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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 and has a younger brother. She is a member of the Fàn family.

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Biography

Ohio-born, she studied at Pomona College before transferring to Harvard Extension School. She hosted the variety show, Bang Bang Tang (?????) 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.

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Discography

• FanFan's World (?????) (2000)
• The Sun (??) (2001)
• The Sound of Music (???) (2003)
• First Dream (?????) (2004)
• One to One (???) (2005)
• Our Anniversary (??????) (2006)
• Philosopher (???) (2007)
• Faces of FanFan (2008)
• F One (2009)
• Love and FanFan (2011)
• Together (?,???) (2012)
• Fanfan's time to give thanks (??????) (2016)

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Filmography

Film

TV Dramas

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References

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External links

• FanFan's official website

Source of article : Wikipedia