Qiao Renliang

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
Born(1987-10-15)October 15, 1987
Shanghai, China
DiedSeptember 16, 2016(2016-09-16) (aged 28)
Shanghai, China
Alma materShanghai Dianji University
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actor
Years active2005–2016
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese喬任梁
Simplified Chinese乔任梁
Musical career
Also known asKimi Qiao
OriginChina
GenresMandopop
LabelsWarner Music China
In this Chinese name, the family name is Qiao.

Life

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.

Filmography

Film
YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleRole
2009One Night in Supermarket夜·店Li Junwei
2010Wall Lords战墙A Hui
2011Quit Smoking, Not Quit Drinking戒烟不戒酒Lin Hongxing
2011Stop it, another day别闹，改日Zhao Xiaochen
2011Whistle Loud哨声嘹亮
2011Love Letter情书Xiao Feng
2011One Step Away爱有多久Yang Yang
2011Sleepless Fashion与时尚同居Wu Yang
2011East Meets West东成西就2011Ju Ge
2011A Big Deal巨额交易Liu Yijun
2012Di Xiaojie Chronicles狄小杰事件簿Di Xiaojie
201211 Flowers我11Du Hongjun
2012To Forgive查无此人Li Chun
2012The Zodiac Mystery十二星座离奇事件Chen Xiaojun
2012Good-For-Nothing Heroes请叫我英雄Peng Da
2013Yue Chao乐潮Qi Gang
2013Thousand City千城Qi Gang
2013Night Night Night夜夜夜Di Xiaojie
2014Night of Adventure疯狂72小时Tuoniao
2014Night Mail死亡邮件Xiao Liang
2015Magic Card魔卡行动A Zhi
2015Surprise万万没想到Benboerba
2016Never Gone致青春·原来你还在这里Shen Ju'an
2016Days of Our Own我们的十年Guo Yuchen

Television
YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleRole
2009Go for It! The Prince of Tennis加油！网球王子Qi Yuan
2010New One Plum Blossom新一剪梅Xing Zhengyang
2011Sunny Piggy Jiumei春光灿烂猪九妹Sun Wukong
2012The Glamorous Imperial Concubine倾世皇妃Emperor Taizu of Song
2012My Economical Man我的经济适用男Yang Fan
2013Legend of Lu Zhen陆贞传奇Gao Yan
2013DBI新神探联盟之包大人来了Bai Yutang
2013The Queen of SOP 2胜女的代价2Bai Jiawei
2014Love Is Back爱情回来了Cheng Lei
2014Tiny Time小时代之折纸时代Zhou Chongguang
2015Cruel Romance锦绣缘华丽冒险Xiang Yingdong
2015Tour Between Two Lovers向幸福出发Ren Yifan
2015Code Name代号Feng Jiusi
2016Customize Happiness定制幸福Zhan Wang
2016Stay with Me放弃我，抓紧我Huo Xiao
2016The Snow Queen雪女王Shen Leizhi

Variety show
Year Title Role Notes
2015 We Are In Love Cast memberXu Lu

Discography
  • Start 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 posthumously

References
  1. "乔任梁本周返沪 签售首张EP《今天开始》". Sina (in Chinese). February 21, 2008.
  2. "Actor/singer Qiao Renliang dies from possible depression". CRIENGLISH.com. September 17, 2016.
  3. 【離奇死亡】家境很好係獨子 被封「傾城四少」. Apple Daily (in Chinese). September 17, 2016.
  4. "Archived copy" 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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy" 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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. 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.
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