Taiwan singer Fan Fan pregnant with twins

Taiwan singer Fan Wei-Chi and former basketball player-turned-TV host Chen Chien-Chou. [Photo: Fan's Sina Weibo account]

Taiwan singer Fan Wei-Chi, also known as Fan Fan, has announced via her Weibo account that she is pregnant with twins.

In her announcement, the 38-year-old singer also wrote that, for her age, the chance of becoming pregnant with twins is less than 8 percent.

According to Fan, the twins will be named "da xiongmao" and "xiao xiongmao", which literally translates to big panda and small panda, respectively.

Fan maintained a relationship with the twins' father, former basketball player-turned-TV host Chen Chien-Chou, for 10 years before they tied the knot in 2011.

As a prolific singer, Fan has released 12 albums since hitting the Chinese music scene in the year 2000.

She is known for her hit songs "First Dream" and "One to One."