Biography
Who is Elva Hsiao?
Early life and career beginnings
Elva Hsiao was born in Zhongli District, Taoyuan, Taiwan, and studied design at the John Casablancas Institute in Vancouver, Canada. She was scouted from the New Talent Singing Awards, a singing competition affiliated with the Hong Kong TV channel TVB, where she reached the finals. Following this, she signed to EMI Virgin Records in 1998 as their first artist. Initially, she was part of a girl group called hit, but she pursued a solo career after her bandmates dropped out. During this period, songwriter Yao Chien managed and groomed her, writing many songs for her early albums under the label.
Debut and commercial breakthrough
Her self-titled debut album released in 1999 featured pop and contemporary R&B genres and became a commercial success in Chinese-speaking markets. The record sold a total of 800,000 copies in Asia by the following year, which paved the way for her first solo concert in Taipei in 2000. Her single Cappuccino became very popular in Chinese karaoke settings, and she recorded a jingle for a re-branding effort by the Broadcasting Corporation of China. For her third album titled Tomorrow, the record label pushed into the mainland Chinese market with hip hop influences and faster tempos, selling 400,000 copies in the mainland in addition to 290,000 records sold in Taiwan in 2001.
Later albums and tours
Elva Hsiao signed with Warner Music Taiwan and released the album 1087 in December 2006, named for the days between releases due to staff changes and a five-month recovery from a torn leg ligament. She returned to EMI Music Taiwan in 2008 and released 3 Faced Elva, followed by Diamond Candy under the Gold Typhoon label. Her catalog later moved to Warner Music after they bought Gold Typhoon's music interests in 2014. She started on a world tour on December 31, 2009, and ventured into dance-oriented music with Miss Elva in 2010. She also released Super Girl in 2013 and launched a fashion line called Carry Me.
Recent career and comebacks
In 2013, Elva Hsiao signed with Sony Music in the greater China region and released Shut Up and Kiss Me, with its music video hitting 1 million views on YouTube within a day. After taking an 18-month hiatus starting in August 2017 due to chest injuries from a fall, she returned and announced her Naked Truth album in 2020. She also starred in the Chinese reality show Meeting Mr. Right. Following a surprise appearance at the 33rd Golden Melody Awards in July 2022, she signed with Warner Music China in August 2023. She revealed that a hip fracture in 2022 caused delays, but she returned to the stage as a mentor on the Chinese singing show Let Me Sing in the summer of 2025.
Birthday and age
Elva Hsiao was born on August 24, 1979, which makes Elva 47 years old today. That birthday falls under the Virgo sign. Elva shares the date with 64 other famous people.
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