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SAMMI KAO or 高胜美 (Gao Shengmei), born on January 27, 1969 in Fengshan District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan Province, is a Taiwanese female singer and songwriter[27]. She made her debut in 1985 with the release of her first Mandarin album "Yuan". The album "Where Seagulls Fly, Colorful Clouds Fly" was published in February 1989. This album has the best sales performance in the mainland market [1]. In February 1990, the album "Six Dreams" was published. The album "The New Legend of White Snake" was published in December 1992. In 1992, she won the Best Female Mandarin Song Singer Award at the 4th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards for "Crying Sand" [2]. She was the first counter-attack singer to become popular from Southeast Asia to the island of Taiwan. In 2005, she held a solo concert at the Beijing Workers' Stadium[3][4]. Since her debut, Gao Shengmei has released 59 albums and more than 600 singles[5]. From 1993 to 1994, Gao Shengmei was the singer and queen who sang the most Qiong Yao TV dramas because she sang the lead in many Qiong Yao TV dramas[6].
'''Sammi Kao''' ({{Zh|t=高勝美}}, [[Bunun language|Bunun]]: Malas Kao; born 27 January 1969) is a Taiwanese singer. In 1992, she won the [[Golden Melody Award for Best Female Mandarin Singer|Best Female Mandarin Singer]] at the [[4th Golden Melody Awards]] for ''Selected Classics 1''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2023-05-24 |title=第四屆金曲獎得獎名單 |url=https://www.bamid.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=3539&s=124189 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209104716/https://www.bamid.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=3539&s=124189 |archive-date=2023-12-09 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=影視及流行音樂產業局 |language=zh-Hant-tw}}</ref>
 
== Early life ==
Kao was born on 27 January 1969 in Fengshan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Her father was a {{ill|Special police|lt=special police|zh|保安警察 (中華民國)}}. She is the youngest of four children. Her family moved around [[Fongshan District|Fengshan]] until she was 5, when they settled in [[Gangshan District|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.<ref name=":0" />
 
== Career ==
In 1987, she released her first album ''Yuan''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-01-13 |title=農村走唱遭譏落魄 51歲高勝美「昔戀嫩男」感情現況曝 |url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E8%BE%B2%E6%9D%91%E8%B5%B0%E5%94%B1%E9%81%AD%E8%AD%8F%E8%90%BD%E9%AD%84-51%E6%AD%B2%E9%AB%98%E5%8B%9D%E7%BE%8E-%E6%98%94%E6%88%80%E5%AB%A9%E7%94%B7-%E6%84%9F%E6%83%85%E7%8F%BE%E6%B3%81%E6%9B%9D-033355152.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603045246/https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E8%BE%B2%E6%9D%91%E8%B5%B0%E5%94%B1%E9%81%AD%E8%AD%8F%E8%90%BD%E9%AD%84-51%E6%AD%B2%E9%AB%98%E5%8B%9D%E7%BE%8E-%E6%98%94%E6%88%80%E5%AB%A9%E7%94%B7-%E6%84%9F%E6%83%85%E7%8F%BE%E6%B3%81%E6%9B%9D-033355152.html |archive-date=2024-06-03 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=zh-Hant-TW}}</ref>
 
In 1988, her album ''Speak of My Dream'' gained popularity in both Taiwan and Mainland China. The album ''Where Seagulls Fly, Colorful Clouds Fly'' was published in February 1989.<ref name=":1" />
 
In December 1992, she released ''The New Legend of White Snake'', the soundtrack for the TV series ''[[New Legend of Madame White Snake]]''. The main theme song ''Waiting For A Thousand Years'' was particularly popular.<ref>{{Cite web |title=想当年|《新白娘子传奇》:“千年等一回”的半部佳作_有戏_澎湃新闻-The Paper |url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_19607827 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206063547/https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_19607827 |archive-date=2023-02-06 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=www.thepaper.cn}}</ref>
 
In 1992, she won Best Female Mandarin Singer at the 4th Golden Melody Awards for her compilation album ''Selected Classics 1''.
 
In the late 80s and early 90s, Kao recorded the themes to several TV shows adapted from [[Chiung Yao]]'s romance novels,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-11-07 |title=她是瓊瑤御用歌星、比王菲還紅 45歲復出美如少女 |url=https://tube.chinatimes.com/20151107004664-261409 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326052100/https://tube.chinatimes.com/20151107004664-261409 |archive-date=2017-03-26 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=中時電子報}}</ref> such as the song ''Where Seagulls Fly, Colorful Clouds Fly.''<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=自由時報電子報 |date=2021-03-05 |title=(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 |url=https://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/3457849 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310012702/https://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/3457849 |archive-date=2021-03-10 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=ent.ltn.com.tw |language=zh-TW}}</ref> Chiung once asked Kao to play the lead in her show, but she declined by saying "[she's] afraid that acting would distract her from singing at full strength". Since 8 p.m. is a popular time block for these {{Interlanguage link|8 o'clock shows|lt=8 o'clock shows|zh|八點檔}} to air, she earned the nickname "Eight o'clock Kao".<ref name=":0" />
 
In June 2005, she held a solo concert in [[Beijing]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=7·15首在内地开唱 高胜美泪洒发布会现场(图) |url=https://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2005/2005-06-10/26/584867.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050612010706/https://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2005/2005-06-10/26/584867.shtml |archive-date=2005-06-12 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=www.chinanews.com.cn}}</ref>
 
In 2016, she performed at the [[51st Golden Bell Awards]]. Besides singing classic TV show theme songs, she also performed with [[Kumachan]], [[Bii (singer)|Bii]], and [[No Solution (band)|No Solution]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=中央通訊社 |date=2016-10-08 |title=高勝美金鐘獻唱 藍心湄穿透視裝想演奶奶 {{!}} 娛樂 {{!}} 重點新聞 |url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/201610080293.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603214245/https://www.cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/201610080293.aspx |archive-date=2024-06-03 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=中央社 CNA |language=zh-Hant-TW}}</ref>
 
== Personal life ==
Her niece [[Sharon Kao]] is an actress.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ETtoday新聞雲 |date=2014-11-05 |title=《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 |url=https://star.ettoday.net/news/421625 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133250/https://www.ettoday.net/news/20141105/421625.htm |archive-date=2015-09-24 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=star.ettoday.net |language=zh-Hant}}</ref>
 
== Awards and nominations ==
=== Golden Melody Awards ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Category
!Nomination
!Result
!Ref
|-
||1992
|Rowspan="2"|Best Female Mandarin Singer
|''Wangfu Cliff''||{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-24 |title=第三屆金曲獎入圍名單 |url=https://www.bamid.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=3539&s=124186 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181124085522/https://www.bamid.gov.tw/information_176_64089.html |archive-date=2018-11-24 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=影視及流行音樂產業局 |language=zh-Hant-tw}}</ref>
|-
|1993
|''Selected Classics 1''|| {{won}}
|<ref name=":2" />
|}
 
==References==
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[[Category:20th-century Taiwanese women singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Taiwanese women singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Taiwanese singers]]