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Memorial Concert Held for Late Singer Chen Lin
Posted in Chen Lin, China Music, China Pop Music with tags Chen Lin, China Music, China Pop Music on November 12, 2009 by infoseekchina
Source: CRIENGLISH.com
A grand public memorial was held for late singer Chen Lin on Wednesday night at the Starlight Theater in Beijing as friends and loyal fans bade a final goodbye to the beloved singer.
Chen’s fellow singers and close friends, including Na Ying, Han Hong, Qi Qin, Yang Kun, Man
Wenjun, pop duo Yu Quan and music producer Zhang Yadong, attended the memorial, according to an article on Chinanews.com.cn.
Chen’s ex-husband, Shen Yongge, who organized the ceremony, said the memorial would be made into a documentary. Chen’s current husband, Zhang Chaofeng, did not attend.
Na Ying, who grieved for friend’s tragic suicidal death, performed Chen’s hit song “I Never Know Your Love,” which sent the teenage singer to fame in 1993 when China’s pop music scene had just started to take shape on the mainland.
Heavyweight TV hosts Li Jing and Dai Jun who had interviewed Chen on their entertainment program recalled her musical talent, personal life and enthusiastic involvement in many charity organizations.
“We are all the kids of Lin’s mother from now on,” said a tearful Han Hong onstage, calling for more love from their circle to support Chen’s elderly mother.
Zhang Yadong regretted he had not done more collaborations with Chen before singing the deceased singer’s hit song “Just Love,” which Zhang produced.
Singer Zhu Hua praised Chen’s passion for music, saying it felt like she was stepping on a gas pedal of a car whenever she sang.
“She set up rooms in style, she cooked good spicy food, and
she lived for love,” Zhu said of Chen.
Chen’s mother who wrote an open letter to appease public speculation about her daughter’s death a couple of days ago appeared at the memorial and thanked all the attendees.
Chen’s close friend, singer Zhang Qiang, who was with Chen on the night before her death did not attend the event, but expressed her sorrow and love for her in a condolence letter.
Chen suicidal leap from a building in Beijing in the early morning of October 31 astonished the public and the music world and sparked various speculation. She was reported to have suffered from a frustrated marriage with her current husband.
According to media reports, a close source said after the memorial that Chen’s friends were planning another concert in her memory in Chengdu, Sichuan province, where Chen had lots of happy memories, by January 31, on what would have been the singer’s fortieth birthday.
Mother Wrote Open Letter after Chen Lin’s Death
Posted in Chen Lin, China Music with tags Chen Lin, China Music on November 5, 2009 by infoseekchina
The death of pop singer Chen Lin has been ruled as suicide, according to a forensic autopsy report that revealed no abnormalities.
Chen’s mother He Conglun has accepted the findings and expressed the family’s gratitude to the public through an open letter.
Mother He Conglun dismissed rumors surrounding the late singer’s death and explained “the body scars were caused by the suicide itself.”
Chen is reported to have jumped from a building to her death on Saturday, November 1, but body scarring sparked widespread speculation of domestic violence in the past few days.
Ms He described her singer daughter as a sensible, sensitive, independent and caring girl who was also fragile. As a mother, she said she asked people to be understanding of a woman who saw death as a last resort. She requested the media cease their continuous speculation surrounding the death and allow her daughter to rest in peace.
The mother, grieving at the loss of her daughter, questioned, “my foolish child, how painful that would be. Would that pain be less than what you had to bear in life?”
Reportedly, a commemorative ceremony for Chen Lin will be held in Starlight Theater of Beijing on the evening of November 11. Pop singer Yang Kun will sing the hit song, The World of Two, which was originally a duet sung with Chen Lin.
The memorial will be made into a documentary about Chen Lin by her ex-husband Shen Yongge, a record company owner, according to the Dongfang Daily.
However, it is rumored the event, to be attended by many artists, will not welcome Zhang Chaofeng, a music producer and Chen’s current husband, who was criticized for having not taken good care of his wife.
Troubled marriage led to singer Chen Lin’s suicide
Posted in Chen Lin, China Music, China Pop Music with tags Chen Lin, China Music, China Pop Music on November 4, 2009 by infoseekchina
China Economic Net is reporting, that pop singer Chen Lin, who committed suicide by jumping off a residential building on Saturday (Nov. 1), is said to have been afflicted by her unhappy marriage for a long time, according to latest media reports.
The singer, who remarried three months ago with musician Zhang Chaofeng, never walked out of the shadow from her failed marriage with ex-husband Shen Yongge, one of Chen’s friends said.
Chen and Shen Yongge, boss of once-prosperous Zhu Shu music label, married in 1995 and Chen released three albums that pushed her to the peak of her career under the label.
The two divorced in 2007 and Shen reportedly got married again soon after the divorce.
The two divorced in 2007 and Shen reportedly got married again soon after the divorce.
Chen was emotionally stricken by the failure of her twelve-year marriage with Shen, confirmed another friend of Chen’s, and she was unhappy with her second husband. The couple is said to have fallen out a lot since they tied the knot.
The singer had been down in spirit recently and she tried to kill herself half a month ago, said one of her friends in anonymity.
Her death sparked many speculations in the media because of the day she killed herself was also her ex-husband’s birthday.
Chen Lin was found dead on early Saturday (Nov. 1) morning and her autopsy result will be published in a week. It’s rumored her mother has appealed for legal investigation into Chen’s death.
The singer rose to stardom in 1993 with her debut album “I Never Know Your Love”, which sold over 1.5 million copies.
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Pop singer Chen Lin falls to death
Posted in Chen Lin, China Music, Uncategorized with tags Chen Lin, China Music, Uncategorized on November 2, 2009 by infoseekchina
Chinese mainland pop singer Chen Lin has died after apparently leaping from a building in Beijing on Saturday, according to a report on Sina.com.cn.
Chen, 39, plunged from the ninth floor of an apartment in Chaoyang District of Beijing. Her body was found by a local resident in early Saturday morning.
Exactly why the singer fell from the building is still under investigation.
One of Chen Lin’s friends said the star was plagued by “emotional problems.”
Born in Chongqing in 1970, Chen rose to stardom as a singer with the album “I Can Never Understand Your Love” in 1993. It reached the top of the album charts and sold over 1.5 million copies.
In hit songs like “I Choose What I Want” and “Give up Your Love,” Chen Lin candidly expressed her own outlook on love and life.
The singer married Shen Yongge, boss of Zhu Shu Entertainment Ltd. in 1995.
The two divorced in 2007, and Chen remarried singer Zhang Chaofeng two years later.
