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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Other uses Шаблон:Infobox person Шаблон:Family name hatnote Christine Fan (born March 18, 1976), better known by her stage name FanFan or her Mandarin 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[1] and over 47 million fans on the Chinese portal Sina Weibo.[2] She speaks Mandarin fluently but is also proficient in English.[3]

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.[4] She subsequently dropped out to pursue her musical career.[5] She hosted the variety show, Bang Bang Tang (Шаблон:Lang) 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.Шаблон:Citation needed


Discography

Filmography

Film

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

TV Dramas

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Tomorrow (愛情白皮書) Ji Xing Hua
2005 The Sour Pack (醋溜族) Xiaohong
2008 Mysterious Incredible Terminator (霹靂MIT) Tao Mei Ren/Miss Cherry
The Legend of Brown Sugar Chivalries (Шаблон:Lang) Dongfang Bu Bai

Concerts

We Are Friends Concerts

Date Location Venue Special guests
1 November 2008 Taipei, Taiwan National Taiwan University Sports Center Dee Hsu, Barbie Hsu, A-Mei, Claire Kuo, Lollipop
22 November 2008 Taichung, Taiwan National Chung Hsing University Angela Chang, Claire Kuo, Hey Girl, Janet Hsieh
19 August 2009 Hong Kong, China Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre Lollipop, Claire Kuo
21 August 2009 Beijing, China Beijing Exhibition Center Claire Kuo

Love & FanFan world tour

Date Location Venue Special guests
27 August 2011 Shanghai, China Mercedes-Benz Arena Ella Chen
9 September 2011 Beijing, China Workers Indoor Arena Stefanie Sun, Wu Tsing-fong
25 December 2011 Suzhou, China Suzhou Sports Center Claire Kuo
12 May 2012 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou Gymnasium JPM
30 June 2012 Chengdu, China Sichuan Gymnasium Blackie Chen
18 August 2012 Shanghai, China Mercedes-Benz Arena Blackie Chen
27 October 2012 Nanjing, China Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Blackie Chen
13 January 2013 Hong Kong, China Hong Kong Coliseum Will Pan
2 February 2013 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei Arena Leehom Wang
25 March 2013 London, UK The O2 Arena
16 June 2013 Connecticut, U.S. Mohegan Sun Arena
12 October 2013 Vancouver, Canada Queen Elizabeth Theatre William Wei

My Dear Life Concert

Date Location Venue Special guests
18 March 2014 Taipei, Taiwan Lagacy Taipei

On the Road to Happiness world tour

Date Location Venue Special guests
18 March 2017 Shenzhen, China Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre
20 May 2017 Beijing, China Capital Indoor Stadium
15 July 2017 Jinan, China Jinan Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
2 September 2017 Shanghai, China Mercedes-Benz Arena
20 October 2017 Boston, U.S. Orpheum Theatre
23 October 2017 Vancouver, Canada Queen Elizabeth Theatre
4 November 2017 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei Arena
9 December 2017 Wuhan, China Wuhan Sports Center
23 December 2017 Zhengzhou, China Zhengzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center
26 January 2018 Los Angeles, U.S. Pasadena Convention Center
28 January 2018 San Jose, U.S. San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
30 January 2018 Toronto, Canada Massey Hall
16 November 2019 Singapore, Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium

References

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