Fifi Rong is a unique vocalist, songwriter and producer based in London.
Eccentric, deep and honest, Fifi brings pure emotional intimacy into her songs with a mesmerising voice, nuanced with the flair of her Chinese heritage. She incorporates a wide range of genres such as Electronica, Pop, Dub, Hip Hop, Soundscape and Jazz into her production, resulting in a singularly unexpected musical hybrid.
Fifi has collaborated with artists including Tricky, Phaeleh and Yello (three tracks on their new Universal Records album ‘Toy’) to name a few, and her seductive vocals can be heard on the title track of Skepta’s hugely successful UK No. 2 and Mercury Prize-winning album ‘Konnichiwa’.
She has also received vast support from a stream of blogs and radios including The 405, Clash, Fader Magazine, Hype Magazine, Pigeon and Planes, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1 Extra, BBC Radio 6 Music etc., and was publicly voted into China’s Top 10 of most popular new artists.
Having already established herself internationally as a stand-out live performer, with headline shows throughout the UK, Europe and China/Hong Kong, Fifi released her much-anticipated new single ‘Future Never Comes’ in November 2016 with a special launch show at Century Club in London’s Soho and performed live with Yello during their 4 high-profile sold-out shows at Berlin’s Kraftwerk venue in October 2016. Following 4 triumphant SXSW 2017 showcases she has been invited to perform at The Great Escape, with further live plans due to be announced shortly.
Fifi is currently producing her forthcoming album, which is scheduled for release in early 2018.
Fifi Rong is a London-based vocalist, songwriter and electronic music producer. A groundbreaking artist, she is the first to succeed in organically integrating Chinese influences into western popular music, gliding effortlessly across an eclectic range of contemporary genres. Her trademark hybrid sound is a seamless blend of Pop, Electronica, Avant-garde, Alternative R&B, and UK Bass music, accentuating her unmistakably melancholic and sensual vocals.
Fifi has collaborated with artists including Tricky, Phaeleh and Yello (three tracks on current Universal Records album Toy). Her seductive voice can be heard on the title track of Skepta’s hugely successful UK No. 2 and Mercury Prize-winning album Konnichiwa, which Complex described as ‘one of the strongest album openers in British music history’.
Fifi has also received vast support from a stream of blogs and radio stations including The 405, Clash, Fader Magazine, Hype Magazine, Pigeon and Planes, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1 Extra, BBC Radio 6 Music etc, and was publicly voted into China’s Top 10 of most popular new artists with over 120 million streams to date.
Having already established herself internationally as a stand-out live performer, with headline shows throughout the UK, Europe, and China as well as a number of triumphant showcases during SXSW 2017 (US),Fifi performed with Yello at the Montreux Jazz Festival and during their seven-date arena tour of Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
With a fruitful burst of musical and visual creativity in 2018, this year sees Fifi take her transcendental journey to the next level with her ever evolving live shows, highly anticipated solo releases, and exciting collaborations.
January 1985
Brooklyn, NY, NY
Photography
Gerrit Rietveld Academie Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, Vienna, Austria
A darkly seductive video self-directed by London-based artist Fifi Rong for her track “Sin City.” As Rong simply states: “I intended every angle and every move, for a song I crafted every sound and every word.” watch here...
UK-based Chinese singer Fifi Rong has released a music video for ‘Sin City’ from her 2018 EP Awake. Written and directed by Rong, the music video features glimpses of Hong Kong’s night scene including Mong Kok’s neon street lights. The video showcases a more sensual and sultry Rong......
What inspired you to create the song Sin City? It was about a real story that happened in HongKong, I just added a bit of a twist on the novelty combining a murderer theme to it. What is the meaning behind the song? It’s about......
