Biography:

Tsao Hsi-ping (February 12, 1959 – December 29, 2025) [ 7 ] was a Taiwanese male singer and television program host who debuted in 1982 with the album “Wild Youth”. [ 1 ] [ 8 ]

In 1959, Cao Xiping was born into a family of doctors in Taichung . He has three older brothers and one younger brother . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] When Cao Xiping was in the army , he joined the art troupe . In 1982, Cao Xiping became popular in the music scene with “Wild Youth”, and was a contemporary of singers Bao Weiming and Yang Fan . Cao Xiping was popular with the public for his visual appearance and dynamic singing voice. After 1998, he worked as a member of the cast of ” Dragon Tiger Variety King ” on CTS and also hosted the late-night program “Hot Girl Mobilization” on Kaiya Variety Channel .

In 2002, the Cao family suffered a tragedy when the mother suddenly passed away and the father’s support issues erupted, leading to a fight between the brothers. This forced him to give up his beloved acting career. [ 6 ] [ 9 ] The following year (2003), he opened a crepe shop in Taichung. Later, in 2005, after his father passed away, he went to Thailand to relax and never appeared on screen again until he returned to the entertainment industry in 2010. [ 10 ] After that, he held his first solo ticketed concert, “35 Years of Story – Cao Xiping Meet and Greet”, at Huashan Cultural Center on February 12 , 2016. [ 11 ]

On February 14, 2024 (the fifth day of the first lunar month, his birthday), Tsao Hsi-ping sponsored his godson Jeremy to open an earring shop in Ximending back in his hometown of Taichung.

Cao Xiping often shares cooking photos on his fan page and occasionally goes live from his earring shop to interact with fans.

At around 10 p.m. on December 29, 2025, Cao Xiping was found lying in his bedroom by his godson Jeremy. When the paramedics arrived at 10:27 p.m., they found that the patient was obviously dead. With the consent of the family, he was not sent to the hospital. The police initially ruled out external intervention and suspected that he died of illness . [ 12 ]

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