Yao Su Yong

Yao Su Rong (also spelt Yao Su Yong) was born on December 5, 1945. She is a famous Taiwanese singer who was most active in the late 1960’s and the 1970’s, and is especially famous for her movie theme songs composed for Taiwanese films. Her song that initially brought her to popularity was “負心的人”, but it was the title track for the 1969 film “今天不回家” that skyrocked her to stardom in the Chinese speaking world. After being banned from singing in Taiwan after singing a banned song of hers at a concert and failing to provide a song list for that concert, she looked to Southeast Asia and Hong Kong to further her career.

She is now retired and lives a quiet life in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, though her legacy lives on. A performance at the 1998 Golden Horse Awards was declined by her, a remake of “今天不回家” released in 1996 still uses her original song and the 2020 film Tigertail and its use of “偷心的人” has brought some exposure to her songs as well. Her songs continue to be popular to this very day, and her place in Chinese pop history is thoroughly cemented.