Chen Lin | |
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Background information | |
Chinese name | 陳琳 (traditional) |
Chinese name | 陈琳 (simplified) |
Pinyin | Chén Lín (Mandarin) |
Born |
Fengjie County, Chongqing, China |
31 January 1970
Died | 31 October 2009 Beijing, China |
(aged 39)
Occupation | Singer |
Genre(s) | Mandopop |
Years active | 1993–2009 |
Chen Lin (31 January 1970 - 31 October 2009) was a Chinese Mandopop singer. She committed suicide by jumping from the ninth floor of an apartment in Chaoyang District, Beijing.
She rose to stardom with her 1993 album entitled I Can Never Understand Your Love. It reached the top of the Chinese album charts, selling 1.5 million copies. The singles "I Choose What I Want" and "Give Up Your Love" were great successes.
In 1995, she married the singer Shen Yongge, boss of Zhu Shu Entertainment Ltd., but they divorced in 2007. Her second marriage was to singer Zhang Chaofeng in 2009, but friends said she was plagued by emotional problems.