Samuel Tai
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| Background information | |
| Chinese name | 邰正宵 |
| Chinese name | 邰正宵 (traditional) |
| Pinyin | Tái Zhēngxiāo (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Toi4 Zing3 Siu1 (Cantonese) |
| Birth name | 邰正霄 |
| Origin | China, Hong Kong |
| Born |
6 November 1966 Hong Kong |
| Other name(s) | Ah Bee |
| Occupation | Singer, songwriter, record producer |
| Genre(s) | Mandopop, Cantopop |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, Guitar |
| Voice type(s) | Tenor |
| Years active | 1988-present |
| Children | Henry Tai (邰真) |
| Parents | Tai Li-ren (邰立任) |
| Ancestry | Dangtu, Anhui, China |
Samuel Tai (Chinese: 邰正宵; pinyin: Tái Zhēngxiāo, born 6 November 1966) is a Hong Kong-born singer-songwriter in Taiwan. Samuel Tai is also known as the The Prince of Roses or The Prince of Love-song in Numbers. He is now living in Taipei, but he is also active in Hong Kong and mainland China. Blessed with his good looks, vocal and songwriter talent, Samuel debuted in 1988 and then released his first solo album Good Boys (理想男孩) in 1990. In 1993, he wrote the song "999 Roses" (九百九拾九朵玫瑰), which turned out to be a huge success and big hit. His most popular songs include "999 Roses", "Thousand Origami Cranes" (千纸鹤), "1001 Nights" (一千零一夜) and "Let You Hear My Heart Beating" (心要让你听见) etc. He subsequently released 30 albums. His dedication and love to music made him continue to compose and sing songs. His latest album, In the Beginning was released on 31 August 2012.
Tai was born in Hong Kong and is a singer-songwriter in Taiwan. He is also known as the Prince of Roses. He is now living in Taiwan, but he is also active in Hong Kong and mainland China.
Tai spent his childhood on Shanghai Street in Mong Kok. He was educated at Min Guang College and Wellington English secondary school. He admires Bruce Lee and has studied "Yong Chun" from Luo Yao for many years. While practicing Taekwondo he is qualified with Black Belt. Due to an injury he had to stay at home to rest. During that time, his father bought a guitar to let him pass the time. Ever since then he becomes attached with the music.
Tai's father Tai Li-ren, is a Chinese medicine practitioner. Influenced by his father, Samuel Tai also intended to become a doctor. Unfortunately he couldn't continue his study at the Faculty of Medicine of HKU, so he went to the Kaohsiung Medical College in Taiwan for his medical study in 1985. He sang in the cafe and pub weekly as a part-time job to support his study. Though it was hard, he continued with it.
After graduation, Tai got a medical technician license in Hong Kong. But his heart has never stopped for longing for music. In 1988, Tai participated in a Pop music contest in Taiwan and won the 5th prize. After that, he signed a contract with UFO Records for 2 years. But it was not so successful. In 1993, he wrote the song 999 Roses (九百九拾九朵玫瑰), which turned out to be a huge success and big hit. His most popular songs include: 999 Roses(九百九拾九朵玫瑰), Thousand origami cranes (千纸鹤), 1001 Nights (一千零一夜) and Let you listen to my heart (心要让你听见), and others.
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