Penny Tai


Penny Tai is a Malaysian singer, songwriter, producer and director. Since her debut in 2000, she has achieved many successes in her music career, including winning 5 Golden Melody Awards.
In addition to performing arts, Tai is enthusiastic about charity and was elected as one of Malaysia's Top Ten Outstanding Youths in 2011.

Life and career

Tai started songwriting at the age of 17, participating in the Halo Songwriting Contest in Kuala Lumpur, a platform which also launched the career of fellow Malaysian singer, Fish Leong. In 1999 she was offered a contract by EMI Music and moved to Taiwan pursue a career in singing and songwriting. She released her self-titled first album, Penny, in January 2000.
In 2006, she won Best Composer at the Golden Melody Awards for the song "Crazy Love", becoming the first Malaysian artist to win a Golden Melody Award.
She subsequently won the Golden Melody Award for Best Female Mandarin Singer and Best Album Producer at the 25th Golden Melody Awards in 2014.
She formed the band Buddha Jump with the band D-power and released their first album, Buddha Jump, on 23 September 2011. Buddha Jump won the Golden Melody Award for Best Band in 2015.
Her most popular song to date internationally was the end theme for the Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden entitled The Love You Want.
She married Sidney Lu on 27 December 2014.

Discography

Studio albums
  • Penny
  • How's That?
  • Just Sing It
  • No Penny, No Gain
  • Crazy Love
  • iPenny
  • Forgive Me For Being The Girl I Am
  • On the Way Home
  • Unexpected
  • Thief
  • The Passive Audience
With Buddha Jump
  • Buddha Jump
  • Show You
  • ''BJ Shop''

    Awards and nominations

Golden Melody Awards

The Golden Melody Awards is an honor awarded by the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan to recognize outstanding achievement in the Chinese music industry and it has constantly been recognized as the equivalent to the Grammy Awards in Chinese-speaking world.
YearCategoryWork NominatedResult
2001Best New ArtistPENNYNomitated
2004Best Female Mandarin SingerNo Penn, No GainNomitated
2006Best ComposerCrazy Love Won
2006Best Album ProducerCrazy LoveNomitated
2006Best Female Mandarin SingerCrazy LoveNomitated
2006Best Mandarin AlbumCrazy LoveNomitated
2007Best Female Mandarin SingeripennyNomitated
2009Best Music VideoWindNomitated
2009Best Music VideoBlack and WhiteNomitated
2012Best BandBuddha JumpNomitated
2014Best ComposerThe Fortunate OneNomitated
2014Best Album ProducerHugging YouWon
2014Best Female Mandarin SingerUnexpectedWon
2015Best Musical ArrangementShow YouWon
2015Best BandShow YouWon
2017Best Vocal Recording AlbumThiefNomitated
2018Best Album ProducerExtraOrdinaryNomitated
2023Best Female Mandarin SingerThe Passive AudienceNomitated
2023Best ComposerFarceNomitated