Pai Ping ping

Pai Pingping is a Taiwanese singer, actress, media personality and social activist.

Born to an impoverished family in Keelung, Pai dropped out of formal education in her teenage years. In 1973 she won a prize in a singing contest held by Taiwan Television and following this success she pursued a career in the local entertainment business. In 1975 she moved to Japan to study singing and acting. At this time she had a relationship with Japanese comics writer Ikki Kajiwara and they later married. Their daughter Pai Hsiaoyen was born in 1980 but their marriage was quickly dissolved the next year after Kajiwara engaged in an extramarital affair and committed domestic violence. Pai Pingping had to return to Taiwan and raised Hsiaoyen as a single mother. Since mid1980s, Pai has been gaining popularity for her bantering style, becoming one of the bestknown Taiwanese entertainers. Richard LloydParry of The Independent described Pai as the Cilla Black of Taiwan. Besides her entertainment career, Pai also had significant investments in local catering service industry.

Source: Wikipedia