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Chi Cheng

1970 - 2013

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Chi Ling Dai Cheng (July 15, 1970 – April 13, 2013) was an American musician and poet, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist for the alternative metal band Deftones. He joined the band in 1990, and stayed with them until his career ended in 2008, when he was involved in a serious automobile crash in Santa Clara, California. Afterwards, he remained in a semi-comatose state before dying of cardiac arrest in April 2013. Following Cheng's hospitalization, a friend of the band, Sergio Vega, became the band's full-time bassist, having previously filled in for Cheng. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Chi Cheng is the 2,919th most popular musician (down from 2,717th in 2024), the 16,598th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,327th in 2019) and the 1,208th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Chi Cheng ranks 2,919 out of 3,175. Before her are Timmy Trumpet, Robert Lopez, Bill Callahan, Ailyn, Laura Jane Grace, and The-Dream. After her are Prince Royce, Álvaro Benito, Michelle Branch, Fionnuala Sherry, Nina Nesbitt, and Chris Potter.

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Among people born in 1970, Chi Cheng ranks 938. Before her are James Lesure, Amy Hargreaves, WC, Paolo Vidoz, Trond Einar Elden, and Thomas Poulsen. After her are Jens Todt, Oktay Urkal, Amineh Kakabaveh, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Stella Tennant, and R. Madhavan. Among people deceased in 2013, Chi Cheng ranks 545. Before her are Thompson Oliha, Reshma, Christopher Evan Welch, Risë Stevens, Lázaro Rivas, and Helga Arendt. After her are Rituparno Ghosh, Kenny Ball, Sushmita Banerjee, Hakimullah Mehsud, Besik Kudukhov, and Soraya Jiménez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chi Cheng ranks 16,605 out of 20,380. Before her are Afroman (1974), Jaxson Ryker (1982), Marcus Brown (1974), Bryant Dunston (1986), Shawn Christian (1965), and Victor Moore (1876). After her are Jeff Foxworthy (1958), Sofia Vassilieva (1992), Jace Norman (2000), Nancy Hogshead-Makar (1962), Prince Royce (1989), and Aaron Yoo (1979).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Chi Cheng ranks 1,208. Before her are James Carter (1969), Adam Schlesinger (1967), Robert Lopez (1975), Bill Callahan (1966), Laura Jane Grace (1980), and The-Dream (1977). After her are Prince Royce (1989), Michelle Branch (1983), Chris Potter (1971), Troy McLawhorn (1968), William Goldsmith (1972), and Paul Mazurkiewicz (1968).

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