Sammi Kao
Taiwanese singer
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 her album Selected Classics 1.
Early life
Kao was born on 27 January 1969 in Fengshan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Her father was a member of the 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.
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