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Lily Chao

On 8 December 2023, Lily Chao was a guest on In Focus. Lily Chao has been played on NTS over 20 times, featured on 4 episodes and was first played on 28 March 2017.

Chao Xiao-Jun a.k.a. Lily Chao (Chinese: 趙曉君) is a Taiwanese singer who was active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Her repertoire consisted mainly of Chinese folk songs performed in a twangy pop style typical of its time.

Lily Chao was born in Taiwan in 1948, while mainland China was rapidly undergoing major changes immediately following the end of the Chinese Civil War. After experiencing hard times in her girlhood, she ventured out into singing quite unwillingly. Indeed, at age 19, Lily Chao was compelled to give up her studies to support her family and start a career as a singer, after passing an audition at the Taipei Cabaret in Taiwan. The cabaret industry was in full swing at the time, offering destinations for popular entertainment, and Lily Chao's efforts to launch her singing career immediately attracted producers' attention. Her appearances at the Taipei Cabaret as part of its shows, which combined music in Mandarin, poetry, drama, magic, and other fine arts, soon earned her a reputation. Despite the immediate success that her numerous stage performances and appearances on the national television channel won her, Lily Chao led a chaotic and painful private life. As she smiled very little and tended to appear distant, the audience dubbed her the "Ice Queen," a nickname that she would keep for the rest of her career.

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Lily Chao

On 8 December 2023, Lily Chao was a guest on In Focus. Lily Chao has been played on NTS over 20 times, featured on 4 episodes and was first played on 28 March 2017.

Chao Xiao-Jun a.k.a. Lily Chao (Chinese: 趙曉君) is a Taiwanese singer who was active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Her repertoire consisted mainly of Chinese folk songs performed in a twangy pop style typical of its time.

Lily Chao was born in Taiwan in 1948, while mainland China was rapidly undergoing major changes immediately following the end of the Chinese Civil War. After experiencing hard times in her girlhood, she ventured out into singing quite unwillingly. Indeed, at age 19, Lily Chao was compelled to give up her studies to support her family and start a career as a singer, after passing an audition at the Taipei Cabaret in Taiwan. The cabaret industry was in full swing at the time, offering destinations for popular entertainment, and Lily Chao's efforts to launch her singing career immediately attracted producers' attention. Her appearances at the Taipei Cabaret as part of its shows, which combined music in Mandarin, poetry, drama, magic, and other fine arts, soon earned her a reputation. Despite the immediate success that her numerous stage performances and appearances on the national television channel won her, Lily Chao led a chaotic and painful private life. As she smiled very little and tended to appear distant, the audience dubbed her the "Ice Queen," a nickname that she would keep for the rest of her career.

Original source Last.fm

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Lily Chao
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誰能知道我的情 (Who Can Know My Heart)
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扡起你的蓋頭 (Lift Your Veil)
Lily Chao
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思鄉曲 (The Nostalgic Song)
Lily Chao
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Lily Chao
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小放牛 (Little Cowherd)
Lily Chao
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提起愛情煩惱多 (It’s Vexed To Talk About Love)
Lily Chao
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山地姑娘 (Mountain Girl)
Lily Chao
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一根扁擔 (A Carrying Pole)
Lily Chao
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一見你就笑 (I Smile Whenever I See You)
Lily Chao
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