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"FanFan" Fan Wei-chi
"FanFan" Fan Wei-chi
	FanFan in 2007
Born	March 18, 1976 (age 48); Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Education	Pomona College (no degree); Harvard University (no degree);
Occupation(s)	singer-songwriter, TV presenter, record producer, actress, author, philanthropist
Years active	1997–present
Spouse	Blackie Chen (m. 2011)
Children	2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	范瑋琪
Simplified Chinese	范玮琪
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Fàn Wěiqí
	Musical career
Also known as	Christine Fan
Origin	Taiwan
Genres	Mandopop, folk, alternative, soul
Labels	Linfair Records
Website	http://www.fanfan.com.tw

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^[2] and over 47 million fans on the Chinese portal Sina Weibo.^[3] She speaks Mandarin fluently but is also proficient in English.^[4]

Early life and education

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

She attended Pomona College, and then 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]

Career

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 Hong Kong and in the Chinese cities of Taichung and Beijing. 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 major depressive disorder 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 game between the New Jersey Nets and the Miami Heat at Meadowlands Arena.^[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, at 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]}

Discography

FanFan's World (范范的世界) (2000)
The Sun (太陽) (2001)
The Sound of Music (真善美) (2003)
For Fan - Original Dream (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)
Fanfan's time to give thanks (范范的感恩節) (2016)
Solitary Moment (恰如其分的自己) (2022)

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
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
2008	The Legend of Brown Sugar Chivalries (黑糖群俠傳)	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
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