Chen Lin (singer)
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Chen Lin | |||||||
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| Born | 31 January 1970 Fengjie County, Chongqing, China | ||||||
| Died | 31 October 2009 (aged 39) Beijing, China | ||||||
| Occupation | Singer | ||||||
| Years active | 1993–2009 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳琳 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈琳 | ||||||
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| Genres | Mandopop | ||||||
Chen Lin (31 January 1970 – 31 October 2009)[1] was a Chinese Mandopop singer. She died by suicide at the age of 39.
She rose to stardom with her 1993 album entitled I Can Never Understand Your Love (in Mandarin 你的柔情我永远不懂). It reached the top of the Chinese album charts, selling 1.5 million copies. She ended up releasing 7 albums.[2]
Personal life
In 1995, she married the singer Shen Yongge, founder of Zhu Shu Entertainment Ltd., a record company. He helped her with releasing three albums that defined the peak of her career in 2000. Shen and Chen were a popular celebrity couple until divorcing in 2007.[3] Her second marriage was to singer and producer Zhang Chaofeng in July 2009, and soon after in August 2009 Chen Lin released her last EP. Friends said she was plagued with emotional problems leading up to her suicide in October 2009.
