Sammi Kao
Sammi Kao | |||||||||
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| Born | 27 January 1969 | ||||||||
| Other names | Malas Kao | ||||||||
| Occupation | Singer | ||||||||
| Years active | 1986–present | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 高勝美 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 高胜美 | ||||||||
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals | ||||||||
Sammi Kao (Chinese: 高勝美, Bunun: Malas Kao; born 27 January 1969) is a Taiwanese singer. In 1992, she won the Best Female Mandarin Singer at the 4th Golden Melody Awards for Selected Classics 1.[1]
Early life[edit]
Kao was born on 27 January 1969 in Fengshan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Her father was a special police. She is the youngest of four children. Her family moved around Fengshan until she was 5, when they settled in Gangshan.
After graduating from Kaohsiung Municipal Gangshan Junior High School, she joined her older sister, also a singer, in Taipei to pursue a music career. In 1987, she accompanied a friend to audition for the newly-formed recording company What's Music. The executive noticed her and asked her to audition as well. The company ended up signing her as their first singer.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
In 1987, she released her first Mandarin album Yuan.[2]
The album Where Seagulls Fly, Colorful Clouds Fly was published in February 1989. This album has the best sales performance in the mainland market.[citation needed]
In February 1990, her compilation album Selected Classics 6 was published.[citation needed]
In December 1992, she released The New Legend of White Snake, the soundtrack for the TV series New Legend of Madame White Snake.[citation needed]
In 1992, she won Best Female Mandarin Singer at the 4th Golden Melody Awards for her compilation album Selected Classics 1.
In 2005, she held a solo concert at the Beijing Workers' Stadium.[citation needed]
Since her debut, Kao has released 59 albums and more than 600 singles.[citation needed]
In the late 80s and early 90s, Kao recorded the themes to several TV shows adapted from Chiung Yao's romance novels,[3] such as the song Where Seagulls Fly, Colorful Clouds Fly.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Her niece Sharon Kao is an actress.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "第四屆金曲獎得獎名單". 影視及流行音樂產業局 (in Chinese). 24 May 2023. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "農村走唱遭譏落魄 51歲高勝美「昔戀嫩男」感情現況曝". Yahoo Sports (in Chinese). 13 January 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "她是瓊瑤御用歌星、比王菲還紅 45歲復出美如少女". 中時電子報. 7 November 2015. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ 自由時報電子報 (5 March 2021). "（影音）52歲高勝美凍齡不科學 潘越雲傻爆眼驚：維持超好 - 自由娛樂". ent.ltn.com.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ ETtoday新聞雲 (5 November 2014). "《露西》甜美主播高尹辰慘挨7巴掌 親阿姨是高勝美 | ETtoday星光雲 | ETtoday新聞雲". star.ettoday.net (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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