confirmed that she would be receiving at least one additional vocal. However, the name of it was not revealed at the time and it was unknown if she was receiving any more vocals.
Characteristics
She has a pet called "Tian Dian" and according to her biography is an Angel sent to bring happiness via music to the world like the Vocaloids of the past.Luo Tianyi has also been co-opted as youth ambassador of the Chinese Communist Youth League.
| Name | Luo Tianyi |
| Age | 15 |
| Height | |
| Appearance | Grey hair, green eyes, wearing a green jasper around her neck, and a Chinese knot on her waist. |
| Reference color | Skyblue |
Major offline performances
On February 2, 2016, Tianyi was invited to perform on the Little New Year Gala held by Hunan Satellite TV and sang the song 《花儿纳吉》with famous Chinese singer Yang Yuying. In the performance Tianyi’s figure was shown to the audience with the help of AR technology. It was also her first performance on TV.On June 17, 2017, Tianyi and five other virtual singers held a concert at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. HENIAN used the Holography technology to show their figures. It was the first concert that was specially held for Chinese virtual figures.
And on New Year‘s Eve of 2018, Tianyi participated in the New Year’s Eve Gala of Jiangsu TV. She sang the song "Let It Go" with the Hong Kong singer Wakin Chau.
In March 2018, Tianyi appeared on China Central Television for the first time and performed with the Peking opera master Wang Peiyu.
On November 3, 2018, the concert “国风极乐夜” was held at the Beijing National Stadium, Tianyi sang the opening song of the concert.
On December 31, 2018, Tianyi performed on Jiangsu TV's New Year Gala for the second time. This time she sang the song 达拉崩吧 with Joker Xue.
On February 23, 2019, Tianyi and the great pianist Lang Lang hold a joint concert at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai.
On May 16,2019, Tianyi appeared on zhejiang TV's the treasured voice and sang 茫种 together with Angela Chang 张韶涵.