It might seem like growing up with a celebrity mom would be very different. Imagine the excitement among your classmates and teachers as you name the celebrities your mum works with.
Shanisse Tsai however, the eldest child of Chen Xiuhuan homegrown actress, disagrees. The house officer at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital told us that she led a pretty normal childhood. In fact, she never saw her mum “as someone famous”. Perhaps even more shocking: She knew nothing about her mum’s stardom until she was around 12 years old.
One thing’s for sure: Shanisse knows and describes Xiuhuan as her “harshest but most honest critic”. Despite this, the 24-year old shared that they share a close-knit friendship.
“My mum was the one who first encouraged me to pick up singing,” she recounted. “She was the one who found my current vocal teacher. She accompanied me to every single singing lesson in the early years.”
Shanisse began her singing career at the age of 17. She was taught by Khor Ming, a well-known soprano who is also the artistic director of Vocal Associates.
Shanisse has been involved in many musicals, operas, and live theatre productions since then. She also went on to nab second place at the American Protégé International Vocal Competition in 2015.
Most recently, the budding singer released her debut single titled ‘I Can Fly’, and held a concert called ‘Shanisse Tsai: Live in Concert’ in early April.
We just have to ask: Who’s the real Shanisse Tsai? How will she manage to balance her passion for music and her medical career? Would we see her more on stage than she is now?
Source: Her World
