

Born in Beijing, she muivit tae Breetish Hong Kong in 1987 an came tae public attention in the early 1990s bi singin ballads in Cantonese.Syne 1995 she haes recordit mai stly in her native. She left because she lost herself and wanted to revive her personality. Faye Wong (Cheenese: pinyin: Wáng Fi) (born 8 August 1969) is a Cheenese-Hong Kong sangster-sangwriter an actress.Early in her career she briefly uised the stage name Shirley Wong (). Left Hong Kong at the early stages of her career to study music, and literature. These albums are extremely difficult to find to this day. Recorded three albums before her first studio album "Shirley Wong". Some of the members of the mailing list recorded a double disc album called "Fayenatics - The Album", which Faye Wong received a copy of, as she mentioned in an interview with CNN the following year. This term "Fayenatics" derived from a popular Internet mailing list back in 1997. Her first name "Faye" can mean "Fairy", "Princess", and "Queen" in English.ĭuring her career she has sung in several languages such as Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, French and English.įaye Wong fans like to call themselves "Fayenatics". Went by the name "Shirley Wong" for her first three studio albums. Some of her favorite artists include: Cranberries, Cocteau Twins, Air, Sinead O'Connor, and The Sundays. Is known internationally for her 1 million dollar song, "Eyes on Me". With an estimated 9.7 million of her 20 albums sold by March 2000. She has entered into the Guiness Book of World Records as the best-selling Cantopop female. She is currently contracted with Sony.įirst Canto-Pop female to hold a concert in Nippon Budokan, Japan. She was contracted previously with Cinepoly/Universal, and EMI to release her newest albums. She is a Buddhist, and the red string symbolizes Buddhism. She usually wears a red string around her right hand. She used to be the main spokesperson for Pepsi in Asia. Her personal favorite song is "Kisses In The Wind", featured on her "Coming Home" album. Her eyeglasses prescription is 40 degrees. Her song "To Love" was banned in Malaysia and China because the song talked about smoking Opium. Singer Na Ying is one of her best friends. Spokesperson for Baleno, a clothing company. Some of her fashion is very much inspired by the style of Björk. Went under a stage name of "Miss Charm" during her very early years. Promotions for Wong Kar-Wai's new film, "2046". Ĭontinues her World Tour concerts for 2004. Įxpecting a second child with her second husband, Yapeng Li. Expecting a child with her second husband, Yapeng Li.
