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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, while not wearing a seat belt. After the crash, he remained in a semi-comatose state before dying of cardiac arrest in April 2013. After Cheng's hospitalization, a friend of the band, Sergio Vega, became the band's full-time bassist until 2021, having previously filled in for Cheng. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chi Cheng is the 2,845th most popular musician (down from 2,718th in 2019), the 16,408th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,331st in 2019) and the 1,180th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Chi Cheng ranks 2,845 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, Michelle Branch, Nina Nesbitt, Chris Potter, Christine and the Queens, and Malene Mortensen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Chi Cheng ranks 833. Before her are Jaime Oncins, Zack Ward, James Lesure, Amy Hargreaves, WC, and Thomas Poulsen. After her are Jens Todt, Oktay Urkal, Amineh Kakabaveh, Siddhartha Mukherjee, R. Madhavan, and Jun Naito. Among people deceased in 2013, Chi Cheng ranks 540. Before her are Jean Kent, Thompson Oliha, Reshma, Christopher Evan Welch, Risë Stevens, and Lázaro Rivas. 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 16,415 out of 20,380. Before her are Hillary Scott (1986), Afroman (1974), Jaxson Ryker (1982), Marcus Brown (1974), Bryant Dunston (1986), 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 1,180. 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 Bear McCreary (1979).

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