Tan Kheng Seong (
Simplified Chinese
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: 陈庆祥;
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: 陳慶祥; ), better known by his stage nam
Ah Niu or Ah Gu(), is a
Malaysian Chinese
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singer in Malaysia and Singapore.
In 1997, his popularity was restricted to mainly Malaysia and Singapore, until
Richie Jen
Richie Jen Hsien-chi (, born 23 June 1966) is a Taiwanese singer and actor. He graduated from the Chinese Culture University's physical education department. His hits include "Too Softhearted" (), "Look Over Here, Girl" (), "The Sad Pacific" ( ...
(
Traditional Chinese
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:任賢齊, Taiwanese singer) sung his song (Dui Mian De Nü Hai Kan Guo Lai- " direct translation = Look over here, girl in front of me") which became widely popular.
In December 1998, Rock Records sent Ah Niu to expand his singing career in
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northe ...
.
He quickly gained popularity with the Taiwanese masses with his brand of quirky, folkish songs that mainly focused on his daily life as a
kampung
A kampong (''kampung'' in Malay and Indonesian) is the term for a village in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore and a "port" in Cambodia. The term applies to traditional villages, especially of the indigenous people, and has also been used t ...
boy in Malaysia and unrequited love.
His popularity gained even more momentum when the likes of
Rene Liu
Rene Liu Ruo-ying (; born 1 June, 1969) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, actress, director and writer. In the Sinophone world, Liu is widely known by her affectionate nickname "Milk Tea". Her music often focuses on love stories and has built an ...
and
Karen Mok
Karen Mok (born Karen Joy Morris (), 2 June 1970) is a Hong Kong pop diva who is one of the leading Asian pop singers and actresses with a career spanning three decades. She is the first female Hong Kong singer to win the Golden Melody Award and h ...
requested Ah Niu to compose songs for them which steadfastly placed him as a firm staple not only in Taiwan, but also in China and Hong Kong.
Ah Niu has been a special guest for many concerts around Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. Ah Niu had his first solo concert in Malaysia Genting Highland after 18 years of debut on 28 February 2015 with a total of 5,000 audience and with Richie Jen as the concert's special guest. He also starred in the movie ''
Para Para Sakura'' by
Aaron Kwok
Aaron Kwok Fu-shing (born 26 October 1965) is a Hong Kong singer, dancer and actor. Active since the 1980s, Kwok is known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong pop music. Dubbed the "God of Dance", Kwok's onstage dancing is influenc ...
in 2001.
He studied in
Chung Ling Butterworth High School
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and went on to
INTI College, Kuala Lumpur
ajoring in Film & Theatre (Drama Course), Mass Comm
Personal life
Ah Niu married a Taiwanese in 2000. The couple had a low-key wedding dinner in Penang, inviting only family members to the reception. His wife gave birth to a baby girl on Valentine's Day the following year. He and his Taiwanese wife divorced several years later.
Discography
《城市蓝天》 City Blue Sky (1997)
# 城市藍天 (City Blue Sky)
# 踩著三輪車賣菜的老阿伯 (The Old Man Who Sells Vegetables On His Bicycle)
# 哭 (Cry)
# 鄉音 (Countryside)
# 二十歲告白（一） (Confession of a 20 Year-Old Part 1)
# 阿牛和阿花的故事 (The Story of Ah Niu & Ah Hua)
# 阿朱小調 (Ah Zhu)
# 海洋 (The Ocean)
# Sungai Puyu的風 (The Wind in Sungai Puyu)
# 二十歲告白（二） (Confession of a 20 Year-Old Part 2)
# 對面的女孩看過來 (Looky here!)
《唱歌给你听》Sing A Song For You(1998)
# 唱歌给你听 (Sing A Song For You)
# MAMAK档 (Mamak Stall)
# 花的语
# 你没有哭 (You Didn't Cry)
# Speak My Language
# 大肚腩 (Pot Belly)
# 唱给故乡听 (Sing for My Village)
# 星星亮了 (Stars Shining)
# 我和我的四个妹妹 (My Four Sisters And I)
《各位男人辛苦晒》(2002)
# 开心又过一日唔开心又过一日
# 各位男人辛苦晒
# 失恋好烦
# 爱你一世
# 至霖情歌 (Most Romantic Love Song)
# 仍然在我心内
# 感情线上
# 另成一个家
# 黑超女郎 (Girl With Shades)
# Hello,Hong Kong
《无尾熊抱抱》(2003)
# 无尾熊抱抱
# 浪花一朵朵
# 我是你的小小狗
# 小强的车
# 妈妈的爱有多少斤
# 宝宝
# 飞
# 三轮车
# 妹妹背着洋娃娃
# 当我们同在一起
# 丑小鸭
# 康定情歌
# 南海姑娘
# 宝贝不要哭
#上辈子欠你
# 最爱被你管
# 有缘来作伙
# 老朋友
# 这儿是怎样的所在
《桃花朵朵开》Peach Blossoms Are Blooming (2006)
# 用馬來西亞的天氣來說愛你
# 桃花朵朵開
# Ms. Cool
# Say Sorry
# 我要為你唱首歌 (The Song That I Want to Sing To You)
# 你不要我了 (You Don't Want Me Anymore)
# 我在不遠處等你
# 傻傻的我愛你 (The Crazy Me Who Fell in Love With You)
# 再見 (Goodbye)
# 約定
《天天天说爱你》Aku Cinta Pada Mu (2007)
# 天天天说爱你
# 挂花香
# 初恋
# 北京的月亮
# 冰酒
# 我爱R&B
# Monica
# 王子公主在一起
# 再见有期
# 三代
《你最牛》 (2008)
# 你最牛
# 好朋友
# 流浪汉
# 没人爱俱乐部
# 来我家吃饭
# 好姑娘
# 超级喜欢
# 一点点
# 按摩
# 搭台
《光脚丫》BareFoot (2014)
# 光脚丫 (BareFoot Kid)
# 关怀方式
# 宝贝我的宝 结婚那件事之后
# 姑娘姑娘我爱你
# 心肝宝贝 老牛与嫩草
# 给从前的爱
# 小偷 (Thief)
# 30++
# 阿公 (Grandpa)
# Will You Marry Me 结婚那件事
《欢天喜地》单曲 (2016)
Filmography
* ''A Journey of Happiness'' (2019)
* ''Girls Generation (film)'' (2016) – Director
* ''
Rembat'' (2015) – Soo Chin Chye (Lead role)
* ''
Huat Ah! Huat Ah! Huat'' (2014) – Ah Huat (Lead role)
* ''The Wedding Diary 2'' (2013) – engineer Weijie (Actor only, lead role)
* ''
Conspirators'' (2013)
* ''The Raindew Waltz'' (2012)
* ''
The Golden Couple'' (2012) – ''director only''
* ''
The Wedding Diary'' (2012)
* ''
Homecoming
Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back alumni or other former members of an organization to celebrate the organization's existence. It is a tradition in many high schools, colleges, and churches in the United States, Canada and Liberia.
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'' (2011)
* ''
Ice Kacang Puppy Love
''Ice Kacang Puppy Love'' (Chinese: 初恋红豆冰) is a 2010 Chinese-Malaysian romantic comedy film directed by and starring Ah Niu and co-written by Lai Chaing Ming. The film tells the story of a young man, portrayed by Ah Niu, trying to c ...
'' (2010) – "director and actor (lead role)"
* ''Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf'' (2009)
* ''
Hidden Track
In the field of recorded music, a hidden track (sometimes called a ghost track, secret track or unlisted track) is a song or a piece of audio that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, LP record, or other recorded medium, in such a way as to ...
'' (2003)
* ''
Para Para Sakura'' (2001) – Henry Ko
* ''Take 2 in Life'' (2001)
* ''
Summer Holiday'' (2000) – Hercules
* ''
Liang Po Po: The Movie'' (1999) – Pump attendant
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References
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All about Ah Niu
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1976 births
Living people
Cantonese-language singers
Malaysian people of Hokkien descent
Malaysian people of Chinese descent
Malaysian Mandopop singers
Malaysian expatriates in Taiwan
Mandopop singer-songwriters
People from Penang
Malaysian Hokkien pop singers
Malaysian male pop singers
21st-century Malaysian male singers