Chen Lin, a well-known female singer from mainland China. She once became famous nationwide with songs like "Your Tenderness I Will Never Understand" and "If I Love, I Just Love". Although she has never been truly famous in the biggest sense, since her debut there have been few negative news about her and her development in the music industry has been stable. Her acting career has also been managed successfully. On October 31st, 2009, she committed suicide by jumping off a building at the age of 39. The police investigation confirmed it as a suicide, but the specific reasons are still unclear. This sudden leap is believed to be closely related to her rather bumpy romantic history.
Chen Lin, the spokesperson for urban fashionable women, the lifetime image ambassador for China's green environmental protection, and the ambassador of Sino-Japanese music culture, created the highest record in mainland China for the whole year, winning 27 awards including 8 Best Female Singer Awards, becoming a worthy Queen of Awards. A pioneer in the trend of original music that is internationalized, fashionable, and band-oriented. With her fashionable albums "If I Love, I Just Love" and "I Don't Want To Deceive Myself", she sold 1.8 million copies, sweeping more than ten "Annual Best Female Singer Awards" in 2003, becoming the artist who won the most Best Female Singer Awards, a worthy Queen of Awards, and extremely impressive in live performances. She eventually died by jumping off a building.
In 1993, she released her first album "Your Tenderness I Will Never Understand" which set a sales record of 1.5 million copies, ranking first on the sales chart of the "Oriental Horizon" program; she won the Best Vocal Performance Award and Newcomer Award from the Central People's Broadcasting Station; ranked first in the "Golden Melody Soars East" program in Shanghai.
In January 1994, as the only Chinese singer, she traveled to Hong Kong to participate in the opening ceremony of the 16th "Top Ten Chinese Golden Melodies" Awards and received the "Best Outstanding Newcomer Award".
In March 1996, as the only Chinese singer, she went to Japan to participate in the second "Japan 96 Asian Singer Open Competition" and won the "Roland Award".
In January 1998, she won the Channel [V] Chinese TOP20 List of Lists Best Female Singer in Mainland China.
In March 1998, her song "Woman" won the "Top Ten Golden Melodies" award from the Yunling Hit Chart.
In August 1998, she won the "National Top Ten Golden Melodies Award" for the 1997-1998 Annual "Green Lansha Cup".
On January 9, 2000, she won the first place in the "Top Ten Golden Melodies" of Beijing Music Radio's fourth quarter and the "Best Female Singer".
On January 21, 2000, she won the champion of the fourth season of the China Original Song Total Evaluation List.
On January 27, 2000, she won the "Excellent Song Award" and "Most Popular Female Singer" from Hong Kong Channel [v] Chinese List of Lists.
In February 2000, she won the "Top Ten Golden Melodies" and "Most Popular Female Singer" from the Huaxia Golden Melody Ranking List of the Central People's Broadcasting Station.
On March 23, 2001, her song "Don't Be Afraid, I'm Here" won the "Top Ten Golden Melodies Award of the 2000 Annual Chinese Songs Ranking List" from Beijing Music Radio.
On April 21, 2001, "Don't Be Afraid, I'm Here" won the "Top Ten Golden Melodies Award of the 2000 Annual Music Storm List".
On April 27, 2001, "Don't Be Afraid, I'm Here" won the "Top Ten Golden Melodies Award of the 2000 Annual China Original Song Total Evaluation List" hosted by "Music Life Newspaper".
On April 29, 2001, the environmental protection song "Face Changing" won the "Top Ten Golden Melodies Award of the 2000 Annual Chinese Pop Songs List" from the Central People's Broadcasting Station. Chen Lin was recognized by a wide range of fans and media for her efforts in environmental protection public welfare over the past year, and simultaneously won the "Best Public Welfare Singer Award of the 2000 Annual Chinese Pop Songs List".
In March 2002, she won the "Annual Best Album Award" and "Golden Melody Award" at the 9th Beijing Music Radio Chinese Songs Ranking List Awards.
In March 2002, she won the "Top Ten Golden Melodies Award" at the 9th Oriental风云List Awards.
In June 2002, she served as the first "Sino-Japanese Music Culture Ambassador".
In August 2002, she won the "Best Album Award" and "Golden Melody Award" at the Pepsi Global Chinese Music Charts Rankings.
In February 2003, "I Don't Want To Deceive Myself" won the "Top Ten Golden Melodies Award" at the "Third Music Storm List Awards".
In March 2003, she won the "Best Fashionable Female Singer" and "Best Album Award" at the "Eighth China Original Songs Selection Awards Evening" held by Shenyang Radio Arts Station; "I Don't Want To Deceive Myself" won the "Top Ten Golden Melodies Award".
In March 2003, she was awarded the title of "Women's World Cup Image Spokesperson" by the FIFA Women's World Cup Organizing Committee.
In October 2003, she won the highest award in mainland China at the "CHANNEL YOUNG Leica Style - Style Best Female Singer".
In November 2003, she won the "Annual Best Female Singer Award" at the "Sprite My Choice - China Original Music Pop Chart".
In November 2003, she won the "Jingbao Best Female Singer Grand Prize" and "Jingbao Fashion Music Grand Prize" and "Jingbao Top Ten Songs Award" at the "Southeast Jingbao Music Chart" Awards.
In December 2003, she won the "Annual Best Female Singer Award" at the "Radio and Television Administration - China Original Songs Awards".
In January 2004, she won the "Top Ten Albums Award" at the "Sohu Top Ten News Selection Awards Evening".
In March 2004, she won the "Best Stage Performance Award" and "Top Ten Golden Melodies Award" at the 11th Oriental Music Chart Awards Evening on Shanghai Oriental Radio.
In March 2005, she won the "Most Popular Female Singer in Mainland" and "The Year's Fifteen Mandarin Golden Melodies Award for '13131'" at the Guangdong Music Pioneer Chart.
In March 2005, she won the "Best Female Singer in Mainland" and "The Year's Top Ten Golden Melodies Award for 'I Still Choose My Own'" at the 10th Chinese Original Songs Rankings.
In May 2005, she won the "Mainland Golden Melody Award" and "Most Popular Female Singer Award" at the Guangzhou Radio Golden Melody Chart.
In June 2005, she won the "Mainland Annual Grand Prize" at the Seven Color Golden Melody Chart of the 92 Radio Broadcast Union.
In October 2005, she won the "Best Female Singer in Mainland" and "Top Ten Golden Melodies Award for '13131'" at the Third Southeast Jingbao Music Chart.
In March 2006, she won the "Mainland Annual Top Ten Golden Melodies Award for '13131'" and the prestigious "Top Five in Chinese Pop Music" at the 13th Oriental Music Chart.
In March 2006, she won the Best Female Singer Award at the Fifth China Golden Disc Awards.
In April 2006, she won the "Best Female Singer" and "Annual Top Ten Golden Melodies for 'Rainy Night'" at the Second MusicRadio China TOP Rankings (Mainland).
In October 2006, she was nominated for the Best Female Singer in Mainland at the Eighth CCTV Music Gala.
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Chen Lin was born in Fengjie, Chongqing. In 1993, Chen Lin became famous with the song "Your Tenderness I Will Never Understand" and ventured alone to Beijing. After knowing her ex-husband Shen Yongge for a year, Shen Yongge founded Beijing Bamboo Book Culture, and not only did Chen Lin become his signed artist, but she also became his wife. Chen Lin and her ex-husband Shen Yongge were married for over ten years and were known as the "husband-and-wife shop" in the music circle. However, in 2007, Shen Yongge was photographed by the media having a sweet dinner with an artist under his label, Yue Xia. Not only did he drive her home, but they also had intimate gestures, while at this time Chen Lin happened to be performing abroad. Thus, rumors of a third party between them spread, and their marriage ended in divorce.
Not long after, Chen Lin met her current husband, musician Zhang Chaofeng. It is said that the failure of her first marriage once made Chen Lin contemplate suicide, but it was Zhang Chaofeng's encouragement and comfort that helped her quickly get out of the shadow. During the period when Chen Lin was unwell, Zhang Chaofeng stayed by her side without leaving. As early as March 2009, reporters had seen Chen Lin and Zhang Chaofeng holding hands and walking together affectionately at a musicians' forum. At that time, Chen Lin leaned against her lover like a little woman, making people envious of their perfect match. They finally registered their marriage in Chengdu at the end of July 2009 and announced that both would establish the Chen Lin Music Studio at the beginning of the year, intending to make another splash in the music world. Chen Lin's ex-husband Shen Yongge also expressed his blessings for her new marriage.
Chen Lin's suicide brought Yue Xia, wearing the hat of "the other woman," into the public eye, and various unfavorable speculations focused on her. However, informed sources revealed that the other woman was not Yue Xia...
"Alas! Why can't she think things through?" Having experienced two deep loves, but neither ended happily, many attributed Chen Lin's death to the word "love." Around 10 PM last night, reporters contacted a close friend of Chen Lin, who revealed that Chen Lin's suicide indeed had something to do with "love," saying: "Chen Lin and Zhang Chaofeng had quarreled multiple times recently, even fighting. Actually, Chen Lin had attempted suicide several times before. Recently, their arguments have been severe, causing Chen Lin's mood to drop abnormally low, leading her to seek solace from friends. Jumping off the building should be due to temporary confusion. Reports say that Chen Lin had injuries on her neck, which might have resulted from the fight." The close friend added that Chen Lin still remembered Shen Yongge fondly: "After all, their relationship lasted for 10 years. Chen Lin once said she would write a book about Shen Yongge, revealing their love story to the world. That Chen Lin chose to commit suicide on Shen Yongge's birthday day must mean something." This aligns with previous media reports stating that "Ge Mingjun's wife came over, bursting into tears immediately, saying that the deceased had sought her out due to emotional issues."
As for the third party, Yue Xia, the close friend smiled and said: "It's just a diversion. The real third party isn't Yue Xia, but Deng Rong! She is also an artist from Bamboo Book Culture. She and Shen Yongge already have a child." Subsequently, reporters searched online and found on a forum that netizen Partyred posted directly: "Deng Rong is the true third party! Ask everyone involved in this entire matter, who doesn't know what happened? Deng Rong and Shen Yongge's child is over a year old now! Adding up the pregnancy duration, it totals more than two years! Everyone figure out who the real third party is!" Yesterday, reporters called Shen Yongge based on the phone number provided by the close friend, but Shen Yongge's phone was never answered. Multiple calls to Zhang Chaofeng also went unanswered.