Fei Xiang's real name is KRIS PHILIPS, so the surname "Fei" is transliterated from "Philip" - Fei Xiang, which means "flying". In 1981, Fei Xiang was discovered by Sylvia Chang and participated in the performance of the Taiwan TV unit drama Eleven Women, thus entering the entertainment industry. He was only 20 years old at that time.
Fei Xiang contributed a lot to the spread of Mandarin songs, especially in that era when cross-strait exchanges were not so developed and open.
Look at how the Taiwanese newspapers at that time reported Fei Xiang, who had just debuted. His handsome and upright Prince Charming image quickly captured people's hearts and became the most popular high-quality idol.
The following year, Fei Xiang released his first album Wandering in Taiwan. During the EMI period, Fei Xiang published three albums in Taiwan. Each album had more than one or two popular songs, such as "Lianlian" and "Kiss Me Goodbye" from the first album "Lianlian" (a cover of the old Western song "KISS ME"). GOODBYE", "Even So", "Burn", "Star".
Look at how popular Fei Xiang is after the release of "Lianlian"! It was also launched in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and other places, and it immediately caused a sensation. Ranked in various places
Fei Xiang's second album is paired with the theme song of the same name from the movie adapted from Qiong Yao's novel in which he starred. 「 "Ask the setting sun", "Beauty", "Friendship", "Tacit understanding", "Don't miss you anymore"
's third album "Broad Sea and Sky", "Castle", "Princess Charming", "Heartbroken Confession", " "What is love?", "Moon God", "Love Slave"... ..etc.
After leaving EMI, Fei Xiang switched to "Polygram" and published an album "Buried the Past". Several songs such as "Waiting", "Skylight" and "Forgotten" did not bring Fei Xiang a better life. results, so he gradually faded out of the music scene.
In 1987, Fei Xiang began to develop in the mainland as the "first" Taiwanese singer to return to the motherland. During the 1987 Lunar New Year, at the Spring Festival Gala held by CCTV, Fei Xiang sang Gao Lingfeng's "Winter" for the first time in front of compatriots across the country. A handful in "Fire" and the article's "Clouds of Hometown" became famous overnight.
Many female audiences in mainland China suddenly discovered that there is such a handsome man in China! Fei Xiang's mixed-race identity only adds to his mystery.
Fei Xiang's impeccable facial features even set off a small trend of Chinese people marrying foreigners to have children, because it is said that mixed-race children are very beautiful. After becoming famous overnight at the Spring Festival Gala that year, Fei Xiang went on to publish a book that spans the world. Singing albums sold a total of 20 million tapes. This is an astronomical number in the history of recordings!
Later, he brought Taiwan's most popular songs to the mainland to cover, such as Lin Shurong's Anna; Tsai Chin's Read You; Feng Feifei's Love Me Well, Summer Season; Gao Lingfeng's Annoying Autumn Wind. ; Huang Yingying only has separation and feet in the desert; Luo Shifeng's ever-changing face Wait...
In 1989, Fei Xiang held 63 concerts in 12 cities in mainland China, and the concerts were sold out. This record has never been broken so far.
