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Faye Wong is a Chinese-Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress, who is usually referred to in the media as a “diva”. Early in her career she briefly used the stage name Shirley Wong. Born in Beijing, she moved to British Hong Kong in 1987 and came to public attention in the … 

Net Worth $150 Million
Date Of Birth August 8, 1969
Place Of Birth Beijing, China
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.72 m)
Profession Singer, Model, Songwriter, Actor
Nationality China
Spouse Li Yapeng (m. 2005–2013), Dou Wei (m. 1996–1999)
Nicknames Wong Fei , Wong Xia Lin , Wang Fei , Wong Ching Man , Xia Lin , faye_wong , Faye Wang , Faye Wang Fei , Faye Wong Fei , Fei Wang
IMDB http://imdb.com/name/nm2848597
Albums Sing and Play, Sky, Fuzao, Decadent Sound of Faye
Trademark
1 Singing technique
Quote
1 Boredom is the most unbearable emotion.
Fact
1 Tour concert in China [July 2004]
2 Expecting a child with her second husband, Yapeng Li. [October 2005]
3 Promotionals for Jovelle beauty care. [January 2005]
4 Expecting a second child with her second husband, Yapeng Li. [August 2008]
5 Continues her World Tour concerts for 2004. [November 2004]
6 Promotions for Wong Kar-Wai’s new film, “2046”. [September 2004]
7 Attended “Celine Fashion Show” in Paris. [October 2004]
8 Good friends with Carina Lau Ka-Ling
9 Went under a stage name of “Miss Charm” during her very early years.
10 Some of her fashion is very much inspired by the style of Björk.
11 Spokesperson for Baleno, a clothing company.
12 Singer Na Ying is one of her best friends.
13 Her song “To Love” was banned in Malaysia and China because the song talked about smoking Opium.
14 Her eyeglasses prescription is 40 degrees.
15 Her personal favorite song is “Kisses In The Wind”, featured on her “Coming Home” album.
16 She used to be the main spokesperson for Pepsi in Asia.
17 She usually wears a red string around her right hand. She is a Buddhist, and the red string symbolizes Buddhism.
18 She was contracted previously with Cinepoly/Universal, and EMI to release her newest albums. She is currently contracted with Sony.
19 First Canto-Pop female to hold a concert in Nippon Budokan, Japan.
20 She has entered into the Guiness Book of World Records as the best-selling Cantopop female. With an estimated 9.7 million of her 20 albums sold by March 2000.
21 Is known internationally for her 1 million dollar song, “Eyes on Me”. Theme to Final Fantasy 8.
22 Some of her favorite artists include: Cranberries, Cocteau Twins, Air, Sinead O’Connor, and The Sundays.
23 Went by the name “Shirley Wong” for her first three studio albums.
24 Her first name “Faye” can mean “Fairy”, “Princess”, and “Queen” in English.
25 Teresa Teng is one of her idols.
26 During her career she has sung in several languages such as Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, French and English.
27 Faye Wong fans like to call themselves “Fayenatics”. This term “Fayenatics” derived from a popular Internet mailing list back in 1997. 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.
28 Recorded three albums before her first studio album “Shirley Wong”. These albums are extremely difficult to find to this day.
29 Left Hong Kong at the early stages of her career to study music, and literature. She left because she lost herself and wanted to revive her personality. After several months, she returned and released the “Coming Home” album, which turned her career around into new heights.
30 Has a daughter (Dou, Jing-tong) with ‘Dou, Wei’
31 One of the biggest pop singers in Asia.

Actress

Title Year Status Character
The 47th Floor 2011 TV Series Nola Tate
2046 2004 Wang Jing-wen Android
Da cheng xiao shi 2004 Xin Xiaoyue
Tian xia wu shuang 2002 Princess Wushuang
Usokoi 2001 TV Series Fei Rin
Lian zhan Chong Cheng 2000 Jenny
Motorola 1998 Short
Chungking Express 1994 Faye
Yuen chun hap 1993 TV Series Hoi-tong
Beyond ri zi zhi mo qi shao nian qiong 1991 Mary

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Da Tang Xuan Zang 2016 performer: “The Heart Sutra”
Cong cong na nian 2014 performer: “Fleet of Time”
Zhi wo men zhong jiang shi qu de qing chun 2013 performer: “Fleet of Time”
Jiang Ai 2011 performer: “Because of Love”
Kong Zi 2010 performer: “You Lan Cao”
Get Carter 2000 performer: “Lovers & Strangers”
Lian zhan Chong Cheng 2000 performer: “New tenant”
Dolman 2000 2000 Short performer: “ÓHong Kong Pop” / writer: “ÓHong Kong Pop”
Fainaru fantajî VIII 1999 Video Game performer: “Eyes On Me”, “Ending Theme”
Chungking Express 1994 performer: “Dream Person”, “Know Oneself and Each Other”

Music Department

Title Year Status Character
Da Tang Xuan Zang 2016 playback singer
Gang jiong 2015 performer: theme song
Zhi wo men zhong jiang shi qu de qing chun 2013 performer: theme song
Xiao ao jiang hu 2001 TV Series singer: theme song – 2001
Zuo ye chang feng 1994 theme vocals

Self

Title Year Status Character
Yang Lan Fang Tan Lu 2011 TV Series Herself

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2003 HKFCS Award Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Best Actress Tian xia wu shuang (2002)
1994 Best Actress Stockholm Film Festival Chung Hing sam lam (1994)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2013 Golden Horse Award Golden Horse Film Festival Best Original Film Song Zhi wo men zhong jiang shi qu de qing chun (2013)
2011 Hong Kong Film Award Hong Kong Film Awards Best Original Film Song Kong Zi (2010)
2003 Hong Kong Film Award Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress Tian xia wu shuang (2002)
1995 Hong Kong Film Award Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress Chung Hing sam lam (1994)
1994 Golden Horse Award Golden Horse Film Festival Best Leading Actress Chung Hing sam lam (1994)

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