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 ...
Expecting a child with her second husband, Yapeng Li. [October 2005]
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Promotionals for Jovelle beauty care. [January 2005]
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Expecting a second child with her second husband, Yapeng Li. [August 2008]
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Continues her World Tour concerts for 2004. [November 2004]
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Promotions for Wong Kar-Wai's new film, "2046". [September 2004]
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Attended "Celine Fashion Show" in Paris. [October 2004]
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Good friends with Carina Lau Ka-Ling
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Went under a stage name of "Miss Charm" during her very early years.
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Some of her fashion is very much inspired by the style of Björk.
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Spokesperson for Baleno, a clothing company.
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Singer Na Ying is one of her best friends.
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Her song "To Love" was banned in Malaysia and China because the song talked about smoking Opium.
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Her eyeglasses prescription is 40 degrees.
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Her personal favorite song is "Kisses In The Wind", featured on her "Coming Home" album.
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She used to be the main spokesperson for Pepsi in Asia.
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She usually wears a red string around her right hand. She is a Buddhist, and the red string symbolizes Buddhism.
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She was contracted previously with Cinepoly/Universal, and EMI to release her newest albums. She is currently contracted with Sony.
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First Canto-Pop female to hold a concert in Nippon Budokan, Japan.
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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.
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Is known internationally for her 1 million dollar song, "Eyes on Me". Theme to Final Fantasy 8.
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Some of her favorite artists include: Cranberries, Cocteau Twins, Air, Sinead O'Connor, and The Sundays.
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Went by the name "Shirley Wong" for her first three studio albums.
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Her first name "Faye" can mean "Fairy", "Princess", and "Queen" in English.
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Teresa Teng is one of her idols.
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During her career she has sung in several languages such as Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, French and English.
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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.
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Recorded three albums before her first studio album "Shirley Wong". These albums are extremely difficult to find to this day.
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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.
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Has a daughter (Dou, Jing-tong) with 'Dou, Wei'
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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"