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Born in Tainan in 1986, Olivia Tsao (曹雅雯) is an only child. She has loved singing since young and she would often hum and sing to herself simply for her own amusement. Early on, she harbored dreams of becoming a singer, but she was raised in a traditional household where her mother believes that a child should study hard in order to have a bright future. It wasn’t until later that they struck a deal that she could sign up for a singing competition if she managed to rank in the top three in her class. In 2009, she graduated from the Department of Translation and Interpretation Studies at Chang Jung Christian University and began to participate in singing competitions, winning the Jody Chiang National Singing Competition and making the podium in the Asian New Talent Competition. However, what brought her to wider public notice was her participation in the Formosa Television singing competition show Super Star. After making it through 20 stages and becoming the first million-dollar winner, earning her the nickname of million-dollar baby, Tsao released her debut single, marking her start on the path of being a professional singer. After her debut, Tsao soon found that singing was not the only thing that mattered in show business. As part of the show, she had to coordinate with the crew and hosts as well, but she was so focused on singing well that she ended up seeming dull and boring. Work dried up for several months, she had to borrow money from friends to get by and spiraling into depression. With the support of her fans, she survived that downturn in her singing career and returned to her old passion of writing. In 2016, she reemerged with her fourth album, Hope is the Thing with Feathers, which earned her first nomination as Best Female Taiwanese Singer in the Golden Melody Awards. The following year, Tsao was nominated again for the Golden Melody Awards with her album A Song of Missing, this time winning the Best Female Taiwanese Singer Award and securing her status in the singing industry. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.