Tao Zhe’s English name is David Zee Tao.
David Zee Tao, whose real name is Tao Xuzhong, was born in Hong Kong in July 1969 and grew up in Taipei. He settled in Los Angeles, USA at the age of 15. He is a Chinese-speaking pop singer and a powerful singer. He began to receive widespread recognition and praise after releasing his first solo album "Tao Zhe Album of the Same Name" in 2000. Tao Zhe is known for his soulful voice and unique singing style, and his music works are deeply loved by audiences.
Tao Zhe has won many music awards, including multiple Golden Melody Awards and Chinese Music Media Awards. His songs are often soulful and beloved for their emotional sincerity and lyrical meaning. In 1997, he released his first album "Tao Zhe". The success of the album later made him a highly influential singer in the Chinese area. He is known as the godfather of Chinese R&B music and Taiwanese Babyface.
On October 11, 2013, Tao Zhe participated in the Jiangsu Satellite TV program "Almighty Star Wars". In 2015, Tao Zhe joined CCTV's Year of the Sheep Spring Festival Gala. On December 28, 2017, the song "Mars Baby" was released. On January 3, 2018, attended the Taiwan New Year’s Eve Party. In 2018, "Tao Zhe's 2018 Original Concert I Love You Live" was held.
Tao Zhe’s early acting experience
In the spring of 1993, Tao Zhe met music producer Wang Zhiping in a record store in Los Angeles, USA; at the invitation of Wang Zhiping, Tao Zhe returned to Taiwan, China to develop , and began to participate in music production; in the same year, he produced the album "Alton" for Zhou Baoyuan, and composed love songs such as "Love Is Not Easy" for the album. In 1994, he produced the English album "Some Where In My Broken Heart" for Chrissy Chang.
In 1995, he participated in the production of Chen Shuhua's album "Shuhua in Bloom" and composed 5 R&B songs for the album; in the same year, he produced the album "Laughing and Tears" for Yang Caini and created " Do You Do" and other American-style songs. In January 1996, he participated in the production of Sun Yaowei's album "Habits" and composed the American-style songs "Hello Stranger" and "Midnight Rosemary" for the album.
In July 1996, he produced the album "Pure Energy" for L.A. Boyz. The album included his songs such as "Christmas Eve" and "The Clown and the Balloon" in the black jazz genre; in the same year, He composed four songs including "Discovering Love" and "Secret" for Du Dewei's album "Discovering Love"; in the same year, he also composed the song "Missing Your Love" for Ronald Cheng's album "Dilemma". In 1997, he composed the song "L.O.V.E" for Tao Jingying's album "Beautiful".