David Tao
David Tao (Chinese: 陶喆; pinyin: Táo Zhé; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tô Tiat), born Tao Xuzhong (Chinese: 陶緒忠; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tô Sū-tiong; born 11 July 1969), is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning singer-songwriter. He is well known for creating a crossover genre of R&B and hard rock tunes which has now become his signature style and for having popularized R&B in the Mandopop industry.
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陶喆 | |||||||||||
| Born | Tao Xuzhong (陶緒忠) 11 July 1969 | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Republic of China (Taiwan) | ||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles (BA) | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1997–present | ||||||||||
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| Awards | Golden Melody Awards – Best Mandarin Album 2006 The Great Leap Best Mandarin Male Singer 2010 Opus 69 | ||||||||||
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| Origin | Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Genres | Rock, Mandopop, R&B, hard rock | ||||||||||
| Labels | Shock Records (1997–2004) EMI Music Taiwan (2005–2007) Gold Typhoon (2007–2009) Seed Music (2012–present) | ||||||||||
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| Chinese | 陶喆 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 陶緒忠 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陶绪忠 | ||||||||||
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| Website | www.davidtao.com | ||||||||||
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