Ben Xi

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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
Born
Ma Xiaochen (马晓晨)

(1994-06-30)30 June 1994
Died24 December 2016(2016-12-24) (aged 22)
Beijing, China
Other namesUtaoki
Occupationsinger-songwriter
Years active2011–2016
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
WebsiteBenxi'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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 评论:本兮――要沸腾是迟早的事 新浪 (2012-07-11)
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ 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)