Fei Yu-ching


Fei Yu-ching is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter and host.

Early life

He was born Chang Yen-ching in Taipei, Taiwan, on 17 July 1955. His eldest sister, Chang Yan-qiong, was a singer formerly known as Jenny Fei and later became a buddhist nun in 1991 best known as Heng Shu. His elder brother Chang Fei is also a singer and host.

Career

Chang's career began in 1973, and he began to build a large fan base along with his brother. He performed several theme songs for television shows, some of which were more successful than the shows themselves. He has sung numerous hits such as "Yi Jian Mei", "Ode to the Republic of China", and ":zh:晚安曲" Wǎn'ān Qǔ, which was composed by the Taiwanese songwriter Liu Chia-chang. This song was chosen by China Television to end each day's broadcast in 1979. It was dubbed "打烊歌" to announce breaktime. In 1996 at the 7th Golden Melody Awards, his album Good Night Song won Best Mandarin Album and he was nominated for Best Mandarin Male Singer.
In 2006, he was featured in a duet, "千里之外" with Jay Chou released in his album Still Fantasy. In February 2008, he also performed during CCTV-4's Chinese New Year special, singing a solo version of "千里之外", which was also performed by Chou later in the programme.
Chang announced his retirement from the entertainment industry in September 2018, stating that his final concert tour was scheduled for February, March and May 2019 at Macau, Shanghai, Singapore and Taipei. His final concert encore concert show was extended up to October. He also competed in his final show "Our Song" with his apprentice Ayanga until January 2020.
In 2020, the song "Yi Jian Mei" became a viral internet meme that reached the top spots on the Spotify Viral 50 chart in countries like Norway, Sweden, Finland, and New Zealand.

Personal life

In 1981, he was engaged to Chie Yasui, a Japanese actress, but he called off the wedding because the Yasui family expected Fei to enter matrilocal residence, switch to Japanese citizenship and give up his career in Taiwan. He remained single thereafter.