- Is known internationally for her 1 million dollar song, "Eyes on Me". Theme to Final Fantasy 8.
- Some of her favorite artists include: Cranberries, Cocteau Twins, Air, Sinead O'Connor, and The Sundays.
- One of the biggest pop singers in Asia.
- She used to be the main spokesperson for Pepsi in Asia.
- Faye Wong fans like to call themselves "Fayenatics". This term "Fayenatics" derived from a popular Internet mailing list back in 1997. Some of the members of the mailing list recorded a double disc album called "Fayenatics - The Album", which Faye Wong received a copy of, as she mentioned in an interview with CNN the following year.
- She usually wears a red string around her right hand. She is a Buddhist, and the red string symbolizes Buddhism.
- Left Hong Kong at the early stages of her career to study music, and literature. She left because she lost herself and wanted to revive her personality. After several months, she returned and released the "Coming Home" album, which turned her career around into new heights.
- During her career she has sung in several languages such as Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, French and English.
- She has entered into the Guiness Book of World Records as the best-selling Cantopop female. With an estimated 9.7 million of her 20 albums sold by March 2000.
- First Canto-Pop female to hold a concert in Nippon Budokan, Japan.
- Recorded three albums before her first studio album "Shirley Wong". These albums are extremely difficult to find to this day.
- Went by the name "Shirley Wong" for her first three studio albums.
- Attended "Celine Fashion Show" in Paris. (October 2004)
- Promotions for Kar-Wai Wong's new film, "2046". (September 2004)
- Her first name "Faye" can mean "Fairy", "Princess", and "Queen" in English.
- Her song "To Love" was banned in Malaysia and China because the song talked about smoking Opium.
- Some of her fashion is very much inspired by the style of Björk.
- Teresa Teng is one of her idols.
- She was contracted previously with Cinepoly/Universal, and EMI to release her newest albums. She is currently contracted with Sony.
- Her personal favorite song is "Kisses In The Wind", featured on her "Coming Home" album.
- Singer Ying Na is one of her best friends.
- Spokesperson for Baleno, a clothing company.
- Went under a stage name of "Miss Charm" during her very early years.
- Good friends with Carina Lau.
- Continues her World Tour concerts for 2004. (November 2004)
- Promotionals for Jovelle beauty care. (January 2005)
- Expecting a child with her second husband, Yapeng Li. (May 2006)
- Tour concert in China (July 2004)
- Has Dry Eye in her right eyeball. She can't produce tears from it. This is why all of her crying scenes in 2046 (2004) are filmed from the left side of her face.
- Her eyeglasses prescription is 40 degrees.
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