Yin Xiangjie (born 15 February 1969) is a Chinese
Mandopop singer, host, and actor. He rose to fame after singing "Boat Tracker's Love" at the
Lantern Festival in
Beijing Television in 1994, featuring fellow singer
Yu Wenhua.
Biography
Yin was born in
Fangshan District of
Beijing
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, on February 15, 1969, with his
ancestral home in
Lanshan District of
Rizhao,
Shandong
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.
After graduating from Beijing Yuying School in July 1987, he joined Beijing Advertising Art Troupe as a solo.
In 1988 he obtained third prize of National "Red Horse" Song Contest. In November 1989, he transferred to Chinese Broadcasting Art Troupe.
Yin Xiangjie recorded his first song ''About Us'' in 1992.
He first rose to prominence in 1994 for singing ''The Love Boat Tracker'' with Yu Wenhua at the
Lantern Festival in
Beijing Television. That same year, his debut RAP album, titled ''Changing Every Day'', was released.
In 1995, his song, ''It isn't Raining Day with No Wind and the Sun in the Sky'', which sung in the
CCTV New Year's Gala
The ''CCTV New Year's Gala'', also known as the ''Spring Festival Gala'', and commonly abbreviated in Chinese as ''Chunwan'', is a Chinese New Year special produced by China Media Group (CMG). It is broadcast annually on the eve of Chinese N ...
, won a silver medal. In the same year, he began his acting career by appearing in small roles in several television series, such as ''Rainy Day Format'', ''Magic Cube'', and ''The Shopping Mall''.
In 1996, he released the song ''Stealing the Moon To Light Up the Sky'', and won a bronze medal at the MTV - China Music Video Contest.
In 1999, he performed the musical ''The Tortoise and the Hare'' in CCTV New Year's Gala.
In 2007, he was appointed as the publicity volunteer for an anti-drug campaign.
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In May 2008, he took part in the " 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake Relief Theme Party".
On June 15, 2010, he attended a large benefit concert with Lo Ta-yu and Stefanie Sun in ]Yinchuan
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, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
In January 2012, he released his new song in the New Year's Gala in Tianjin Television
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.
On December 12, 2014, he performed at the ''Chinese Great Folk Songs'' in Hebei Television
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. But soon he was arrested on Christmas Day by Beijing Public Security Bureau for drug offences.[
On November 12, 2015, he was arrested by Beijing police for illegal possession of drugs, it was his second arrest, both times on charges of illegally holding drugs.
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Personal life
Yin Xiangjie began dating Mandopop singer Xiao Yang (), who was more than twenty years his junior, in 2013. They broke up in the following year.
Singles
* ''A Sunny Day''
* ''The Love of Boat Trackers'' (or Boat Tracker's Love)
* ''Changing Every Day''
* ''Stealing the Moon To Light Up the Sky''
* ''Let Go of Our Love''
* ''Affectionate Land''
* ''My Son''
* ''Me In the Big World''
Television
References
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1969 births
Singers from Beijing
Living people
Male actors from Beijing
Chinese male singers
Chinese male television actors