# Lin Di

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{{Short description|Chinese singer}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2011}}

{{family name hatnote|[Lin](/source/Lin_(surname))|lang=Chinese}}
thumb|right|220 px|Lin Di with ''pipa''
'''Lin Di''' ({{zh|c=林笛|p=Lín Dí}}; born 1975 in [Shanghai](/source/Shanghai)) is a Chinese musician, composer, and vocalist.

Her current band is [Cold Fairyland](/source/Cold_Fairyland),<ref name="Kloet2010">{{cite book|last=Kloet|first=Jeroen de|title=China with a Cut: Globalisation, Urban Youth and Popular Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iftKNy0fEWsC&pg=PA128|accessdate=11 May 2011|date=2010-07-15|publisher=Amsterdam University Press|isbn=978-90-8964-162-5|pages=128–}}</ref> a [progressive rock](/source/progressive_rock) band in which she plays ''[pipa](/source/pipa)'' and keyboard [synthesizer](/source/synthesizer)s, and also sings.

Lin began playing pipa at the age of four. She studied at the [Shanghai Conservatory of Music](/source/Shanghai_Conservatory_of_Music) where she majored in traditional Chinese music and pipa. In 2001, she started her own band, Cold Fairyland, with [bass guitar](/source/bass_guitar)ist [Su Yong](/source/Su_Yong), and composed original music for various commercial projects and orchestral works. She performs occasionally with the Shanghai-based band Swing Shine.

Lin is also an avid photographer.

== Discography ==

=== Solo albums ===
*''[Ten Days In Magic Land](/source/Ten_Days_In_Magic_Land)'' (魔境十日) by Lin Di - 2002
*''[Bride in Legend](/source/Bride_in_Legend)'' (迷路新娘) by Lin Di - 2004
*''[Meet in Secret Garden](/source/Meet_in_Secret_Garden)'' by Miyadudu - 2009
*''[The Gossypium Era](/source/The_Gossypium_Era)'' by Lin Di - 2011
*''[Buddhist Scriptures](/source/Buddhist_Scriptures)'' by Lin Di - 2012
*''The One Tree Forest'' by Lin Di - 2021

=== With Swing Shine ===
*''Marguerite''  - 2011
*''Rootless Clouds''  - 2013

=== With Cold Fairyland ===
*''[Flying Over the City](/source/Flying_Over_the_City)'' (在城市上空飞翔) (demo) - 2001
*''[Kingdom of Benevolent Strangers](/source/Kingdom_of_Benevolent_Strangers)'' (陌生仙子国) - 2003
*''[Cold Fairyland 2005 Live](/source/Cold_Fairyland_2005_Live)'' (冷酷仙境 2005现场) - 2006
*''[Seeds on the Ground](/source/Seeds_on_the_Ground)'' (地上的种子) - 2007

== Awards ==
* [2008 Shanghai City Weekend Magazine, Bar and Restaurant Awards, Editor's Pick](/source/2008_Shanghai_City_Weekend_Magazine%2C_Bar_and_Restaurant_Awards%2C_Editor's_Pick) - "The Best Locally Based Band"
* [2009 China Music Awards](/source/2009_China_Music_Awards) - "Strength For New Life" Award

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