In this Chinese name, the family name is Ma.
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.
| Benxi | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | Ma Xiaochen (马晓晨) (1994-06-30)30 June 1994 Kuytun, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China | ||||||
| Died | 24 December 2016(2016-12-24) (aged 22) Beijing, China | ||||||
| Other names | Utaoki | ||||||
| Occupation | singer-songwriter | ||||||
| Years active | 2011–2016 | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 本兮 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 本兮 | ||||||
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| Website | Benxi's Weibo Benxi's Douban page | ||||||
Biography
Benxi was born in Kuytun, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China in June 1994.
In 2011, she began to enter the music scene.
On 30 June 2012, her personal music brand "Go! Go!" was established, which was the first exclusively post-90s music brand in China.
On 24 December 2016, she committed suicide by jumping off a building. Some Chinese media reported that Benxi died of depression in Beijing.
References
- ^ "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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