Fei Xiang's father was an American and his mother was from Beijing, China.
21 Facts About Fei Xiang
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Fei Xiang spent his childhood in Taipei and was the younger maternal half-brother of Anya Phillips.
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Fei Xiang made his first television appearance at the end of 1981 in a Taiwanese TV drama.
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Fei Xiang was then signed by EMI and released his debut album Lingering in May 1982.
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The album was certified gold and Fei Xiang won the award for Best New Artist of the year.
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In 1986, Fei Xiang went with his mother to visit his grandmother in Beijing.
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In late 1986, Fei Xiang became the first pop singer from Taiwan to visit across the strait and perform in Mainland China.
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In 1990, Fei Xiang moved to New York and underwent formal vocal training, hoping to extend the range of his performances to Broadway theatre.
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In 1997, Fei Xiang returned to China after a seven-year absence to take part in China Central Television's gala live telecast commemorating the Hong Kong handover.
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Fei Xiang resumed his recording and concert work, combining his biggest Chinese pop music hits with his newly developed musical theatre repertoire.
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Fei Xiang signed a new recording contract with Forward Music and released two new Chinese language pop albums: Having Loved You and Wildflower.
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The official Chinese-language version of several songs from The Phantom of The Opera were included on this album and Fei Xiang sang The Music of the Night at the Taipei premiere of the film version of The Phantom of the Opera.
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In 2006, Fei Xiang was invited to star as the Emcee in Toy Factory's production of the musical Cabaret in Singapore.
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Fei Xiang released a theme song for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and sang on China Central Television telecasts celebrating the Beijing Olympics in Los Angeles and London.
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Fei Xiang is widely recognized as an icon of Chinese entertainment and enjoys enormous popularity among multiple generations of Chinese audiences.
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Fei Xiang continues to perform his repertoire of Chinese pop standards throughout China and around the world.
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In January 2015, Fei Xiang released his 17th studio album, Human.
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Fei Xiang made a surprise guest appearance in 2012, starring as the chief villain Tian Lang Sorcerer, in the Chinese fantasy film Painted Skin: The Resurrection.
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Fei Xiang appeared on the red carpet at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and the film went on to smash China's domestic film box-office record.
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In 2016, Fei Xiang made another rare film appearance, co-starring with the legendary Chinese actress Gong Li in The Monkey King 2.
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Fei Xiang was named "Kris" as he was born on Christmas Eve.