Faye Wong
Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress · China · On the map · Musicians · Born 1969 · age 57
She turned Cantopop ethereal, then bent Mandarin pop toward the art-house edge - and the Chinese-speaking world followed. Wong Kar-wai put her in Chungking Express, Guinness called her the best-selling Cantopop woman by 2000, and Beijing still votes her near the top when asked who mattered most.
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Wong Kar-wai Produced 2046 and Chinese Odyssey 2002
Jeffrey Lau Produced Chungking Express (1999)
Tony Leung Also in Chungking Express and 2046
Nobuo Uematsu Wrote Eyes on Me and music of Final Fantasy VIII
Chang Chen Also in 2046 and Chinese Odyssey 2002
Gordon Chan Produced Okinawa Rendez-vous (2000)
Frankie Chan Wrote Chungking Express and Chinese Odyssey 2002
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Faye Wong in concert, Hong Kong, 2003![One of Wong's comeback concerts in Hong Kong in 2011. The concert was directed by Wong Kar-Wai.[76]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Faye_2011_Hong_Kong_-_5531545849.jpg/500px-Faye_2011_Hong_Kong_-_5531545849.jpg)
One of Wong's comeback concerts in Hong Kong in 2011. The concert was directed by Wong Kar-Wai.[76]
Wong (far right) and friends attend the Beijing premiere of Eternal Moment (starring Li Yapeng), all wearing red scarves which symbolizes youth in China, February 2011
Faye Wong in concert, Hong Kong, 2011
Wong in 2011Awards
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Born in Beijing in 1969, she moved to Hong Kong at 18 and debuted in 1989 under the name Shirley Wong. The 1992 Cantopop hit "Fragile Woman" was the break, but she soon pushed past formula - blending alternative textures with Chinese pop and switching to Mandarin by the late 1990s. Wong Kar-wai cast her in Chungking Express in 1994 and 2046 a decade later, roles that carried her cool, distant presence to festival screens. By March 2000 she had sold an estimated 9.7 million albums; Guinness named her the best-selling Cantopop female that year. She married again in 2005, left the spotlight, and moved back to Beijing, surfacing only occasionally since. In 2009 a state poll marking 60 years of the People's Republic drew seven million votes and placed her second among the most influential Chinese celebrities of the era.
