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Linlin

b. 1991

Chinese singer and dancer

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About Linlin

Born 1991. Linlin is a Chinese singer, dance and singing.

Qian Lin (born March 11, 1991), better known in Japan as , is a Chinese singer. She is a former Morning Musume member and leader of the Hello! Project sub-group Shin Minimoni. She was announced to be joining as the eighth generation of Morning Musume on March 15, 2007. Along with Li Chun, she is one of the only two members in the history of Morning Musume that are of non-Japanese origin.

Biography Linlin was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. In the second grade of elementary school (1999), she was spotted by a local television station. Since then, she has been active in the entertainment industry, appearing in many television dramas and other shows as a host in China.

Through the recommendation of a friend of Tsunku, the producer of Hello! Project (which Morning Musume is under), Linlin joined Hello! Project as a part of Hello! Pro Egg, a training center for practicing singing and dancing.

On March 15, 2007, she (along with Junjun) were officially announced to be joining the eighth generation of all girl J-pop group Morning Musume, as a "foreign student". After seeing her perform at concerts, Tsunku was impressed and believed that she and Junjun would be key for Morning Musume's planned expansion into Asia in 2007.

Three days later, on March 18, 2007, she made her Japanese television debut on Hello! Morning. Within the same week, she moved to Tokyo, Japan.

Personal life

On June 25, 2016, Qian revealed on Twitter that she had been married in November 2014 after three months of dating and gave birth to a child in September 2015.

Discography

EPs Title Release date 1 Zhàn Dòu 2013-06-19

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Also known as
Lin Lin, Qian Lin

People in Linlin's life

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Linlin?

Chinese singer and dancer

When was Linlin born?

Linlin was born on 11 March 1991 in Hangzhou.

What is Linlin's occupation?

Linlin is a singer, dance and singing.

What nationality is Linlin?

Linlin is Chinese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Linlin

· Wikidata: Q256903

· DBpedia: Qian Lin

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