Chinese name 范瑋琪 (traditional) Pinyin Other name(s) Christine Fan | Chinese name 范玮琪 (simplified) Height 1.72 m | |
Occupation singer-songwriter, TV presenter, record producer, actress, author, philanthropist Movies and TV shows The Stolen Years, Mysterious Incredible Terminator, Tomorrow, The Legend of Brown Su, The Vinegar Tribe Profiles |
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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 and over 47 million fans on the Chinese portal Sina Weibo.
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Early life

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

Ohio-born, she studied at the Harford Community College. 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.

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. (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.) 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.
Discography


Songs
Hen Jiu Hen Jiu Yi HouFan Fan De Gan En Jie · 2016
Can't ArriveFanFan's World · 2000
Ke Bu Ke Yi Bu Yong GanThe Sound of Music · 2003