Ding Fei Fei

Biography

Ding Fei Fei is a Chinese singer and composer, originally named Ding Lei, born on 11 August 1971 in Shanghai. She graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where she specialised in the erhu. Her sister Ding Wei is also a Chinese singer-songwriter. She began her career in 2000 as a singer-songwriter and signed with Universal Music and Eastern Attractive to develop her career in Hong Kong. She quickly achieved international success with the song "The Moon Forgot", which was remixed by the British group Way Out West, earning widespread acclaim and making her the first Chinese female singer to chart on the UK independent singles chart. She released several albums, including her self-titled debut EP and the English-language album "Dare To Be Different". In 2003 she released the album "De l'origine", which blends New Age and World Music, after which she stepped away from the mainstream Hong Kong music scene. She also composed songs for prominent artists such as Andy Lau and Alan Tam.