Benxi (Chinese: 本兮; pinyin: Běnxī, 30 June 1994 – 24 December 2016), also known as Mǎ Xiǎochén or Utaoki, was a Chinese Hui singer-songwriter.[1]
Benxi | |||||||
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| Born | Ma Xiaochen (马晓晨) 30 June 1994 Kuytun, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China | ||||||
| Died | 24 December 2016 (aged 22) Beijing, China | ||||||
| Other names | Utaoki | ||||||
| Occupation | singer-songwriter | ||||||
| Years active | 2011–2016 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 本兮 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 本兮 | ||||||
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| Website | Benxi's Weibo Benxi's Douban page | ||||||
Biography[edit]
Benxi was born in Kuytun, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China in June 1994.
In 2011, she began to enter the music scene.[2]
On 30 June 2012, her personal music brand "Go! Go!" was established, which was the first exclusively post-90s music brand in China.[1]
On 24 December 2016, she committed suicide by jumping off a building. Some Chinese media reported that Benxi died of depression in Beijing.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "17岁本兮组90后音乐品牌GOGO! 立志做优质原创". 腾讯娱乐. 17 August 2011.
- ^ 评论：本兮――要沸腾是迟早的事 新浪 （2012-07-11）
- ^ 22岁女歌手本兮逝世 本兮去世原因曝光（图） Archived 24 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine 南方网 （2016-12-27）
- ^ 曝本兮竟因患抑郁症跳楼而亡 公司不公开死因称尊重家属意愿 一点资讯 （2016-12-28）
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