BY AKIRA NORIMATSU

In 1969, Faye Wong was born in Beijing, China. When she was 18 years old, thanks to her relatives, she came to Hong Kong and made her singing debut by the name of Shirley Wong.

After studying in America for half a year in 1991, she started performing by her real name, Faye Wong.

Faye has released 14 CD albums in all .

The song "Rouge," which was originally sung by Miyuki Nakajima, was a great hit, and made her the top artist of the Hong Kong music scene.

And in 1997, Faye appeared in the movie " Koisuru Wakusei ," directed by Wong Karwey, which led to her becoming well-known in Japan.

It was in February of that year that I came to know of Faye's existence. I chanced to get to know her by listening to "Eyes On Me," which is the theme song of the video game software FINAL FANTASY VIII for PLAY STATION.

I was impressed when this song was played in the story. Faye's voice and style of singing bringing out an image of ballade are suitable for a fragile love story.

" Eyes On Me" was really a good chance for me to know her and it became my favorite of all her songs. This song says that a woman loved her darling's eyes on her.

These lyrics depict a situation where Laguna Loire, who is a soldier, fell in love with Julia Heartilly, a pianist playing at the pub Laguna used to visit . Julia also fell in love with him, but it's painful for her to think that she might never see Laguna again.

When I am listening to this song, Julia's heart-rending feelings touched my heart. This is because Faye's voice evokes the mood of the song in my heart.

The voice can be said to be very attractive, can't it? Of course, I am deeply fascinated with her good looks. I believe that a singer's attraction depends on whether or not she has both a voice of beauty and good looks.

From this point of view, she is the most suitable person to be called a great female singer.

Therefore, she is supported enough in Hong Kong as a good singer to be called the next Teresa Ten. Perhaps you can get a real feeling about her if you compare Teresa to Hibari Misora.

In my opinion, her songs are all musical masterpieces, but I especially like her CD "TENKUU. " Though I can't understand what is said in the songs because I can't understand the Pekingese language, I can enjoy her clear voice when I listen to it.

There are many calm mood songs on the album, and it is said to be the best among her fans. But it has only been four months since I came like her, so I don't know her very well .

That's why I want to listen to her songs and know about her more and more.