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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chang. In the stage name, the surname is Fei.

Fei Yu-ching (traditional Chinese: 費玉清; simplified Chinese: 费玉清; pinyin: Fèi Yùqīng; born Chang Yen-ting) is a Taiwanese singer and television host.

Early life

Fei Yu-ching was born Chang Yen-ting (張彥亭; Zhāng Yàntíng) in Taipei, Taiwan, [1][2] to waishengren parents, being the youngest of three children. His eldest sister Chang Yen-chiung (張彥瓊; 张彦琼; Zhāng Yànqióng) was a singer professionally known as Jenny Fei (費貞綾; 费贞绫; Fèi Zhēnlíng) before becoming a Buddhist nun in 1991 with the dharma name Heng Shu [zh] (恆述法師; 恒述法师; héngshù fǎshī). His elder brother Chang Fei (張菲; 张菲; Zhāng Fēi) is also a singer and a television personality.

Career

Fei’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” (A Trim of Plum Blossoms), “Ode to the Republic of China“, and “Good Night Song“ [zh] (晚安曲; Wǎn’ān Qǔ), composed by Taiwanese songwriter Liu Chia-chang. This song was chosen by China Television to end each day’s broadcast in 1979. It is dubbed as “打烊歌” (Closing Shop Song) which is played when shops and department stores are about to close for the day. In 1996 at the 7th Golden Melody Awards, his album Good Night Song (晚安曲) won Best Mandarin Album[3] and he was nominated for Best Mandarin Male Singer.[4]

From 1993 to 1998, Fei hosted the Taiwan Television prime time variety show The Fantastic Brothers (龍兄虎弟) with his brother Chang Fei. He was well known for his witty humor, improvised singing and celebrity impersonations in the show, for which he was nicknamed the “myna bird” (九官鳥). He went on to host several other television music programs, including “Flying to the Rainbow” (飛上彩虹), “Fei yue xing qi tian” (飛越星期天), “Jin xiao hua yue ye” (今宵花月夜) and “fei yu qing shi jian” (費玉清時間), as well as award-winning “Golden Voice, Golden Award” (金嗓金賞) and “Fei Yu-ching’s Music” (費玉清的清音樂).

In 2006, he was featured in a duet, “Faraway” (千里之外), with Jay Chou released in his seventh album Still Fantasy. In February 2008, he performed it during CCTV-4‘s Chinese New Year special, singing a solo version of “Faraway”, which was also performed by Chou later in the program.

Fei announced his retirement from the entertainment industry in September 2018, stating that his farewell concert tour was scheduled for 2019. He held his farewell concert tour in few cities in China, Macau, Malaysia, USA, Canada, Australia, Singapore,[5] Hong Kong and Taiwan.[6] His final concert was held in November in Taiwan.[7]

He also completed filming for his TV show “Our Song”[vague] with his apprentices Timmy Xu and Ayanga in January 2020, which was originally slated to before his concert but was delayed due to circumstances beyond his control.

In 2020, the song “Yi Jian Mei” (commonly known by its chorus “Xue hua piao piao” in the West) 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.[8]

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.[9]

References

  1. ^ “费玉清”. piaofang.maoyan.com. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  2. ^ 7K views · 60 reactions | (2) #华语乐坛 #传奇男歌手 #费玉清（Yu-Ching Fei 1955年7月17日）本名张彦亭，出生于中国台湾台北市，中国台湾传奇男歌手～费玉清～1984年，凭借歌曲《梦驼铃》细腻轻柔的嗓音👏🏻获得台湾金钟奖最佳男歌星奖 #梦驼铃 由小轩作词、谭健常作曲、陈志远编曲。一首充满了历史沧桑感的歌曲，发行于1984年3月，收录在《梦驼铃》专辑中。蝉联华视《综艺一百》节目流行歌曲排行榜十三周冠军，并凭借该专辑，让费玉清首次获台湾金钟奖最佳男歌星奖。《梦驼铃》这首歌曲被很多歌手翻唱。该版雄浑苍劲，与该首歌曲的创作主旨相得益彰。这首充满了历史沧桑感的歌曲。很多人听了这首歌才知道中国版图以前是海棠，是周总理最喜欢的形状，因为历史原因，被削成了雄鸡，这是一段屈辱的历史，“海棠血泪”当铭记于心。 | 爱曲飘扬. Retrieved 20 May 2026 – via www.facebook.com.
  3. ^ “第七屆金曲獎得獎名單 – 最佳演唱專輯獎” [7th Golden Melody Awards winners list – Best Singing Album Award]. Government Information Office (in Traditional Chinese). 28 March 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2011. 曲名：晚安曲{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ “第七屆金曲獎入圍名單 – 十六、最佳國語歌曲男演唱人獎” [7th Golden Melody Awards nomination list – 16. Best Mandarin Male Singer Award]. Government Information Office (in Traditional Chinese). 6 January 1996. Retrieved 10 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ “Fei Yu Qing Farewell Concert Encore Show – Singapore Sports Hub”. Singapore Indoor Stadium. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019. Event date 12 October 2019 (Sat) Event Time 8:00PM Venue Singapore Indoor Stadium
  6. ^ Chang, Eddy (4 October 2018). “Veteran singer Fei Yu-ching to retire following farewell tour 資深歌手費玉清 巡演後「封麥」震撼娛樂圈”. Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  7. ^ “臺北小巨蛋-歷年節目查詢-2019/11/06~11/07《費玉清2019告別演唱會》”. Taipei Arena (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023. 費玉清 2019 告別演唱會 2019/11/06(三)19:30 2019/11/07(四)19:30
  8. ^ “How a hit Chinese song from the 80s became a global meme”. South China Morning Post. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  9. ^ 吳品瑤. “引退多時〈一剪梅〉突歐美爆紅 費玉清情路至憾「永不可得心愛的她」 – 娛樂”. China Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 June 2020.