20 Facts About Gary Chaw

Gary Chaw, known as Gary Cao or Cao Ge or by his alter ego Cao Xiaoge, is a Malaysian Chinese singer-songwriter based in Taiwan, who has had achieved success in Taiwan, Mainland China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

Gary Chaw is renowned for his stage presence, wide vocal range, and rich voice.

Gary Chaw received his early education in Canada when he was 9.

Gary Chaw later went on to continue his studies in Engineering at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.

Gary Chaw's most recent concert tour of Asia, "Welcome to My World" was a great success.

Gary Chaw is renowned for his impressive vocal range, such that he was considered androgynous when he made his debut.

Gary Chaw has often covered songs that ranged from tenor, such as "Moon River", to songs that are mezzo-soprano range, such as "Ting Hai".

Gary Chaw sang "My Way" by Frank Sinatra switching between low tenor to countertenor range.

In 2006 Gary Chaw won Hong Kong TVB8's Best Newcomer Singer award.

Gary Chaw purchased a one-way plane ticket and brought with him only around RM1,600.

Gary Chaw tried to get into numerous record companies who criticised him harshly for being ugly and lacking talent.

Gary Chaw soon hit rock bottom when he attempted suicide by sedative overdose.

One day Gary Chaw went out to Shilin Night Market and stumbled across a stray cat.

Gary Chaw took this cat home and raised it since they both were unwanted by society.

Gary Chaw named it "Lin Lin" and wrote a song for the cat "The world's only you".

In 2014, Gary Chaw entered I Am A Singer 2, and was the first singer to be eliminated, but returned on the repechage to finish in the top 5.

In 2015, Gary Chaw entered The Chinese version of The Masked Singer, using the mask of Sun Wukong as a disguise, but was instantly recognised by fans online due to his previous performances in other competitions or appearances.

Gary Chaw was the first replacement singer, and came second in leg 2, while being eliminated in the first round in legs 3 and 4, meaning he is at risk of being eliminated from the competition in leg 5.

Gary Chaw admitted to being bipolar and credited his wife for being supportive and penned the song "All I need" for his wife.

On 26 Nov 2022, Gary Chaw announced his divorce with Wu.