Macau's Voices Beyond the Mainstream
Macau music brings to mind classic divas and mainstream singers. But in the world of live houses and independent labels, there is a younger set of Macau musicians carrying the small city's sound to wider stages. This series is built for those active, independent, new-generation artists — and it opens with FIDA.
From Macau to Taiwan: FIDA
FIDA
青原 FIDA · FIDAFIDA (青原 FIDA) is a Mandarin-rock / pop-punk band from Macau, formed in 2019 by lead vocalist-guitarist Ferdie (stage name "Ching Yuen"/青原) and drummer Ivan, later based mainly in Taiwan and active in the Mandarin-language indie scene. The name "FIDA" comes from the initials of early members' English names, while the frontman's name "青原" became part of the band's name. In 2024 singer-songwriter Rachel (Lau Wan Ching), a former artist of Macau's Manner (微辣) agency, joined to form a male-female dual-vocalist line-up. In 2025 the band reached the social-group final of the Taoyuan Iron Rose (鐵玫瑰) Music Awards and won the "Rose Jury Award," and performed that year at festivals including Taiwan Festival and Wanderer Forest Music Festival.Read profile → formed around 2019, built around frontman-guitarist Ferdie (青原) and drummer Ivan, and from 2024 added former Manner artist Rachel Lau (劉蘊晴) as female vocalist, giving the band its dual male-female vocal line-up. FIDA is based mainly in Taiwan and has toured under the name .
