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In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.
Chen Yixin
Born (2000-04-26) 26 April 2000 (age 24)
Singapore
Other namesYixin
Alma materSingapore Polytechnic
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2011–present
AgentArtiste Co[1]
Parents
RelativesChen Xi (brother)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳一心
Simplified Chinese陈一心
Hanyu PinyinChén Yīxīn

Chen Yixin (born 26 April 2000) is a Singaporean actress.[2]

Early life and career

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Chen Yixin was born on 26 April 1999, the daughter of actors Edmund Chen and Xiang Yun. She has an older brother, Chen Xi, who is also an actor.[3]

Chen began appearing in commercials at age 6 and discovered her love for performing when she picked up dancing in secondary school.[4] She attended Singapore Polytechnic, majoring in applied drama and psychology, and graduated in 2020.[5][6]

She played a cameo role in Echoing Love (2011), an anthology film co-directed by her father Edmund Chen. She has also appeared in the Mediacorp dramas Life Less Ordinary (2017) and While We Are Young (2017). Chen is also a regular face in fashion magazines and she has appeared in ad campaigns for brands which include hello, Goldheart and Orasyl. She has also been roped in to promote beauty brands such as Dior Beauty and Kiehl's on social media.[7]

Chen has also ventured into singing, and frequently does song covers on her social media sites.[1]

She landed her first lead role in Teenage Textbook: The Series (2021), acting alongside Xuan Ong, Chris Mak, and Gavin Teo.[6][8][9]

She was also cast in Mr. Midnight: Beware the Monsters (2022), a 13-episode Netflix series, which was adapted from the Singaporean horror-mystery children's book series of the same name.[10][11]

In 2023, Chen appeared in the second season of drama series Titoudao, playing a feisty and rebellious performer opposite Chen Liping and Koe Yeet.[12][13]

Personal life

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Chen has been in a relationship with singer-actor Gavin Teo, her Rhythm of Youth and Teenage Textbook: The Series co-star, since 2019.[14][15][16] In February 2024, Chen announced her breakup with Teo.[17]

In an interview in September 2023, Chen revealed that she struggles with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) since childhood, but only came to know her condition in 2021 when she was studying psychology.[18]

Filmography

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Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 While We Are Young Hong Yuanyuan
Life Less Ordinary Ye Xin Cameo
2018 Love At Cavenagh Bridge
2021 Teenage Textbook: The Series Sissy Song
2022 Mr. Midnight: Beware the Monsters Ling [19]
2023 Titoudao: Dawn of a New Stage [5]
All That Glitters Mo Xuemin

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Echoing Love Grandchild Cameo
2019 DBS Sparks Short film [19]
Fresh Takes! - Rhythm of Youth Short film
2020 Precious Is the Night Tan Yixin [20]
2022 For Always Short film [21]

Discography

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Singles

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Year Song title Notes
2017 "Love" While We Are Young soundtrack; co-performer[22]
2018 "Well Wishes" Lunar New Year Album 2018; co-performer[23]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chen Yi Xin". artiste co. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Xiang Yun and Edmund Chen's Daughter Chen Yixin Just Turned 21... And She Had To Spend Her Birthday Away From Her Loved Ones". 8days. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Chen Yixi Goes Back To Using Birth Name Chen Xi... 20 Years After Parents Edmund Chen & Xiang Yun Changed It For Fengshui Reasons". 8days. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  4. ^ "父母明星光环下 陈一心有压力 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b Tan, Chelsia (2 December 2022). "Promising Young Woman: Actor Chen Yixin's struggle with self-confidence". Her World Singapore. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Chen Yixin says she was 'uncool' in school despite having Edmund Chen & Xiang Yun for parents". mothership.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Celebrity beauty files: Chen Yixin's hacks on choosing the right lipstick and how she likes to leave her mark". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Chen Yixin Used To Feel Like She Had To Prove That She "Deserved" To Be Xiang Yun & Edmund Chen's Kid". TODAY. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Chen Yixin didn't have a boyfriend and many friends in school because parents and older brother were very protective". AsiaOne. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  10. ^ Ma, Grace (22 January 2023). "Promising young woman: Actor Chen Yixin's struggle with self-confidence". The New Paper. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  11. ^ 林, 家豪. "从全球500名试镜者脱颖而出 陈一心担任Netflix新剧主要演员". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Chen Liping On Why Friendship Is A Sensitive Topic For Her & Why She's So Thankful To Be In Titoudao: Dawn Of A New Stage". 8days. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  13. ^ Goh, Bryan (15 March 2023). "Chen Yixin's On-And-Post Set Skincare Tips". Grazia Singapore. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Gavin Teo Had To Pee While Asking Chen Yixin To Be His Girlfriend 'Cos He Was Too Nervous; She Got Back To Him 2 Days Later". 8days. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Edmund Chen First Met Daughter Chen Yixin's Boyfriend, Gavin Teo, When The Latter Was Busking On The Streets". 8days. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Xiang Yun's Daughter Chen Yixin And Gavin Teo Are Dating". 8days. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Chen Yixin and Gavin Teo announce breakup after 5 years together". TODAY. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  18. ^ "'It would have saved my parents tuition money': Chen Yixin on her ADHD and what it means to go public about it". AsiaOne. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  19. ^ a b "Tan Kheng Hua & Lim Yu-Beng's Daughter Says She And Xiang Yun's Daughter Chen Yixin Are "Basically Sisters" Now". 8days. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  20. ^ "Chuando, 55, Apologised To Edmund Chen For Kissing Scene With His Daughter Chen Yixin, Then 18". 8days. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  21. ^ "华流短片展：文学短片集 – 人生的过程 Chinese Shorts Showcase: Singapore Short Stories | Singapore Chinese Film Festival". 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  22. ^ "Love (Sub-theme song for "While We Are Young") by Zong Zijie, Chantelle Ng, Zheng Kai Jie, Chen Yixin, Joanna Theng, Cai Qi Yun & Guo Mai Yang". Apple Music. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  23. ^ "Well Wishes by Chen Yixin, Zheng Kai Jie, Chantelle Ng, Joanna Theng & Chen Yixi". Apple Music. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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