Qiao Renliang

Qiao Renliang (; 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 talent show My Hero (加油好男儿) and finished as the runner-up in 2007. He released his first EP in 2008 before shifting his career to acting.

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.

Qiao's English nickname, Kimi, originates from his admiration of Finnish Formula 1 driver Kimi Räikkönen.

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. Qiao also starred in numerous movies and television series.

On September 16, 2016, Qiao was found dead in his apartment on Qishun Road, Putuo District, Shanghai. The police concluded the cause of death was suicide by self inflicted wounds because of depression. He was 28.

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

Television Year English Title Chinese Title Role 2009 Go for It! The Prince of Tennis 加油！网球王子 Qi Yuan 2010 New One Plum Blossom 新一剪梅 Xing Zhengyang 2011 Sunny Piggy Jiumei 春光灿烂猪九妹 Sun Wukong 2012 The Glamorous Imperial Concubine 倾世皇妃 Emperor Taizu of Song 2012 My Economical Man 我的经济适用男 Yang Fan 2013 Legend of Lu Zhen 陆贞传奇 Gao Yan 2013 DBI 新神探联盟之包大人来了 Bai Yutang 2013 The Queen of SOP 2 胜女的代价2 Bai Jiawei 2014 Love Is Back 爱情回来了 Cheng Lei 2014 Tiny Time 小时代之折纸时代 Zhou Chongguang 2015 Cruel Romance 锦绣缘华丽冒险 Xiang Yingdong 2015 Tour Between Two Lovers 向幸福出发 Ren Yifan 2015 Code Name 代号 Feng Jiusi 2016 Customize Happiness 定制幸福 Zhan Wang 2016Stay with Me 放弃我，抓紧我 Huo Xiao 2018 The Snow Queen 雪女王 Shen Leizhi

Variety show Year Title Role Notes 2015 We Are In LoveCast member Xu 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