Gary Chaw
Gary Chaw (born 9 July 1979 in Kota Belud, Sabah, Malaysia), also known as Gary Cao or Cao Ge is a Malaysian Chinese singer-songwriter based in Taiwan, who has had achieved success in Taiwan, Mainland China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Singapore. He is renowned for his stage presence, wide vocal range, and rich voice. In addition, he composes for himself and other singers.
Biography
Chaw lived with his grandfather since he was 11 months old as his parents separated when he was 9 months old. He received his early education in Canada when he was 9. He later went on to continue his studies in Engineering at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. However, he left New Zealand before completing his studies. He can speak Mandarin, Cantonese, English, French, Hakka, Hokkien & Malay fluently.
Career
Music
In 2010 he joined BMA and has since been dubbed "Asia Best Male Singer" by the media. His most recent concert tour of Asia, "Welcome to My World" was a great success. Chaw is renowned for his impressive vocal range, such that he was considered androgynous when he made his debut. He has often covered songs that ranged from tenor, such as "Moon River", to songs that are mezzo-soprano range, such as "Ting Hai". Including chest and mix voices, his vocal range is from G3 to C6. He also sang "My Way" by Frank Sinatra switching between low tenor to countertenor range.
Chaw, Gary Filmography
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2011, role: actor
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2010, role: actor , character name: Ma Linfan
曹格
ALBUMS
- 曹之在我 released: 2010
- 超級4th場 released: 2009
- Super Sunshine released: 2008
- Superman released: 2006
- 格格blue released: 2005
Backstage
The minute I saw you baby I got busy
You were rocking it up on TV like Thin Lizzy (yeah)
So I started a rock & roll band to get to you
I hope you're ready (ready) for me
'Cause I hope we'll make it to the radios
And I hope we'll make it to the stadiums
'Cause I hope I'll see you soon face to face - backstage
The minute I heard your CD I got shivers
I mean even the clearly bad songs, they were killers (yeah)
So I started a revolution to get to you
I hope you're ready (ready) for me
'Cause I hope we'll make it to the radios
And I hope we'll make it to the stadiums
'Cause I hope I'll see you soon face to face - backstage
I'd show you my dressing room and we'd get closer (yeah)
Backstage
'Cause I hope we'll make it to the radios
And I hope we'll make it to the stadiums
'Cause I hope I'll see you soon face to face (yeah) - backstage
Ooh, I'll see you soon (hey) - backstage