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Information of singer Faye Wong

Chinese name: Faye Wong (adopted her mother’s surname as Xia Lin when she was fifteen)

Stage name: Wang Jingwen (deprecated)

English name: Faye Wong (Shirley has been deprecated)

Occupation: Singer

Date of birth: August 8, 1969

Place of birth: Beijing

Zodiac: Rooster

Constellation: Leo

Height: 5 feet 7 and a half inches (173cm)

Myopia: about 400 degrees

Family Status: Father Wang Youlin, mother Xia Guiying (passed away)

Brother Wang Yi, daughter Tongtong

Record company: 89-96 New Art Treasure 97-2001 EMI

Education Level: Graduated from middle school

Primary school: Beijing Ditan Primary School

Middle school: Beijing Dongzhimen Middle School

Hobbies: listening to music

Religion Belief: Buddhism (Tantrism)

Age of first love: 17 years old Favorite place: Beijing, Paris, Egypt

Favorite sport: volleyball and swimming

Favorite entertainment: and Playing mahjong with friends

Most afraid of: communicating with strangers

Favorite season: Autumn

Favorite singer: Teresa Teng, Cranberries, Cocteau Twins, Air, Sinead O'Connor, the sundays

Like sports: swimming and all ball games

Personal experience:

Faye Wong was born in Beijing in 1969. He also grew up in Beijing and arrived in Hong Kong at the end of 1987. Since she has always loved singing, after arriving in Hong Kong, she was introduced to teacher Dai Sicong by a friend and learned singing from Dai Sicong. In 1989, Teacher Dai introduced her to Mr. Chen Xiaobao (the general manager of Xinyibao Records at the time). After the audition, she was praised by Chen Xiaobao as amazing and she officially became a singer and entered the music world.

In 1989, in the Hong Kong finals of the "Asia-Pacific Jinzheng Popular Song Composition Competition", her performance of "Still a Long Sentence" attracted much attention and praise, and she won the This award is Bronze.

In 1990, Faye Wong released her second solo album "EVERTHING" and her third solo album "YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE". Taking her to a higher level, she won the Bronze Award for "Top Female Singer" in the "Top Music Pop List" that year, and was hailed as the successor to the King of Superstars.

Later, she decided to put her singing career on hold and go to the United States to take vocal courses. During her absence from Hong Kong, the record company released two of her best albums, namely "SHIRLEY ONCE MORE" and "MORE SHIRLEY". These two albums received support from all walks of life and achieved very satisfactory results. Among them, "SHIRLEY ONCE MORE" even broke through the platinum number. In the second half of 1992, Faye Wong returned to Hong Kong from the United States and re-entered the music scene. Her album "COMING HOME" was discontinued as soon as it was released, and its sales exceeded platinum. "Easily Wounded Woman" in the album even won the golden song in the music award ceremonies of various TV stations, and its momentum is unparalleled.

In addition to her gifted singing voice, she also has a tall appearance and a sweet face. Therefore, in early 1993, TVB invited her to participate in the filming of the TV series "Yuan Zhenxia" and "Royal No. 1 II". After the series were released, the outside world responded enthusiastically, and she performed in TV series for TVB "A Thousand Years Old Lover". In addition, she played the leading role for the first time in "Chungking Express" directed by Wong Kar-Wai. She also won the Swedish Stockholm Best Actress Award and was shortlisted for the "Best Actress" in the "Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards" And nominated for "Best Actress" at the 14th Hong Kong Film Awards.

In March 1993, Faye Wong released her solo album "Unrepentant", with sales breaking through Platinum numbers once again prove the strength and status. Faye Wong has also participated in many charity performances, including the "Charity Concert for Disaster Reduction and Poverty Alleviation" in September 1993, the "Polygram Stars Concert at the Shanghai International Radio Music Festival" in October, and the "Canada Charity Concert" in September 1994. Hong Kong Love Carnival”.

The release of her first Mandarin album "Miscellaneous" in April 1994 greatly shocked local fans in Taiwan, and then opened up the first Asian market outside Hong Kong. She also took over the filming of " Television commercials for "Jinjin Shop Jewelry" (1993-95) and "Virgin Airways" (1994-95).

In 1994, the Cantonese album "Random Thoughts" and the second Mandarin album "Sky" were released one after another. The sales of "Sky" exceeded 500,000 copies.

In November 1994, she went to the United States and Canada for the first time to hold the first leg of her solo world concert. The response was enthusiastic. The first solo concert held at the Hong Kong Coliseum in October, and the 18th concert, even caused a rush to fly, and it was like no other. In addition, the album "Please Yourself" released during the concert achieved quite good results.

After Faye Wong completed her first solo concert in Hong Kong in January 1995, she went to Singapore to hold two concerts. In 1995, she even covered the songs of her idol Teresa Teng and compiled them into The record, named "The Sound of Fei Mi Mi", received an enthusiastic response after its release.

In October and November 1995, Faye Wong held her fourth concert in Taiwan and Kuala Lumpur. As soon as the tickets were released, there was a rush to buy them out. On October 1 of the same year, Faye Wong performed at the Hongkan Stadium during China's National Day and was broadcast worldwide.

In December 1995, the Guangdong album "DI-DAR" was released. "DI-DAR" was composed by Faye Wong herself, and "Holiday" was written by Faye Wong herself.

In June 1996, the Mandarin album "Impotent" was released, in which a large number of songs and lyrics were composed by Faye Wong herself. The entire production team moved to Beijing. Even the album cover and the photos on the inside pages were taken in a hotel in Beijing. Dou Wei serves as the arranger and drummer for six of the songs. Among them, "Split" and "Disappointment" were jointly produced by CocteauTwins of the same record company. The music, arrangement, and vocals on the entire album are all full of RAW flavor.

In February 1997, the EP "Toys" was released. Faye Wong did not participate in any promotional activities. Because Faye Wong was on vacation in Beijing at this time, waiting for the birth of little Jingtong. There is only one photo of Faye Wong in this album. In this photo, Faye Wong is wearing black clothes and has a big belly. Therefore this record is called "Big Belly Disc".

In April 1997, Faye Wong joined EMI Records at a high price. Xinyibao, a former PolyGram subsidiary, has released the EP "Ziji".

On July 1, 1997, Faye Wong made her first public appearance after returning from childbirth. To celebrate the return of Hong Kong, he participated in performances in Hong Kong and Beijing.

In September 1997, the first album after joining EMI - "Faye Wong" was released. Except for "You Are Happy That's Why I'm Happy" and "Boring", this album's style is more mainstream than the previous albums, and it has the potential to return to the mainstream.

In October 1998, the double-disc Mandarin album "Singing Tour" was released. The Bonus Cd contains three Cantonese songs. Among them, "Emotional Life", "Face" and "Little Smart" were composed by Faye Wong. "Child" is a song written by Faye Wong herself for her beloved daughter Dou Jingtong. The lyrics and music were all composed by Faye Wong, and the accompaniment was joined by Tongtong's babbling voice. Tongtong's voice helped Faye kill many fans. The arrangement part is handled by Tongtong's father, Dou Wei. "Child" is written by Faye Wong and her family of three.

In October 1998, Faye Wong began her concert tour. The first stop was in Shanghai, where Dou Wei was appointed as the drummer, and Dou Wei's sister Dou Ying was one of the backing vocals. She and Dou Ying's husband Zhang Yadong and others are part of the music team.

On October 11, 1998, I just finished my concert in Guangzhou. When Faye Wong had not calmed down from the excitement of being cheered by Guangzhou fans during the concert, the bad news of Faye Wong's mother's death came. After Faye Wong learned about it, she cried bitterly at the airport. Then he went to Shanghai to handle his mother's death and notified Dou Wei, who had returned to Beijing. To everyone's surprise, after losing her mother, Faye Wong did not let her grief affect her work. Still traveled to Japan to attend a press conference.

After that, Faye Wong got back on her feet and held 38 consecutive "Singing in the World" Faye Wong concerts in Hong Kong. After that, her relationship with Dou Wei turned red. It caused a huge stir in Hong Kong's entertainment industry, and major media outlets rushed to pursue it. Faye Wong has never been interviewed by the media directly about this matter. Instead, Dou Wei publicly accepted interviews from the media, disclosed various problems between Faye Wong and him, and publicly acknowledged the existence of the third party plateau.

The following year, the two divorced, and custody of Dou Jingtong was given to Faye Wong.

In 1999, Faye Wong won the Japan Golden Song Award for "Eyes on Me". She was the second Asian singer to win this award after Teresa Teng.

In early 2000, there were scandals with Nicholas Tse. A reporter photographed the two of them being intimate in a bar. After that, Faye Wong did not shy away from dragging Nicholas Tse's hand to attend Tony Leung Chiu-wai's celebration banquet. From then on, the relationship between the two was officially exposed.

In early 2001, Faye Wong went to Japan to film the Japanese drama "Fake It True" and sang the lead in the TV drama theme song "Separate Ways". This song made Faye Wong enter the top ten of Japan's Oricon singles chart for the second time. In Japan popularity further expanded.

In April 2002, Nicholas Tse admitted to breaking up with Faye Wong. Faye Wong maintains a consistent low profile and does not say a word in public. Later, it was rumored that the two got back together. Until now, their relationship is still complicated