Fei Xiang
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Fei Xiang (Beijing 2003)
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Kris Fei Xiang Phillips 24 December 1960 (age 55) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Other names | Kris Phillips |
| Occupation | Singer, Actor, Producer |
| Years active | 1981–present |
Fei Xiang (born Kris Phillips on December 24, 1960 in Taipei, Taiwan; simplified Chinese: 费翔; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Fèi Xiáng) is a Taiwanese American pop icon and musical singer.
Born to an American father and a Taiwanese mother, Fei Xiang spent his childhood in Taipei. Fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese, he graduated from Taipei American School and entered Stanford University in 1978. After moving to New York and attending the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, he returned to Taiwan in 1981 to pursue an acting career.
Fei Xiang made his first television appearance in a Taiwan TV-drama at the end of 1981. He was then signed by EMI and released his debut album, Lingering in May 1982. The title track of the album was an instant hit that spent four weeks at number one. The album was certified gold and Fei Xiang won the award for Best New Artist of the year.
Seven subsequent albums produced during the early 1980s for EMI and PolyGram launched hit singles in Taiwan and Southeast Asia.
In late 1986, Fei Xiang became the first Taiwan pop singer to cross the Strait and perform in Mainland China. His first album release in China, A Voice on The Ocean was recorded in Guangzhou and his rise to fame on mainland China came almost instantaneously from his performance on the 1987 CCTV New Year's Gala, an action that was met with great protest by the Taiwan government. The two songs he performed on the Gala, Winter Fire (the Chinese adaptation of Sexy Music) and Clouds of My Homeland became smash hits.
A Voice on The Ocean sold over 20 million copies in mainland China and, combined with four subsequent albums, made Fei Xiang China's all-time best-selling male recording artist. His 1989 Concert Tour of 63 consecutive sold-out stadium concerts in 12 major cities set a record in China that stands unsurpassed to this day.
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