FanFan

"FanFan" Fan Wei-chi
FanFan at a charity event in Taipei in 2007
Background information
Chinese name 范瑋琪 (traditional)
Chinese name 范玮琪 (simplified)
Pinyin Fàn Wěiqí (Mandarin)
Born (1976-03-18) 18 March 1976
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Other names Christine Fan
Origin Taiwan
Occupation singer-songwriter, TV presenter, record producer, actress, author, philanthropist
Years active 1997–present
Genre(s) Mandopop, folk, alternative, soul
Label(s) Linfair Records
Spouse(s)
Blackie Chen (m. 2011)
Children River Chen Rui Fei, Ryan Chen Rui Xiang
Ancestry Hebei
Website http://www.fanfan.com.tw

Christine Fan (born March 18, 1976), better known by her stage name FanFan or her Chinese name Fan Wei-chi, is an American-born Taiwanese singer-songwriter, TV presenter, record producer, actress, author and philanthropist. She sings mostly in Mandarin, but has also recorded in English. A popular singer, she has 3 million followers on Facebook[1] and over 47 million fans on the Chinese portal Sina Weibo.[2]

Early life

Fan was born in Ohio on 18 March 1976. She is the elder of two children and has a younger brother. She is a member of the Fàn family.

Biography

Ohio-born, she studied at Harvard Extension School. She hosted the variety show, Bang Bang Tang (模范棒棒堂) on Channel [V] in Taiwan and has also starred in various commercials. On 1 November 2008, she held her first ticketed concert in Taipei. She later held concerts in Taichung, Hong Kong, Beijing and other Chinese cities. She was also the special guest in JJ Lin's concert in Singapore.

She has composed and written lyrics for herself as well as other artists, including Claire Kuo, Angela Chang, Freya Lim, and the girl group Hey Girl. In 2015, she and Blackie Chen founded a talent agent company and signed Kimberley Chen, and she became her mentor, talent agent and record producer while she was pregnant with twin boys.

Personal life

In 2003, because of the pressure of her sudden change in career path suggested by her record company to let her become an actress, she suffered severe depression and mild anorexia. She eventually recovered through her religion and with support from friends. A week after receiving the diagnosis, her doctor committed suicide.[3]

She dated basketball-player-turned-entertainer Blackie Chen for ten years before he proposed on February 17, 2010 during a National Basketball Association game between the New Jersey Nets and the Miami Heat in Izod Center.[4] (They had courtside seats cheering for Chen's friend, Nets player Yi Jianlian. She also sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" for the Nets home game against the Memphis Grizzlies on February 21, 2010.[5]) Both Christians, they married on May 7, 2011 in a church in Taipei. Their twin sons were born on January 15, 2015.

The couple is active in charity work, most notably co-founding the Love Life campaign.[6]

Discography

  • FanFan's World (范范的世界) (2000)
  • The Sun (太陽) (2001)
  • The Sound of Music (真善美) (2003)
  • First Dream (最初的夢想) (2004)
  • One to One (一比一) (2005)
  • Our Anniversary (我們的紀念日) (2006)
  • Philosopher (哲學家) (2007)
  • Faces of FanFan (2008)
  • F One (2009)
  • Love and FanFan (2011)
  • Together (爱,在一起) (2012)
  • Fanfan's time to give thanks (范范的感恩節) (2016)

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008Attitude (態度)documentary, music supervisor
2009Love Lifeherselfdocumentary, also music supervisor
2013The Stolen Years (被偷走的那五年)

TV Dramas

Year Title Role Notes
2002Tomorrow (愛情白皮書)Ji Hsing-hua
2005The Sour Pack (醋溜族)Xiaohong
2008Mysterious Incredible Terminator (霹靂MIT)Miss Cherry
The Legend of Brown Sugar Chivalries (黑糖群俠傳)Dongfang Bubai

References

  1. ↑ FanFan on Facebook
  2. ↑ (in Chinese) FanFan on Sina Weibo
  3. ↑ Christine Fan's Darker Secrets (Chinese)
  4. ↑ "我的求婚超緊張的啊！但是希望能跟大家分享..." Facebook. February 18, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  5. ↑ Nets Hold Evening of Chinese Culture to Celebrate Spring Festival
  6. ↑ Lofe Life's Baidu page (Chinese)
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