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Alec Su (born on September 11, 1973 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a popular Chinese singer and actor. His career started in 1988, at the age of 15, when he joined the Little Tigers (Xiao Hu Dui), which became the first idol singing group in the Taiwanese music industry. The trio's elevated popularity was unprecedented; Little Tigers attracted fans from Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, and within other Chinese communities around the world. The success of the band started a new generation of Taiwanese pop culture in the early 1990s.
During his early years in show business, Alec Su was also epitomized as a superior student. He attended Taiwan's number one high school, Taipei Municipal Jian Zhong High School, and was accepted at the prestigious National Taiwan University. Alec's experiences as a high school student preparing for the strenuous Taiwan national college examinations while coping with the demands of his singing career are recorded in his book entitled My Days at Jian Zhong (aka Youth Never Die).
In 1995, after the break up of Little Tigers, Alec Su embarked on a film career. His role as the fifth prince in the Chinese TV series blockbusters Princess Returning Pearl I and II won him fame as an television actor in 1997. He has continued acting in television productions, with several hit TV series, including Romance in the Rain (2000), Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre (2002), Love of the Aegean Sea (2003),Warriors of the Yang Clan (2003), and Mischievous Princess (2005). His most recent television production is Da Zhen Fan, a drama with a 1950s working class setting, which completed filming in June 2008.
In addition to television, Alec has acted in a dozen theatrical films produced in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and mainland China, and in recent years has also explored stage performance, starring in a production of the play Fragrance of Crysanthemums (Ju Hua Xiang), produced by the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre, in the summer of 2006.
Along with his TV and film work, Alec has released thirty top-selling albums, first as a member of the Little Tigers group and, starting in 1992 (with I Only Want You to Love Me), as a solo artist. His most recent album, Before and After, was released in 2004. His next CD is projected for completion in 2008-2009. The first song for this new album, "Da Bu Liao," was released in May 2007 as a single, as part of a China anti-depression health campaign. Two other new singles have been performed at various events in 2008.
In February 2008, Alec visited the United States and held a concert in Reno, Nevada. More international travel is planned for later in the year, as well as some upcoming film projects.
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