F.I.R.

ABOUT

F.I.R. (飛兒樂團 / 飞儿乐团) is a Taiwanese Mandopop rock band formed in 2004. The band consists of Faye (lead vocals), Ian Chen (keyboards) and Real Huang (guitar, vocals). Producer Ian Chen formed his own band and recruited the other two members to form F.I.R. They are well known throughout Asia after their hit "Lydia", which gained popularity and was the theme song for the Taiwanese TV drama The Outsiders (鬥魚). The drama was aired in Taiwan without revealing the singer of the theme song. The song attracted many fans, which led to F.I.R.'s big success when they finally debuted in 2004.

PROFILE

• Origin: Taiwan
• Genres: Mandopop
• Debut: May 23, 2004
• Years active: 2004–present
• Labels: Warner Music Taiwan (2004-2014) HIM International Music (2015-present)
• Awards: 
  Golden Melody Awards – Best New Mandarin Artist
  2005 Fairyland in Reality

MEMBERS

Current members: 

•     Producer/Keyboard

        Stage name: Ian (I)
        Birth name: Chén Jiànníng (陳建寧)
        Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan
        Birth date: 28 October 1971 

•       Musical Instrument: Guitar, Keyboard, Keytar Guitarist

        Stage name: Real (R) (阿沁, Ā Qìn)
        Birth name: Huáng Hànqīng (黃漢青)
        Birthplace: Taichung, Taiwan
        Birth date: 11 March 1980 (age 39)
        Musical Instruments: Guitar, keyboard, piano, arranging music on the computer
        Band Position: Electric guitar, some keyboard, some arranging on the music and sound

•     Lead Vocal

        Stage name: Lydia
        Birth name: Hán ruì (韩睿)
        Birthplace: China
        Birth date: 1996

Past Member:
       Lead Vocal
        Stage name: Faye (F) (飛 or 飛兒, Fei or Feier)
        Birth name: Chan Wéntíng (詹雯婷)
        Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan
        Birth date: 28 August 1981

Discography

Singles
    Spread Love(把愛傳出來) (December 2005)
    City of Sound(声音之城) (December 2018)

Studio albums

• F.I.R. (飛兒樂團) (2004)
• Unlimited (無限) (2005)
• Flight Tribe (飛行部落) (2006)
• Love · Diva (愛‧歌姬) (2007)
• Let's Smile Together (讓我們一起微笑吧) (2009)
• Atlantis (亞特蘭提斯) (2011)
• Better Life (2013)
• Re-Youth (末日青春 : 補完計劃) (2019)

TRIVIA

In 2018, it was announced that Faye would not be part of F.I.R. anymore as she has not continued signing the contract with the label. In October 2018, it was announced that a new lead singer, Lydia was selected among hundreds of new singers by Ian and Real.

The name F.I.R. comes from the initials of the names of the three members: Faye, Ian, and Real. It is also a backronym for "Fairyland In Reality", their debut album name.