Hsiao had congenital cataracts which led him to his blindness at birth, which was partially cured by surgery when he was 4. However his vision gradually deteriorated, and he completely lost his eyesight at age 15.[1]
Hsiao played basketball in school and trained to the 2nd dan black belt level in judo, becoming a part of Taiwan's national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1994 FESPIC Games in Beijing before competing in the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta. His music career began in 2002 with the release of his first album.[2]
Hsiao had also gained a license to practice as a therapeutic masseur in high school. In 2012, he opened a massage clinic in Taipei, that employs blind and deaf people.
As of early 2024, Hsiao was nominated 19 times at the Golden Melody Awards, winning three Best Taiwanese Album and four Best Taiwanese Male Singer awards.[3]
Discography
Studio album
2002 You Are My Eyes
2004 Black Guitar
2006 Our Story / 我們的故事
2007 True Love
2008 I am Ricky Hsiao
2009 Man Who Loved Dreaming
2011 Lonely Chords
2011 Scripture of Reminiscence
2013 Good Sir
2014 The Most Beautiful Flower
2016 Mysterious World
2017 Cheers
2019 Migratory Bird
2021 Stage
2022 A Storytelling Song
Collaborations
Water Per Person / 一人水一項 (2015) with Selina Ren (Hokkian)
Oral autobiography published in 2002 "I saw the color of notes" (Crown Publishing Group Culture)
Awards and nominations
1991 Golden Tripod eighth disabled the first song contest
1992 Golden Tripod disabled eighth winning singing contests
1994 International Talent Competition singing group of people with disabilities first
1994 Golden Lion Award for the visually impaired the first song contest
1995 / blind school students and younger brother learn the composition of the first visually impaired Orchestra "full-band."
Special talents in 1996 the International Federation of Association of the Republic of China hosted the national selection of young musicians with disabilities second
1996 / participation in the United States in Atlanta, 1996 Paralympics, was seventh in judo. However, his grandmother died before he returned to Taiwan.
Special talents in 1997 the International Federation of Association of the Republic of China hosted the national selection of disabled young musicians Western music group the second
1998 Executive YuanCCA to host "First National Literary Prize for the Physically and Mentally Handicapped," the first songs the creative team
1998 Taipei Cultural and Educational Foundation, the visually impaired music visually impaired host the sixth group of the first vocal music competitions
1999 Executive Yuan CCA to host "Second National Literary Award for the Physically and Mentally Handicapped" creative music and lyrics the second group
Thirty-seventh session in 1999 Ten Outstanding Young
2000 Executive Yuan CCA to host "The Third National Award for the Physically and Mentally Handicapped Wenhui" music and lyrics create a third group
2001 Executive Yuan CCA host, "Fourth National Award for the Physically and Mentally Handicapped Wenhui" music and lyrics the creative team first
2002 / publishing oral autobiography "I saw the color of the notes"
2003 / December 2002 launch of "You are my eyes", the same name by the "super-Avenue of Stars" contestants Yoga Lin covered again.
Finalist in 2003 Golden Melody Awards "the best male singing" and "the best lyricist"
2003 Executive Yuan CCA host "physical and mental disabilities of the Fifth National Wenhui Award" music and lyrics the creative team first
Finalist in 2005 Golden Melody Awards "best pop vocal album Taiwanese" and "the best male singing Taiwanese people"
Finalist in 2008 Golden Melody Awards "the best male singing Taiwanese people," "the best Taiwanese language album," ( "true love" album) and "Best Composer" (short-listed entries: "love this song" I love songs in the album included)
Golden Melody Awards in 2008 "the best male singing Taiwanese" and "the best Taiwanese language album," Prize Winner.
Names in Bold indicate the winning singer, while Italics indicate the runner-up singer. Singers are listed based on their original season appearances, returning singers (who participated in seasons 5 or 8) are not repeated.
Singers participated in groups are listed in parentheses. Initial singers first listed in order of official announcement, followed by Substitute/Challenge Singers in order of appearance.
