Kasiwa (singer)
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| Born | Huang Ko Hsiung Laiyi, Pingtung, Taiwan |
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Huang Ko Hsiung (Chinese: 黃克雄), known professionally as Kasiwa (Chinese: 葛西瓦) is a Taiwanese rapper, singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer of the band Boxing and is also a solo artist.
Early life
Along with his brother Jaljan, Kasiwa was born in the village of Wenle in Laiyi, Pingtung, in an ethnic Paiwan family.[1]
Career
In 2010, Kasiwa, Jaljan and their cousins Lawa and Kuljelje formed the band Boxing in 2010.[1] Two years later, they were discovered by A-mei, in which they were the only band to perform at nine shows at her AMeiZING World Tour.[1] The band has released three studio albums, including the Paiwan language album Wild Boxing and their Chinese language self-titled album. With these two albums, Boxing received multiple nominations at the 26th Golden Melody Awards, winning Best New Artist with their self-titled album.[2][3] Kasiwa also made a cameo appearance in the 2016 film Hang in There, Kids! alongside his Boxing bandmates.[4]
In November 2018, Kasiwa released his first solo single in his native language, "Maya Maluqem Don't Back Down." In 2023, he won the Best Indigenous Language Singer Award and the Jury Award at the 34th Golden Melody Awards for his debut solo album, "I Have a Batch of Very Pure Ita, Do You Want Ita?".[5][6]
References
- 1 2 3 "張惠妹為子弟兵BOXING站台淚崩：讓我想到剛出道的時候" (in Chinese). 25 October 2014. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023.東森新聞
- ↑ TTV. "第26屆金曲獎頒獎典禮暨金曲國際音樂節". 金曲26 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ↑ "【2015金曲獎】Boxing樂團爆冷奪新人獎 老闆娘阿妹台下狂吼" (in Chinese). Yahoo奇摩娛樂訊息. 2015-06-27. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ↑ "《只要我長大》首映會全員溫暖相聚 眾演員談拍攝過程樂此不疲" (in Chinese). wow!news. 2016-03-17. Archived from the original on 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ↑ "葛西瓦搶雙金 感激老闆娘阿妹提攜" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2 July 2023.中國時報
- ↑ "Golden Melody Awards celebrate linguistic diversity". Taipei Times. 3 July 2023.