Birth name Clay Garner Origin American Name Clay Garner | Also known as Gao Shan Years active 2011–present Role Musical Artist | |
Born May 3, 1994 (age 30)
Norwalk, Connecticut, USA ( 1994-05-03 ) Occupation(s) Vocalist, songwriter, guitarist Instruments Vocals, guitar, production Genres Mandopop, Rhythm and blues, Pop music |
17 year old Clay Garner live at the Bitter End (2011)
Clay Garner (born May 3, 1994 in Norwalk, Connecticut) is an American-born C-pop recording artist, Chinese television personality, and internet star. More commonly known by his stage name "Gaoshan" (Chinese: 高山; pinyin: Gao shan), he rose to fame in China and Taiwan on major websites such as Sina Weibo and Youku after uploading a series of self-produced original Chinese songs and covers to the web. His videos have received over 50 million views as of August 2012. In 2012 Clay was a cast member on a Beijing TV youth talk show. Clay writes songs in Chinese and English but also speaks Spanish. He currently attends Stanford University.
In 2014, Clay performed on the Taiwanese television show "Superstar明日之星" on Formosa TV.
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