Christine Fan competes in singing reality show, gets eliminated in 1st round
Singer Christine Fan has openly expressed her disappointment with her performance of 'The First Dream' (2004) on Chinese reality music competition 'Singer 2025'. Photo: Christine Fan/Instagram
America-born Taiwanese singer Christine Fan made a short-lived appearance as a contestant on Singer 2025 – the Chinese reality music competition broadcast on Hunan Television – before getting eliminated in the same episode.
The show, which premiered on May 16, features an international line-up of professional singers, including Chen Chusheng from China, Beni from Japan and Mickey Guyton from the US. Three winners will be named at the end of the season.
Singer 2025 was formerly known as I Am A Singer , which premiered in 2013 and was renamed in 2017. This is the 10th season of the show, and voting results are determined by in-person audiences as well as Internet users.
Fan, better known by her stage name FanFan, was brought in to replace Taiwanese singer Terry Lin, 58, who was eliminated after the fourth episode, which aired on June 6.
Fan came in last among eight singers, ranking below those from China, such as Ma Jiaqi, Shan Yichun and Gai.
Fan, 49, sang her hit track The First Dream (2004), but was off-key and suffered from shaky vocals. She reportedly cried as soon as she left the stage.
Netizens compared her performance to the scene of a car accident, with viewers adding she was not confident and appeared nervous.
In an Instagram post on June 7, Fan said she was thankful and satisfied to have participated in Singer 2025 .
She expressed her disappointment, writing that 'it has been many years since I have participated in the recording of such shows, and I am upset with my subpar performance'.
'I have failed to meet the expectations of viewers, and I am deeply sorry for that.'
However, the singer remained positive, adding that one need not excel every day, and that life will turn out fine as long as one bravely works towards accomplishing his or her dreams.
She wrapped up her caption by thanking the show's crew, as well as her colleagues, friends, family members and the team behind Singer 2025 who cheered her on.
Fan's latest album, Solitary Moment , was released in 2022. Since her music debut in 2000, she has staged several concert tours, with the most recent being her On Road To Happiness world tour (2017 to 2019), during which she made stops in cities like Taipei, Los Angeles and Singapore.
She is married to Taiwanese television host Blackie Chen, 48, and the couple have nine-year-old twin sons.
Chen was embroiled in Taiwan's #MeToo scandal in 2023 after being accused by Taiwanese actress Tina Chou of committing sexual harassment in 2012.
Chen and Fan have denied the allegations. In 2023, the couple filed a NT$10mil (RM1.41mil) lawsuit against Chou to 'restore the reputation of the parties concerned', but ended up dropping it. – The Straits Times/Asia News Network View this post on Instagram
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