Chen was born Chen Zhi Ling in the Hunan provenance of China. At the age of 10 she was chosen to train at the
Hunan Academy for the Performing Arts in the fields of ballet, juggling, and acrobatics. During a hospital stay for repeated leg injuries Chen witnessed a television performance by Shimada, prompting her interest in learning to perform magic. Chen would later immigrate to Canada in the hopes of achieving success outside of China. == References ==