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'''Faye Wong''' (王菲) is a Chinese singer, songwriter, lyricist, actress, and model.  
  
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* '''Birth Bame:''' Xia Lin (夏琳)
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* '''Previously known as:''' Shirley Wong
 
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* '''Name at birth:''' Xia Lin (夏琳)
 
 
* '''Mandarin name:''' Wong Faye (王菲; Wang Fēi)
 
* '''Mandarin name:''' Wong Faye (王菲; Wang Fēi)
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* '''Cantonese name:''' Wong Ching Man (王菲; Wang Jing Wen)
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* '''Cantonese name:''' Wong Ching-man (王靖雯; Wang Jingwen)
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* '''Birthdate:''' August 8, 1969
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* '''Birthdate:''' {{bda|1969|08|08|mf=yes}}
 
* '''Birthplace:''' Beijing, China
 
* '''Birthplace:''' Beijing, China
  
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==Biography==
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Faye Wong was born in Beijing, China under birth name is Xia Lin (夏琳); she had her mother's surname because the Wong family was persecuted during the Cultural Revolution (her grandfather was once a congressman for the Republic of China). When she was fifteen, her name was changed to Wong Fei (王菲). She started singing in high school and idolized [[Teresa Teng|Teresa Teng]].
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Faye Wong was born in Beijing, China. Her birth name is Xia Lin (夏琳); she had her mother's surname because the Wong family was persecuted during the Cultural Revolution (her grandfather was once a congressman for the Republic of China). When she was fifteen, her name was changed to Wong Fei (王菲). She started singing in high school and idolized [[Teresa Teng|Teresa Teng]].
 
  
 
At eighteen, she started modeling, but then switched to singing. She signed a contract with Cinepoly and released three albums under the stage name Shirley Wong (王靖雯, pinyin Wang Jingwen). However, these albums were largely frowned upon due to the fact that they were just covers of songs by American and Japanese artists. Wong headed to New York in 1991 for singing lessons.
 
At eighteen, she started modeling, but then switched to singing. She signed a contract with Cinepoly and released three albums under the stage name Shirley Wong (王靖雯, pinyin Wang Jingwen). However, these albums were largely frowned upon due to the fact that they were just covers of songs by American and Japanese artists. Wong headed to New York in 1991 for singing lessons.
  
 
She returned to Hong Kong two years later and released a few songs and has been a hit ever since. She has completely shed any R&B influence and has moved on to produce works of considerable originality and a more alternative flavor.
 
She returned to Hong Kong two years later and released a few songs and has been a hit ever since. She has completely shed any R&B influence and has moved on to produce works of considerable originality and a more alternative flavor.
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==Chinese Discography==
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===Albums===
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* [1985.03] [[Enchanting Kaler]] (迷人的卡勒; ''Enchanting Kaler'')
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* [1985.06] [[Feng Cong Na Li Lai]] (風從哪裡來; ''Where Does the Wind Come From?'')
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* [1986.04] [[Mi Ren Xiao Jie]] (迷人小姐; ''Miss Charm'')
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* [1986.06] [[Fen Shou]] (分手; ''Parting'')
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* [1986.07] [[Deng Li Jun Gu Xiang Qing]] (鄧麗君故鄉情; ''Theresa Teng's Hometown Love'')
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* [1989.11] [[Wong Ching Man]] (王靖雯; ''Shirley Wong'')
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* [1990.06] [[Everything (Faye Wong album)|Everything]]
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* [1990.12] [[You're The Only One]]
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* [1992.08] [[Coming Home]]
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* [1993.02] [[Zap Mai Bat Fui]] (執迷不悔; ''No Regrets'')
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* [1993.09] [[Sap Maan Go Wai Sam Mo]] (十萬個為什麼; ''100,000 Whys'')
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* [1994.04] [[Mi (Faye Wong)|Mi]] (迷; ''Mystery'')
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* [1994.06] [[Wu Si Lyun Soeng]] (胡思亂想; ''Random Thoughts'')
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* [1994.11] [[Tian Kong]] (天空; ''Sky'')
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* [1994.12] [[Tou Hou Zi Gei]] (討好自己; ''Satisfy Myself'')
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* [1995.09] [[Fei Mi Mi Zhi Yin]] (菲靡靡之音; ''Faye's Decadent Music'')
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* [1995.12] [[Di-Dar]]
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* [1996.07] [[Fu Zao]] (浮躁; ''Restless'')
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* [1997.09] [[Faye Wong (1997 album)|Faye Wong]] (王菲; ''Faye Wong'')
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* [1998.10] [[Chang You]] (唱遊; ''Scenic Tour'')
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* [1999.09] [[Zhi Ai Mo Sheng Ren]] (只愛陌生人; ''Only Love Strangers'')
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* [2000.10] [[Yu Yan]] (寓言; ''Fable'')
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* [2001.10] [[Faye Wong (2001 album)|Faye Wong]] (王菲; ''Faye Wong'')
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* [2003.11] [[Jiang Ai]] (將愛; ''To Love'')
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===EPs===
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* [1993.12] [[Yu Foong]] (如風; ''Like Wind'')
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* [1994.05] [[Faye Disc]]
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* [1995.09] [[Jat Jan Fan Sik Loeng Gok]] (一人分飾兩角; ''One Person, Two Roles'')
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* [1997.02] [[Wun Geoi]] (玩具; ''Toy'')
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* [1997.05] [[Zi Bian]] (自便; ''Help Yourself'')
  
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===Compilations===
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* [1987] [[Zhen Zang Ji]] (珍藏集; ''Faye Wong Collection'')
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* [1991] [[Shirley Once More]]
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* [1994.02] [[Zui Fei]] (最菲; ''Faye Best'')
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* [1997.09] [[Fei Mai Pin]] (菲賣品; ''Faye (Not) For Sale'')
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* [1998.12] [[Faye Wong Party Mix]]
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* [1999.09] [[Fei Gan Qing Sheng Huo]] (菲感情生活; ''Life'')
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* [2001.05] [[Wang Fei Yin Yue He]] (王菲音樂盒; ''faye*instrumental'')
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* [2002.08] [[Faye Best]]
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* [2003.09] [[Wang Fei 2CD Jing Xuan + DVD]] (王菲2CD精選+DVD; ''Faye Wong 2 CD Selection + DVD'')
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* [2004.06] [[Sound & Vision Deluxe]]
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* [2005.06] [[The 1st Complete Collection of Faye Wong]]
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* [2009.06] [[Ah Fei Zheng Chuan]] (阿菲正傳; ''The True Story of Faye'')
  
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===Live Albums===
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* [1995.01] [[Wang Fei Zui Jing Cai De Yan Chang Hui]](王菲最精彩的演唱會; ''Faye Wong Live in Concert'')
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* [1999.12] [[Chang You Da Shi Jie Wang Fei Xiang Gang Yan Chang Hui]] (唱遊大世界王菲香港演唱會98-99; ''Faye Wong HK Scenic Tour 98-99'')
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* [2004.11] [[Fei Bi Xun Chang LIVE!]] (菲比尋常LIVE!; ''Faye Wong Live!'')
  
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* [1989] [[Wong Ching Man]] (王靖雯)
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===Home Video===
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* [1990] [[Faye Wong Everything]]
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* [1993] Faye MTV & Karaoke (2xLD)
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* [1990] [[You're The Only One]]
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* [1994] Fayevourite Karaoke 2 (2xLD)
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* [1992] [[Coming Home]]
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* [1995] Di-Dar 999 (LD)
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* [1993] [[No Regrets]] (執迷不悔)
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* [1995] Faye Wong Live in Concert (DVD, LD)
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* [1993] [[100,000s Whys?]] (十萬個為什麼)
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* [1996] Faye 'Willing' (VCD)
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* [1994] [[Mystery]] (迷)
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* [1996] Faye Wong Live in Concert Karaoke Vol. 1 (VCD)
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* [1994] [[Random Thinking]] (胡思亂想)
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* [1997] Faye 'Pledge' (VCD)
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* [1994] [[Sky (Faye Wong)|Sky]] (天空)
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* [1997] Faye Wong Live in Concert Karaoke Vol. 2 (VCD)
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* [1994] [[Ingratiate Oneself]] (討好自己)
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* [1997] Faye & Kelly's Party (2xVCD, DVD)
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* [1995] [[Decadent Sound of Faye]] (菲靡靡之音)
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* [1999] The Best of Faye Wong DVD Karaoke (DVD)
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* [1995] [[Didar]]
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* [1999] Faye MV Karaoke (VCD, DVD)
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* [1996] [[Impatience]] (浮躁)
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* [2000] Lovers & Strangers (VCD, DVD, LD)
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* [1997] [[Faye Wong (album, 1997)|Faye Wong]] (王菲)
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* [2000] Fable + Hits (VCD, DVD)
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* [1998] [[Sing & Play]] (唱遊)
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* [2000] The Best of Faye Wang (VCD)
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* [1999] [[Only Love Strangers]] (只愛陌生人)
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* [2000] Faye HK Scenic Tour 98-99 Karaoke (DVD, VCD)
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* [2000] [[Fable]] (寓言)
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* [2004] Faye Wong Live! (VCD, DVD, LD)
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* [2001] [[Faye Wong (album, 2001)|Faye Wong]] (王菲)
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* [2004] All-In (VCD, DVD)
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* [2003] [[To Love]] (將愛)
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* [2004] Faye Wong Japan Concert (VCD, DVD)
  
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==Japanese Discography==
  
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* [1993] [[Like Wind]]
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===Singles===
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* [1994] [[Faye Disc]]
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*[1999.02.24] [[Eyes on Me|Eyes On Me]]
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* [1997] [[Toy]]
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*[2001.07] [[Separate Ways]]
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* [1997] [[Help Yourself]]
 
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* [1999] [[Eyes On Me (EP, 1999)|Eyes On Me]]
 
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* [2001] [[Separate Ways]]
 
  
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===Compilations===
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*[1999.08] [[Faye Wong Ballad Collection]]
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*[2001.10] [[Muchuujin - Greatest Hits]] (夢中人 Greatest Hits)
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*[2002.06] [[The Best Of Best]]
  
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===Home Video===
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*[1999.12] [[The Best of Faye Wong]] ''(DVD, VHS)''
  
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* [1991] [[Shirley Once More|Shirley Once More]]
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==External Links==
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* [1992] [[More Shirley|More Shirley]]
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*[http://www.wongfei.org/ Official Website]
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* [1992] [[Complete Shirley|Complete Shirley]]
 
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* [Feburary 1994] [[Faye Best Collection|Faye Best Collection]]
 
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* [September 1996] [[Happy Collection|Happy Collection]]
 
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* [September 1997] [[Not For Sale Collection|Not For Sale Collection]]
 
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* [December 1997] [[Faye's Super Hits|Faye's Super Hits]]
 
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* [March 1998] [[Faye's 89-97 Collection|Faye's 89-97 Collection]]
 
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* [September 1999] [[Life (Faye Wong)|Life (Faye Wong)]]
 
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* [March 09, 2002] [[The Most Fayevourite Faye|The Most Fayevourite Faye]]
 
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* [September 7, 2002] [[Faye Best|Faye Best]]
 
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* [November 13, 2002] [[Lost and Found|Lost and Found]]
 
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* [January 20, 2003] [[The Selection of Faye Wong|The Selection of Faye Wong]]
 
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* [September 24, 2003] [[Best of Faye Wong|Best of Faye Wong]]
 
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* [March 24, 2004] [[5 -In- One Box|5 -In- One Box]]
 
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* [June 29, 2004] [[Revelations|Revelations]]
 
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* [August 26, 2004] [[Faye From the Beginning|Faye From the Beginning]]
 
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* [January 27, 2005] [[Classical Mandarin Songs|Classical Mandarin Songs]]
 
  
 
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[[Category:Chinese Artists]]

Latest revision as of 12:37, 8 January 2011

Faye Wong

Faye Wong (王菲) is a Chinese singer, songwriter, lyricist, actress, and model.

Profile

  • Birth Bame: Xia Lin (夏琳)
  • Mandarin name: Wong Faye (王菲; Wang Fēi)
  • Cantonese name: Wong Ching-man (王靖雯; Wang Jingwen)
  • Birthdate: August 8, 1969 (1969-08-08) (age 54)
  • Birthplace: Beijing, China

Biography

Faye Wong was born in Beijing, China under birth name is Xia Lin (夏琳); she had her mother's surname because the Wong family was persecuted during the Cultural Revolution (her grandfather was once a congressman for the Republic of China). When she was fifteen, her name was changed to Wong Fei (王菲). She started singing in high school and idolized Teresa Teng.

At eighteen, she started modeling, but then switched to singing. She signed a contract with Cinepoly and released three albums under the stage name Shirley Wong (王靖雯, pinyin Wang Jingwen). However, these albums were largely frowned upon due to the fact that they were just covers of songs by American and Japanese artists. Wong headed to New York in 1991 for singing lessons.

She returned to Hong Kong two years later and released a few songs and has been a hit ever since. She has completely shed any R&B influence and has moved on to produce works of considerable originality and a more alternative flavor.

Chinese Discography

Albums

EPs

Compilations

Live Albums

Home Video

  • [1993] Faye MTV & Karaoke (2xLD)
  • [1994] Fayevourite Karaoke 2 (2xLD)
  • [1995] Di-Dar 999 (LD)
  • [1995] Faye Wong Live in Concert (DVD, LD)
  • [1996] Faye 'Willing' (VCD)
  • [1996] Faye Wong Live in Concert Karaoke Vol. 1 (VCD)
  • [1997] Faye 'Pledge' (VCD)
  • [1997] Faye Wong Live in Concert Karaoke Vol. 2 (VCD)
  • [1997] Faye & Kelly's Party (2xVCD, DVD)
  • [1999] The Best of Faye Wong DVD Karaoke (DVD)
  • [1999] Faye MV Karaoke (VCD, DVD)
  • [2000] Lovers & Strangers (VCD, DVD, LD)
  • [2000] Fable + Hits (VCD, DVD)
  • [2000] The Best of Faye Wang (VCD)
  • [2000] Faye HK Scenic Tour 98-99 Karaoke (DVD, VCD)
  • [2004] Faye Wong Live! (VCD, DVD, LD)
  • [2004] All-In (VCD, DVD)
  • [2004] Faye Wong Japan Concert (VCD, DVD)

Japanese Discography

Singles

Compilations

Home Video

External Links

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