Gary Chaw
Malaysian Chinese male singer-songwriter born in Kota Belud, Sabah, on July 9, 1979, who won the Golden Melody Award for Best Mandarin Male Singer for "Super Sunshine."
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Gary Chaw is a Malaysian Chinese male singer-songwriter whose birth name is 曹佰豪. He was born in Kota Belud, Sabah, on July 9, 1979.
Gary Chaw's education took him to New Zealand: at age 15, he went to the University of Auckland to study civil engineering and returned to Malaysia after graduating. While in New Zealand, he had many friends who studied recording and were skilled at songwriting.
Songwriting preceded Gary Chaw's singing career, as he began writing songs at age 17. Aaron Kwok's 1999 EP "Ask For More" included three compositions by Gary Chaw, including "只有你." Discussing his motivation for writing, Gary Chaw said he began creating music because he wanted good songs to sing; in an interview with The Beijing News, he also described music as a language for expressing life and experience.
Gary Chaw released his debut album, "笑我笨," in 2001, along with the self-titled album "Gary" in Malaysia. That year, he sang "聽海," composed and arranged by 塗惠源, at a KTV venue in Singapore. The composer recognized his talent, leading him to Taiwan to develop his career and study.
Gary Chaw signed with Rock Records in 2004. In January 2005, "少年," his duet with Michael Wong, was included on Michael Wong's album "童話." On January 26, 2006, Gary Chaw released "格格Blue."
On May 4, 2007, Gary Chaw received a nomination for Best Mandarin Male Singer at the 18th Golden Melody Awards for "Superman." Beginning that July, he lived briefly in Hong Kong and released "海邊的卡夫卡" and "左右無緣" in succession. He released "Super Sunshine" in January 2008 and won the Golden Melody Award for Best Mandarin Male Singer for the album.
Gary Chaw's first solo concert, "WELCOME TO MY WORLD 亞洲巡迴演唱會," was held in Malaysia in June 2008 and later traveled to Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. In November 2010, he held "曹格Sensation World Asia Live Tour 2010世界巡迴演唱會" in Hong Kong.
From December 2011 to January 2012, Gary Chaw held four "Gary Chaw SENSATION x JAZZ 爵士巡迴音樂會" concerts in Taipei, Kaohsiung, and Taichung. Gary Chaw served as SENSATION's lead vocalist. In June 2012, SENSATION released its debut album, "Gary Chaw Project Sensation 1 Jazz"; it was the first time Gary Chaw released music and performed publicly under the SENSATION name. On July 14 of that year, the "SENSATION 爵士音樂會" tour began in Taipei before proceeding to Singapore and Malaysia.
Gary Chaw announced in May 2010 that he was moving to 博美娱乐, signed with 少城时代 in May 2012, and founded the music production and management company "就是音樂" on November 12, 2013.
Overview
- Born
- July 9, 1979age 47
- Born in
- Malaysia
- Career start
- First album · 2001
- Active
- 2001 – present25 years
- Gender
- Male
- Aliases
- Cao Baihao, Cao Ge, Cao-Ge, Gary Cao
- Instruments
- Piano / Keyboard
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