Samingad date of birth:
October 2, 1977
How old is Samingad?
48
Where was Samingad born?
Taitung, Taiwan
Samingad body shape:
Average
What color are Samingad's eyes?
Black
What color is Samingad's hair?
Black
What is Samingad's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Samingad nationality?
Taiwanese
What is Samingad's occupation?
Singer
What genre is Samingad's work?
Taiwanese pop, Indigenous Pop
Short Biography
Samingad (Puyuma: Samingad Purupurupuane ; Chinese: 紀曉君; pinyin: Jì Xiǎojūn; Wade–Giles: Chi Hsiao-chün; zhuyin:ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇㄐㄩㄣ; born 2 October 1977) is an aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer and songwriter. She is an ethnic Puyuma. In her native Puyuma language Samingad means "without equal". She was born October 2, 1977 in a Puyuma Township in Taitung County. She was discovered while singing in a restaurant, where she worked as a waitress. Her first album "Voice of Puyuma" was released with Magic Stone Records and received a Golden Melody Award for "Best New Artist" 1999. In 2001 she received a Golden Melody Award for "Best Dialect (Non-Mandarin Language) Female Vocalist" for her second album "Wild Fire, Spring Wind". Her music draws much of its inspiration from the Christian Gospels, as well as from tales of the tribe's former agricultural and hunting lifestyle, and from the complex emotions triggered by Puyuma's struggles in Taiwan's contemporary society.