Oscar Tao

Biography

Oscar Tao, formerly known as Tu Xin Ye, is a Hong Kong male singer, classical pianist, and host. While studying at La Salle College, he was already a piano student at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts under Professor Angel Wong and Ms. Lau Yee Wah. In Form 2, he earned a scholarship to study at Harrow School in the UK, where he was discovered by a Royal Academy of Music professor and studied piano under Professor Colin Stone, alongside Hong Kong pianist Shen Jingtao. During his studies in the UK, he achieved top results in both GCSE and A-Level examinations and received offers from prestigious universities including University College London, the London School of Economics, and Balliol College, Oxford. Upon returning to Hong Kong, he studied Global Business at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, graduating with First-Class Honours in 2021. In 2018, he participated in ViuTV's program "Good Night Show: King Maker." In March 2019, recommended by singer Liu Mei-kwan, he officially signed with Universal Music under the stage name Oscar Tao, becoming the fastest contestant from the show to debut as a solo artist and release a single. In 2021, he became a host of TVB's music program "JSG" alongside Eric Kwok and Candy June, and in June released the single "We Won't Say Goodbye" with Katy Kung. In 2022, he signed with TVB as a management-contract artist and joined Channel J2 as one of the 22 J2ers. In 2023, he starred in the mainland web drama "Fall Into Your Painting" and TVB variety show "Hong Kong Major Crimes," performed as a guest in 10 concerts across 9 mainland cities for Michael Tsang, was a performance guest at Miss Hong Kong 2023, and released the song "Love Waiting Room." In 2024, he joined TVB's revenge drama "Dark Side of the Moon," was nominated for the "Most Promising Newcomer Award" at the TVB Anniversary Awards, began hosting the music program "J Music," performed as a guest at the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra's "HK Phil 50: Celebrating with Friends" concert alongside Sandy Lam and Anthony Lun, and participated in the mainland dating reality show "Heart Signal," where he met his current girlfriend, mainland host Sun Leyan, going public with their relationship in October.