"Ah Niu" is a nickname of this person with the given name "Tan Kheng Seong".

Ah Niu , is the nickname and stage name of Tan Kheng Seong (Simplified Chinese:陈庆祥), a popular singer in Malaysia and Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

 in the late 1990s.

In 1997, his popularity was restricted to mainly Malaysia and Singapore, until Richie Jen (Traditional Chinese:任賢齊, Taiwanese singer) sung his song (Dui Mian De Nui Hai Kan Guo Lai- " direct translation = Look over here, girl in front of me") which became widely popular.

In December 1998, Rock Records sent Ah Niu to expand his singing career in Taiwan

Taiwan

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He quickly gained popularity with the Taiwanese masses with his brand of quirky, folk-ish songs that mainly focused on his daily life as a kampung boy in Malaysia and unrequited love.

His popularity gained even more momentum when the likes of Rene Liu

René Liu

René Liu was born June 1, 1969. She is a Taiwanese actress and singer. She is the first to win Best Actress awards at the Asia Pacific Movie Festival in both television and film productions...

 and Karen Mok

Karen Mok

Karen Joy Morris, known more commonly in the Sinosphere as Karen Mok or Mok Man-Wai, is a three-time Golden Melody Award-winning Hong Kong-based actress and singer-songwriter.- Biography :...

 requested Ah Niu to compose songs for them which steadfastly placed him as a firm staple not only in Taiwan, but also in China and Hong Kong.

Ah Niu has been a special guest for many concerts around Hong Kong, China and Taiwan.
He also starred in the movie Para Para Sakura by Aaron Kwok

Aaron Kwok

Aaron Kwok Fu-shing is a Hong Kong singer, dancer and actor. He has been active since the 1980s to the present. The media refer to him, Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau and Leon Lai as the Cantopop Four Heavenly Kings . Kwok's onstage dancing and displays is influenced by Michael Jackson...

 in year 2001.

He studied in Chung Ling Butterworth High School

Chung Ling Butterworth High School

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 and went on to Inti College, Kuala Lumpur [Majoring in Film & Theatre (Drama Course), Mass Comm].

City Blue Sky (1997)

1. 城市藍天 (City Blue Sky)
2. 踩著三輪車賣菜的老阿伯 (The Old Man Who Sells Vegetables On His Bicycle)
3. 哭 (Cry)
4. 鄉音 (Countryside)
5. 二十歲告白（一） (Confession of a 20 Year-Old Part 1)
6. 阿牛和阿花的故事 (The Story of Ah Niu & Ah Hua)
7. 阿朱小調 (Ah Zhu)
8. 海洋 (The Ocean)
9. Sungai Puyu的風 (The Wind In Sungai Puyu)
10. 二十歲告白（二） (Confession of a 20 Year-Old Part 2)
11. 對面的女孩看過來 (Looky here!)

Filmography

• The Wedding Diary (2011)
• Homecoming (2011)
• Ice Kacang Puppy Love (2010)
• Hidden Track(film) (2003)
• Para Para Sakura (2001) - Henry Ko
• Summer Holiday
  Summer Holiday (2000 film)
  Summer Holiday is a Hong Kong film released in 2000, directed by Jingle Ma and starring Richie Ren and Sammi Cheng.It earned HKD 21 million, which was ranked 2nd best-selling local film after Needing You... in Hong Kong....
  
  (2000) - Hercules
• Liang Po Po: The Movie
  Liang Po Po: The Movie
  The movie Liang Po Po was directed by Jack Neo in 1999. It starred the comedian director Jack Neo himself, who cross-dresses as the titular old lady, which in English is translated as "Granny Neo".-Cast:...
  
  (1999) - Pump attendant

External links

• http://www.ah-niu.com
• Ah Niu Album Lyrics
• All about Ah Niu