Penny Tai
| Penny Tai 戴佩妮 |
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| Birth name | Dái Peìnī (Chinese Name) |
| Born | April 22, 1978 |
| Origin | Johor, Malaysia |
| Genres | Mandopop |
| Occupations | Singer, Lyricist, Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, Vocals |
| Years active | 1995—present |
| Associated acts | Meteor Garden |
| Website | Official site |
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| Best Composer 2006 Crazy Love (愛瘋了) |
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Penny Tai (born April 22, 1978 in Johor, Malaysia) is a Malaysian Chinese singer and songwriter in the Mandopop scene. Since her debut in 2000 she has released ten albums.
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[edit] Biography
Tai started song-writing at the age of 17, participating in the Halo Song-writing Contest [1] in Kuala Lumpur, a platform which also launched the career of fellow Malaysian singer, Fish Leong. In 1999 she was offered a contract by EMI Music (Taiwan) and moved to Taiwan pursue a career in singing and song-writing. She released her self-titled first album, Penny, in January 2000.
In 2006 she won Best Composer at the Golden Melody Awards for the song "Crazy Love" (title track to her 2005 album).[2]
She formed the band "Buddha Jump" with "D-power" and released their first album, "Buddha Jump", on September 23, 2011.
Her most popular song to date internationally was the end theme for the Taiwanese drama "Meteor Garden" and "Meteor Garden 2" entitled Ni Yao De Ai (The Love You Want).
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Penny (February 1, 2000)
- How's That? (怎样) (January 22, 2001)
- Just Sing It (April 13, 2002)
- No Penn, No Gain (March 24, 2003)
- So Penny (February 9, 2004) - selection plus new songs
- Crazy Love (爱疯了) (March 31, 2005)
- iPenny (October 6, 2006)
- Forgive Me For Being The Girl I Am (原谅我就是这样的女生) (May 16, 2009)
- <Rosa multiflora> Live Concert(野蔷薇)(September 16, 2010)
- On the Way Home (回家路上) (November 1, 2011)
[edit] Other Albums
- Buddha Jump (佛跳牆) (September 23, 2011) with the Band "Buddha Jump"
[edit] References
- ^ Allmalaysia.com website profile
- ^ "17th Golden Melody Awards Winner List (Chinese)". Government Information Office, Republic of Taiwan. http://info.gio.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=31075&ctNode=3750&mp=3. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
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