FanFan

"FanFan" Fan Wei-chi
FanFan at a charity event in Taipei in 2007
Born	(1976-03-18) 18 March 1976 (age 45) Columbus, Ohio, United States
Alma mater	Pomona College[1]
Occupation	singer-songwriter, TV presenter, record producer, actress, author, philanthropist
Years active	1997–present
Spouse(s)	Blackie Chen ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	River Chen Rui Fei, Ryan Chen Rui Xiang
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	范瑋琪
Simplified Chinese	范玮琪
showTranscriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fàn Wěiqí
Musical career
Also known as	Christine Fan
Origin	Taiwan
Genres	Mandopop, folk, alternative, soul
Labels	Linfair Records
Musical artist
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 a Taiwanese-American 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^[2] and over 47 million fans on the Chinese portal Sina Weibo.^[3] She speaks Mandarin fluently and has some working knowledge of English.^[4]

Early life[]

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

Biography[]

Fan was born in Ohio. She studied at Pomona College but transferred in her second year to Harvard Extension School, a distance-education branch of Harvard University.^[1] She subsequently dropped out to pursue her musical career.^[5] 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.^[6]

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.^[7] (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.^[8]) 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.^{[citation needed]}

Coronavirus Facial Mask Controversy

She was criticized for posting vulgar comments on her Facebook page regarding the Taiwanese export restrictions on facial masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[9][10][11]

Discography[]

• FanFan's World (范范的世界) (2000)
• The Sun (太陽) (2001)
• (真善美) (2003)
• (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)
• (范范的感恩節) (2016)

Filmography[]

Film[]

TV Dramas[]

Concerts[]

We Are Friends Concerts[]

Love & FanFan world tour[]

My Dear Life Concert[]

On the Road to Happiness world tour[]

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Christine Fan.

• FanFan's official website