Faye Wong
Mainland Chinese female singer, songwriter and actress. Debuted in Hong Kong under the stage name 王靖雯, released a first album in 1989, and from the late 1990s recorded mainly in Mandarin.
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About the artist
Faye Wong, a Mainland Chinese female singer, songwriter and actress, was born on August 8, 1969, and early on used the stage name 王靖雯 (Shirley Wong). In 1975 Faye Wong studied at Beijing Ditan Primary School and served as the class cultural officer. According to a 1994 report in the American Billboard, Faye Wong went to Hong Kong in 1988 to join Faye Wong's father, took two years of vocal training, and then signed with a sister label of PolyGram. In 1989, with the first single "仍是舊句子", composed by producer 梁榮駿 and arranged by 林敏怡, Faye Wong won a bronze at "亚太金筝流行曲创作大赛" and joined Cinepoly; the same year the first album "王靖雯" was released under the name 王靖雯. In 1990 the two albums "Everything" and "You're the Only One" came out. In 1991 陳少寶 was transferred to work in the Far East region and was no longer Faye Wong's manager; in 1992 Faye Wong sought out 陳家瑛 and asked 陳家瑛 to be the manager.
Of the 1993 album "执迷不悔", the Chinese Wikipedia records that it was that year's highest-selling album by a female singer in Hong Kong. Billboard, in the issue dated August 20, 1994, said Faye Wong had become the highest-selling female singer in the Chinese-language music world. In July 1995 the covers album "菲靡靡之音", a tribute to Teresa Teng, was released.
In July 1996 Faye Wong married 窦唯, and on January 3, 1997 their daughter 窦靖童 was born. In October 1998 the album "唱遊" came out; according to the Chinese Wikipedia, it was the first record in Chinese-language pop recorded with HDCD (high-definition CD) technology. In August 1999 Faye Wong and 窦唯 divorced, and on September 10 the Mandarin album "只愛陌生人" was released; a United Daily News (udn.com) report of January 10, 2000 said the album's sales in Taiwan were three hundred and some thousand. The English Wikipedia sums it up that Faye Wong folded alternative music into Chinese-language pop, formed a style of Faye Wong's own, and from the late 1990s recorded mainly in Mandarin, Faye Wong's mother tongue.
In May 2002, China News Service reported that Faye Wong had been confirmed as the Guinness World Records "highest-selling female singer in Asia". The same report, citing Hong Kong Commercial Daily, said that from the 1989 debut album "王靖雯" to the 2000 "只愛陌生人" Faye Wong released 20 albums in all, with cumulative sales of 9.7 million copies, of which "只愛陌生人" alone accounted for 800,000.
On May 27, 2006, daughter 李嫣 was born. In 2008 "天空", sung by Faye Wong, was chosen for "改革开放三十年之十大歌曲", named by Southern Weekly. In December 2009 the EP "爱笑的天使" was released; its lead song "心经" is the end-credits song of the film "唐山大地震". In August 2011 Faye Wong went to Garzê, Kangding, Chengdu and other places to visit poor children at Cuoka Hope Primary School. In January 2012 the single "愿" was released; in February a solo concert themed "重生与四季" was held at Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, and the same year Faye Wong won the digital-music singer prize at the 8th China Gold Record Awards. In May 2013 Faye Wong attended a charity dinner in Hong Kong for the Smile Angel Foundation, and on September 13 divorced 李亚鹏 in Ürümqi.
Baidu Baike counts 146 ticketed solo concerts by Faye Wong through the end of 2016. On November 3, 2017, the theme song "风清扬", sung by Faye Wong and 马云 for the film "功守道", was released. On May 4, 2020 Faye Wong took part in the online benefit "相信未来" and sang for people involved in fighting the epidemic. On September 21, 2021 Faye Wong sang the theme "湾" at "“湾区升明月”2021大湾区中秋电影音乐晚会"; on September 25 the promotional theme "如愿", sung for the film "我和我的父辈", was released, and was later named to the annual Top 20 of the 2021 Asian Pop Music Awards. In September 2022 Faye Wong sang the theme "归途有风" for the film "万里归途". On January 22, 2025, the special single "世界赠予我的", sung by Faye Wong, was put out by the Spring Festival Gala of China Media Group and by CCTV News, and on the evening of January 28 Faye Wong sang it at "2025年中央广播电视总台春节联欢晚会".
Overview
- Born
- August 8, 1969age 57
- Born in
- Beijing · Mainland China
- Career start
- Official debut · 1989
- Active
- 1989 – present37 years
- Gender
- Female
- Aliases
- 王菲, 王靖雯, Shirley Wong, フェイ・ウォン
- Instruments
- Vocals
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