F.I.R.

This article is about the Taiwanese band. For other uses, see FIR (disambiguation).

F.I.R. (traditional Chinese: 飛兒樂團; simplified Chinese: 飞儿乐团; pinyin: Fēiér Yuètuán) is a Taiwanese pop rock band formed in 2004. The band consists of Lydia (lead vocals), Ian Chen (keyboards), and Real Huang (guitar, vocals). Producer Ian Chen formed his own band then recruited the other two members to form F.I.R. They are well known throughout Asia after their hit "Lydia", which gained popularity 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.

F.I.R.
F.I.R. at 2006 Taipei Car Free Day in 2006. From left to right: Real Huang, Faye, Ian Chen
Born	Taiwan
Years active	2004–present
Awards	Golden Melody Awards – Best New Mandarin Artist 2005 Fairyland in Reality^[1]
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	飛兒樂團
Simplified Chinese	飞儿乐团
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fēiér Yuètuán
Musical career
Also known as	飛兒, 飞儿 (pinyin: Fēiér)
Origin	Taiwan
Genres	Mandopop
Labels	Warner Music Taiwan (2004-2014) HIM International Music (2015-present)
Members	Ian Chen Real Huang Lydia
Past members	Faye^[2]
Website

In 2018, it was announced that Faye would not be part of F.I.R. anymore as she was removed from the official Facebook page of F.I.R. without notification.^[2] In October 2018, it was announced that a new lead singer, Lydia was selected among hundreds of new singers by Ian and O Real.^[3]

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

Members

Current members

• Producer/Keyboard
  • Stage name: Ian (I)
  • Birth name: Chén Jiànníng (陳建寧)
  • Birthplace: Taiwan
  • Birth date: (1971-10-28) 28 October 1971 (age 51)
  • Musical Instrument: Guitar, Keyboard, Keytar
• Guitarist
  • Stage name: Real (R) (阿沁, Ā Qìn)
  • Birth name: Huáng Hànqīng (黃漢青)
  • Birthplace: Taiwan
  • Birth date: (1980-03-11) 11 March 1980 (age 42)
  • 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: Zhejiang
  • Birth date: September 1996 (age 26)

Past Member

• Lead Vocal
  • Stage name: Faye (F) (飛 or 飛兒, Fei or Feier)
  • Birth name: Chan Wéntíng (詹雯婷)
  • Birthplace: Taiwan
  • Birth date: (1981-08-27) 27 August 1981 (age 41)

Discography

F.I.R. discography
Studio albums	6
EPs	2
Singles	4
Soundtrack albums	1

Singles

• Spread Love(把愛傳出來) (December 2005)
• City of Sound(声音之城) (December 2018)
• 愛我所愛 (December 2018)
• Forever Young (September 2019)

Studio albums

Album #	Title	Release Date	Label
1st	F.I.R. (飛兒樂團 同名專輯)	13 April 2004	Warner Music Taiwan
2nd	Unlimited (無限)	8 April 2005	Warner Music Taiwan
3rd	Flight Tribe (飛行部落)	28 July 2006	Warner Music Taiwan
4th	Love · Diva (愛‧歌姬)	28 September 2007	Warner Music Taiwan
5th	Let's Smile (讓我們一起微笑吧)	25 December 2009	Warner Music Taiwan
6th	Atlantis (亞特蘭提斯)	15 April 2011	Warner Music Taiwan
7th	Better Life	13 December 2013	Warner Music Taiwan
8th	Re:Youth	10 May 2019	HIM International

Extended plays

• I Want to Fly - Path to Dream All Record CD+2VCD

(我要飛 - 尋夢之途全紀錄) (17 September 2004)

1. I Wanna Fly 我要飛
2. Demo: Lydia
3. Demo: Our Love 我們的愛
4. Demo: Your Smile 你的微笑
5. Demo: Tarot Cards 塔羅牌

• Glory Days- Anniversary CD+DVD

(光榮之役-出道週年影音全集) (30 June 2005)

1. Fly Away (unplug version)
2. Thousand Years of Love 千年之戀 (unplug version)
3. LOVE*3 (unplug version)
4. The Reason of Giving Up 死心的理由 (string version)

Soundtracks

• The Outsiders 鬥魚 (10 February 2004)
• 心之火 (with 彭佳慧Julia Pang)(2 June 2015)

Awards and nominations

2004

Award	Category	Nomination	Result	Ref
TVB8 Hong Kong	Best New Artist	F.I.R	Won
933 Golden Melody Award Singapore	Best New Artist	F.I.R	Won
Global Mandarin Single Charts	Most Popular Group	F.I.R	Won
	Best New Artist	F.I.R	Won
	Best Golden Tune		Won
Metro Broadcast Hong Kong	Best New Artist	F.I.R	Won
	Best Mandarin Group	F.I.R	Won
Hong Kong Radio	Best New Artist	F.I.R	Won
11th Chinese Top 20, Channel V Asia	Best Single	"我們的愛" (Our Love)	Won
12th Chinese Single Chart, Beijing Music Station China	Most Popular Group of Hong Kong and Taiwan	F.I.R	Won
	Most Popular single of Hong Kong and Taiwan	"我們的愛" (Our Love)	Won
Minsheng Daily, Taiwan	Best New Idol Award	F.I.R	Won
China Times Weekly, Taiwan	Best New Artist	F.I.R	Won
Chinese Top 20- Channel V Asia	Best New Artist	F.I.R	Won
	Best Single		Won
IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards	Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year	F.I.R.-Fairyland in Reality	Won	^[4]

2005

Award	Category	Nomination	Result	Ref
East Radio Music Charts, Shanghai China	Best Group	F.I.R	Won
Pepsi Music Awards	Best Group	F.I.R	Won
	Best Composition		Won
	Best Songwriter		Won
	Best Single		Won
	Top Ten Single of Hong Kong and Taiwan		Won
16th Golden Melody Awards, Taiwan	Best New Artist	F.I.R	Won
IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards	Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year	Unlimited	Won	^[5]
HITO Radio Music Awards	Top 10 Songs of the Year	"Lydia"	Won	^[6]
	Longest Charting Album	F.I.R.-Fairyland in Reality (19 weeks)	Won
	Best New Artist	F.I.R	Won

2006

Award	Category	Nomination	Result	Ref
Annual Mandarin Single: KK Box	Best Single		Won
	Best Group	F.I.R	Won
Mandarin Golden Melody TVBS	Most Popular Group	F.I.R	Won
	Best Album		Won
	Best Composition		Won

2007

Award	Category	Nomination	Result	Ref
7th Global Chinese Music Awards	Most Popular Group	F.I.R	Won
	20 Most Popular Singles	"飞行部落"	Won
HITO Radio Music Awards	Best Band	F.I.R	Won	^[7]

2008

Award	Category	Nomination	Result	Ref
Vigor Stars Awards	Most Popular Group (Taiwan)	F.I.R	Won
	Best Stage Presence	F.I.R	Won
	Best Chinese Single	"月牙灣"	Won

References

1. Woodworth, Max (2005-05-29). "The red carpet rolls out for Golden Melody Awards". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
2. "Faye has been kicked out the band". Hong Kong 01 (in Chinese). 2018-02-23.
3. "F. I.R.飞儿乐团全新出发 新主唱Lydia韩睿曝光-国际在线". ent.cri.cn (in Chinese). 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
4. (in Chinese) IFPI Hong Kong 2004 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards winners list February 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-04-19
5. (in Chinese) IFPI Hong Kong 2005 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards winners list July 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-04-19
6. (in Chinese) Liberty Times 2005 HITO Radio Music Awards winners list 2008-04-08 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-05-04
7. (in Chinese) HITO Radio 2007 HITO Radio Music Awards winners list 4 February 2007. Retrieved 2011-04-20

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