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Unreleased Fong Fei-fei Recording of 'Jia Hou' Released 15 Years Later

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A previously unreleased recording of the late Taiwanese singer Fong Fei-fei singing "Jia Hou" has been made public 15 years later.
  • Fong Fei-fei had planned to cover the song by Taiwanese singer Jiang Hui for a concert before her death in 2012.
  • The recording is part of a new album, "Feng Sheng Zai Xu," released on what would have been her 73rd birthday.

A previously unheard recording of the late Taiwanese singer Fong Fei-fei performing the classic Hokkien song "Jia Hou" has been released, 15 years after it was recorded. Fong Fei-fei, known as the "Queen of Hats," passed away in 2012 from lung adenocarcinoma. Before her death, she had expressed her intention to cover Jiang Hui's iconic song "Jia Hou" for a planned concert in Taipei. This unfulfilled wish has now been realized with the release of Fong Fei-fei's rehearsal recording. The audio, meticulously restored and remastered, captures her distinctive vocal style. The song is featured on the new album "Feng Sheng Zai Xu," released to commemorate what would have been her 73rd birthday. The album aims to fulfill Fong Fei-fei's unfinished concert setlist. The accompanying music video for "Jia Hou" features eight women of different ages and professions, portraying their everyday emotions, with a special cameo by one of Fong Fei-fei's close friends from Hong Kong. The video concludes with a surprise tribute using Fong Fei-fei's previously unseen photographs.

Ah Hui sings it very well. This is an important, grand song that must be chosen. Ah Hui, who hasn't married, sings 'Jia Hou' so well, how should I sing it with my experience?

โ€” Fong Fei-feiFong Fei-fei's comments about Jiang Hui's song 'Jia Hou' during a press conference for her 'Taiwan Folk Song Concert' tour.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.