Faye Honors Teresa at 19 May 2013 Memorial Concert

In Beijing on 19 May 2013, at the memorial concert held in honor of the late Teresa Teng, Faye Wong sang four of Teresa’s songs, including “Qing Ping Diao” and “Du Shang Xi Lou.” While performing “Du Shang Xi Lou,” Faye said, “Teresa was my mentor who brought me into the music scene.” The second video below, which runs 3:27 (uploaded by Baogaliao Mall), is my favorite of the lot. Faye is much looser and relaxed, and this is when she’s at her best. Some media are mistakenly reporting that Faye stumbled and fell. However, it’s obvious that she took a slightly shaky step, quickly recovered, and was never in danger of falling. It was, in fact, barely noticeable. And she smiled — she didn’t “laugh” as some reported. Faye is always gracious, and grace in motion. Much thanks to those who uploaded videos to Youtube, especially Baogaliao Mall. You’ve made it possible for the rest of us, throughout the world, to see and hear Faye in this historic tribute.

Uploaded to Youtube by Baogaliao Mall on May 19, 2013. Length  5:10.

Uploaded to Youtube by Baogaliao Mall on May 19, 2013. Length  3:27.

Uploaded to Youtube by Baogaliao Mall on May 19, 2013. Length  4:52.

Uploaded to Youtube by boonyews on May 19, 2013. Length 5:10.

Uploaded to Youtube by Baogaliao Mall on May 19, 2013. Length 3:23.

Uploaded to Youtube by Baogaliao Mall on May 19, 2013. Length 1:37.

Uploaded to Youtube by daydayhappyday on May 19, 2013. Length  4:41.

Uploaded to Youtube by ackc0823 on May 20, 2013. Length 2:52.

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Faye in 27 Nov. 1998 Beijing Concert

Faye in 27 Nov. 1998 Beijing concert. Source TakeFoto.cn 10.31.11

Joyce & Cejan – Faye’s ‘Let’s COART’ Song! Update 4.29.13

A new song, “Let’s COART,” performed by Faye to promote COART Asia Youth Arts charity. They did a weibo campaign to get pictures and footage of people jumping for the MV:

Uploaded to YouTube by 小潘 一枝筆 on 4.23.13.

Update 4.29.13 by Phil48:

Cute song! We need a new album from Faye.

Here’s the coart website: http://www.coart.com.cn/

And it looks like this is the official page for the vid (linked from the above): http://music.letv.com/zt/COARTFaye/index.shtml

Faye Sings Theme Song for ‘So Young’

“To Youth” is the theme song for the film “So Young,” Vicki Zhao’s directorial debut. The film is a part of Vicki’s graduate degree requirements. Faye is performing strictly as a favor to Vicki, her close friend. The video was added to YouTube by fountainpark723 on 4/16/13. (This post was updated on 4.21.13.)

Faye to Sing at Teresa Teng’s 60th Birthday Celebration in May 2013 – Update 4.29.13

[Note: The following excerpts are from "Faye Wong to Sing at Concert Celebrating Teresa Teng's 60th Birthday" (Asian Fanatics, 11 Apr. 2013). The original source is Sina. The English translation is by sparkles_n15 @ asianfanatics.net. The photos are from Sina and a video uploaded to YouTube by Cyberwarriors69  on 7 Nov. 2012.] [Update 5.20.13: click here for videos of the 5.19.13 performance.]

Li Yapeng and Teng Chang-fu, Teresa’s brother and chairman of the Teresa Teng Foundation, on 04.09.13.

The Teresa Teng Foundation will be holding a concert to celebrate what would have been the singer’s 60th birthday. One of her lifelong dreams was to hold a concert in China, but it was never fulfilled before her untimely death. To honour her wishes, the concert will be held in Beijing in May. Faye Wong has already been confirmed to sing at the concert.

Teresa Teng in a 1985 Live Concert in Tokyo.

At the press conference on April 9, Teresa’s brother and chairman of the Teresa Teng Foundation, Teng Chang-fu, expressed that in her lifetime Teresa had three regrets. One was not completing her education, the second was never wearing a wedding dress, while the third was not having the chance to perform in Mainland China. However, Mr. Teng said that Teresa was always very studious. While she may not have worn a wedding dress, she did wear a white gown at one of her concerts in Japan and subsequently ‘married her music’. He says that he has been working with her foundation in Taiwan to fulfil her last request. The project titled ‘Chasing Dreams ~ Forever Teresa Teng’ will hopefully help her accomplish her dreams of holding a concert in China.

Li Yapeng attended the press conference yesterday on behalf of the Smile Angel Foundation. He says that when Faye was 14, her first cassette album was a cover of Teresa’s songs. As one of Teresa’s fans, she will be singing 4 or 5 of her songs at the concert.

Update 4.29.13 – from Joyce:

Set list!!

「清平調」 The ‘duet’ with Teresa that was supposed to be on Decadent Sounds
「獨上西樓」 ‘Alone in the Western Chamber’
「水上人」 ‘Boat People’
「初戀的地方」 ‘Place of First Love’

Update 4.30.13 – from Joyce:

Woops, small correction. The duet is actually an unreleased song from Teresa that was only half recorded before her death. Faye will sing the second half.

Tong Tong Unveils Own Composition ‘On the Beach’ on 9 March 2013

Faye Wong’s daughter, Dou Jing Tong, released a ballad, “On the Beach,” on YouTube on 9 March 2013. Tong Tong, also known as Leah Dou, wrote and composed the song. The song, the performance, the performer — all beautiful. Not surprising from the daughter of Faye Wong and Dou Wei — both musical geniuses. Here’s the note she attached to the video: “Promised some of you a video so here it is haha nothing serious just a simple tune I wrote a long time ago. Again if you like it, leave a comment or hit that like button for me :) Have a nice day.”

MP3 of Leah’s “On the Beach”

Faye Wong, Dou Jing Tong and Dou Wei

UPDATE 4.6.13
Leah Dou’s “With You,” uploaded to YouTube by Leah on 26 Feb. 2013. Comment attached to the video: “Hey guys, My name is Leah. I’m 16 and this is my First original song, if you like it leave a comment or hit that like button and you’ll make my day :)”

MP3 of “With You” by Leah Dou

Rare Faye Videos and Stills from 1985 CCTV Performance

These rare Faye Wong photos are from Xinhuanet 5 Apr. 2013. For most, Faye’s career began in Hong Kong in 1989, with the album “Shirley Wong,” released by Cinepoly in November. She was 20 then. Her fans, though, know that her career began much earlier, in Beijing, when she recorded a number of cover albums from 1985-87. See our earlier articles on this period:

• Faye’s 1985-86 Albums – (1) Enchanting Kaler
• Faye’s 1985-86 Albums – (2) Where Comes the Wind
• Faye’s 1985-86 Albums – (3) Miss Charm

Video added to YoutTube by ChinaNews360 on 3.7.13.

Video added to YoutTube by sinapremium on 3.8.13.

Video added to YoutTube by chinesenetnz on 3.10.13.