Qiao Renliang (simplified Chinese: 乔任梁; traditional Chinese: 喬任梁; October 15, 1987 – September 16, 2016), also known as Kimi Qiao, was a Chinese singer and actor. He took part in the second season of My Hero (加油好男儿) and finished the competition as the runner-up for that season in 2007, and released his first EP in 2008.[1] On September 16, 2016, Qiao was found dead in his Shanghai apartment, after investigation, the police and his company confirmed that the case was a suicide because of depression. He was 28 years old that year.[2]
Qiao Renliang was born as the only son to a modest family in Shanghai on October 15, 1987. He graduated from Shanghai Dianji University (上海电机学院). Before the commencement of his singing career, Qiao was a track and field athlete who specialised in high jump events. He was a classmate of 110-meter hurdler Liu Xiang in primary school. Qiao won the National High Jump Competition in 2003.[3][4]
Qiao's English nickname, Kimi, originates from his admiration of Finnish Formula 1 driver Kimi Räikkönen.[5]
In 2005, Qiao participated in the "Golden Star" competition (金鹰之星) and became the winner of the "New Voice" segment. He also took part in the second season of My Hero and finished as runner-up in the 2007 competition.[3]
In 2008, he released his first EP Start today (今天开始) which ranked top ten on the China Album Sales Chart.[1] He was also chosen to sing the theme song of Windows 7 in the Asia-Pacific Region.[2] Qiao also starred in numerous movies and television series.
Death
On September 16, 2016, Qiao was found dead in his apartment on Qishun Road, Putuo District, Shanghai. After an investigation, the police confirmed that the cause of death was suicide because of depression. He was 28 years old.[2][6]
Posthumous album
On December 10, 2016, Warner Music China, Qiao's music label, released a posthumous album titled "KIMI". December 10 was deliberately chosen as the album's release date, due to two of Qiao's previous albums also being released on the same day in 2009 and 2012.
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Qiao Renliang simplified Chinese 乔任梁 traditional Chinese 喬任梁 October 15 1987 September 16 2016 also known as Kimi Qiao was a Chinese singer and actor He took part in the second season of My Hero 加油好男儿 and finished the competition as the runner up for that season in 2007 and released his first EP in 2008 1 On September 16 2016 Qiao was found dead in his Shanghai apartment after investigation the police and his company confirmed that the case was a suicide because of depression He was 28 years old that year 2 Qiao RenliangBorn 1987 10 15 October 15 1987Shanghai ChinaDiedSeptember 16 2016 2016 09 16 aged 28 Shanghai ChinaAlma materShanghai Dianji UniversityOccupationsSingeractorYears active2005 2016Chinese nameTraditional Chinese喬任梁Simplified Chinese乔任梁TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinQiao RenliangMusical careerAlso known asKimi QiaoOriginChinaGenresMandopopLabelsWarner Music ChinaIn this Chinese name the family name is Qiao Contents 1 Life 1 1 Death 1 2 Posthumous album 2 Filmography 2 1 Film 2 2 Television 2 3 Variety show 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksLife EditQiao Renliang was born as the only son to a modest family in Shanghai on October 15 1987 He graduated from Shanghai Dianji University 上海电机学院 Before the commencement of his singing career Qiao was a track and field athlete who specialised in high jump events He was a classmate of 110 meter hurdler Liu Xiang in primary school Qiao won the National High Jump Competition in 2003 3 4 Qiao s English nickname Kimi originates from his admiration of Finnish Formula 1 driver Kimi Raikkonen 5 In 2005 Qiao participated in the Golden Star competition 金鹰之星 and became the winner of the New Voice segment He also took part in the second season of My Hero and finished as runner up in the 2007 competition 3 In 2008 he released his first EP Start today 今天开始 which ranked top ten on the China Album Sales Chart 1 He was also chosen to sing the theme song of Windows 7 in the Asia Pacific Region 2 Qiao also starred in numerous movies and television series Death Edit On September 16 2016 Qiao was found dead in his apartment on Qishun Road Putuo District Shanghai After an investigation the police confirmed that the cause of death was suicide because of depression He was 28 years old 2 6 Posthumous album Edit On December 10 2016 Warner Music China Qiao s music label released a posthumous album titled KIMI December 10 was deliberately chosen as the album s release date due to two of Qiao s previous albums also being released on the same day in 2009 and 2012 Filmography EditFilm Edit Year English Title Chinese Title Role2009 One Night in Supermarket 夜 店 Li Junwei2010 Wall Lords 战墙 A Hui2011 Quit Smoking Not Quit Drinking 戒烟不戒酒 Lin Hongxing2011 Stop it another day 别闹 改日 Zhao Xiaochen2011 Whistle Loud 哨声嘹亮2011 Love Letter 情书 Xiao Feng2011 One Step Away 爱有多久 Yang Yang2011 Sleepless Fashion 与时尚同居 Wu Yang2011 East Meets West 东成西就2011 Ju Ge2011 A Big Deal 巨额交易 Liu Yijun2012 Di Xiaojie Chronicles 狄小杰事件簿 Di Xiaojie2012 11 Flowers 我11 Du Hongjun2012 To Forgive 查无此人 Li Chun2012 The Zodiac Mystery 十二星座离奇事件 Chen Xiaojun2012 Good For Nothing Heroes 请叫我英雄 Peng Da2013 Yue Chao 乐潮 Qi Gang2013 Thousand City 千城 Qi Gang2013 Night Night Night 夜夜夜 Di Xiaojie2014 Night of Adventure 疯狂72小时 Tuoniao2014 Night Mail 死亡邮件 Xiao Liang2015 Magic Card 魔卡行动 A Zhi2015 Surprise 万万没想到 Benboerba2016 Never Gone 致青春 原来你还在这里 Shen Ju an2016 Days of Our Own 我们的十年 Guo YuchenTelevision Edit Year English Title Chinese Title Role2009 Go for It The Prince of Tennis 加油 网球王子 Qi Yuan2010 New One Plum Blossom 新一剪梅 Xing Zhengyang2011 Sunny Piggy Jiumei 春光灿烂猪九妹 Sun Wukong2012 The Glamorous Imperial Concubine 倾世皇妃 Emperor Taizu of Song2012 My Economical Man 我的经济适用男 Yang Fan2013 Legend of Lu Zhen 陆贞传奇 Gao Yan2013 DBI 新神探联盟之包大人来了 Bai Yutang2013 The Queen of SOP 2 胜女的代价2 Bai Jiawei2014 Love Is Back 爱情回来了 Cheng Lei2014 Tiny Time 小时代之折纸时代 Zhou Chongguang2015 Cruel Romance 锦绣缘华丽冒险 Xiang Yingdong2015 Tour Between Two Lovers 向幸福出发 Ren Yifan2015 Code Name 代号 Feng Jiusi2016 Customize Happiness 定制幸福 Zhan Wang2016 Stay with Me 放弃我 抓紧我 Huo Xiao2018 The Snow Queen 雪女王 Shen LeizhiVariety show Edit Year Title Role Notes2015 We Are In Love Cast member Xu LuDiscography EditStart Today 今天开始 2008 The Lovely You 可爱的你 2009 Diamond 钻石 December 10 2009 Pin K Pin K 拼 December 10 2012 Excellent 耀 出色 2014 KIMI December 10 2016 released posthumouslyReferences Edit a b 乔任梁本周返沪 签售首张EP 今天开始 Sina in Chinese February 21 2008 a b c Actor singer Qiao Renliang dies from possible depression CRIENGLISH com September 17 2016 Archived from the original on October 29 2016 a b 離奇死亡 家境很好係獨子 被封 傾城四少 Apple Daily in Chinese September 17 2016 曾和劉翔師出同門 Singtao Daily in Chinese 2016 09 17 Archived from the original on 2016 09 18 Retrieved 2016 09 18 华策 定制幸福 曝手绘版海报 乔任梁恋上童瑶 youth cn in Chinese 2015 08 05 Archived from the original on 2016 09 20 Retrieved 2016 09 19 28歲 小時代 男星驟逝 公司證實 憂鬱症輕生 Apple Daily in Chinese 2016 09 16 External links EditQiao Renliang on Sina Weibo in Chinese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Qiao Renliang amp oldid 1138535639, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
