Gary Chaw
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| Gary Chaw / Cao Ge |
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 Promotional photograph of Gary in Superman |
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| Chinese name | 曹格 (Traditional) |
| Pinyin | cao2 ge2 (Mandarin) |
| Birth name | Cao Bai Hao (曹佰豪) |
| Origin | Malaysia |
| Born | July 9, 1979 |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Genre(s) | Mandopop |
| Label(s) | Rock Records/Dragon Force Music |
| Years active | 2006 - Present |
Gary Chaw (born July 9, 1979 in Malaysia), also known as Gary Cao or Cao Ge is a Malaysian singer.
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[edit] Early life
He received his early education in Canada. He went on to continue his studies at Auckland University, New Zealand when he was 16.
[edit] Career
In 2006 he won Hong Kong TVB's Newcomer Singer award and has since released three albums. His big break occurred with the release of his Mandarin version of "Superwoman", a song initially recorded by Karyn White. Cao wrote some chart-topping songs in Taiwan sung by S.H.E, Cyndi Wang, and Aaron Kwok.
In a recent interview with MTV, Cao admits (fluently in English) that he is a shy guy who doesn't express himself well through words but well enough in the songs he sings. His early influences came from admiration of Stevie Wonder and R Kelly.
He is one of the rising singers that has been compared to Wang Lee Hom and Jay Chou.
[edit] Music works
[edit] Albums
- Released: January 26, 2006
- Format: CD
- Label: Rock Records
- Chart position: #1 (TAIWAN G-music Chart)
- Released: December 27, 2006
- Format: CD
- Label: Rock Records
- Chart position: #1 (TAIWAN G-music Chart)
- Released: January 04, 2008
- Format: CD
- Label: Rock Records
- Chart position: #1 (TAIWAN G-music Chart)
[edit] Collaborations
Gary collaborated with another fellow Malaysian singer Guang Liang(光良) for the song "Teenage Years(少年)", in Guang Liang's album "Fairy Tale(童话)".
Gary has also sung together with Genie Zhuo(卓文萱) in the song "梁山伯與茱麗葉".
He later sang with Vivian Hsu(徐若瑄) in the song "I Still Believe".
He also sang with Beatrice Xu Wei Lun in the song "Freedom".
[edit] Compositions
Gary has also been doing compositions for many other artistes.
| Year | Artist | Album | Songs |
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| 1999 | Aaron Kwok | Ask For More | "只有你", "我了", "我的问题你没回答" |
| 2003 | Huang Ping Yuan | 感謝情人 | "不要害怕" |
| 2004 | S.H.E | [[Encore] | "大女人主义" |
| 2005 | Cyndi Wang | Cyndi with U | "睫毛弯弯", "飘飘" |
| 2005 | S.H.E | Once Upon A Time / 不想长大 | "星星之火" |
| 2006 | 黃俊源 | My First Album | "突然牽手" |
| Genie Zhuo | Be Used To / 習慣 | "梁山伯与茱丽叶" | |
| Annie Yi | Princess A | "月儿亮弯弯" | |
| 2007 | Show Luo | SPESHOW | "幸福猎人" |
| Vivian Hsu | Vivi and... | "I Still Believe" | |
| Nicholas Teo | Prince Nicholas / 王子 | "晚安，宝贝" | |
| A-mei | STAR | "一眼瞬间", "微多莉亚的秘密" | |
| Landy Wen | Hot Wava / 熱浪 | "采花贼" | |
| Genie Zhuo | Oxygenie of Happiness / 幸福氧氣 | "被你愛過我很快樂" | |
| Cyndi Wang | 飄飄 | "飄飄" | |
| 閻韋伶 | 傻孩子 | "Happy Birthday To Me" | |
| Andy Lau | Everyone Is No. 1 新歌+精選 | "一起嗌" |
[edit] Awards
| Year | Awards |
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| 2006 |
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| 2007 |
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