Kuo Chin-fa (; 1 March 1944 – 8 October 2016) was a Taiwanese singer. Born in 1944, Kuo entered a singing completion at the age of 15, and two years later, began working on his first album with . His best-known work, a rerecording of the song "Hot Rice Dumpling," was released in 1959. Shortly after the original was released in 1949, the

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had begun censorship of

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, limiting

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on the airwaves, and banning performances of "Hot Rice Dumpling." Kuo's popularity rose during the 1960s, and lasted throughout his career, which spanned over 100 albums. The

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used "Hot Rice Dumpling" as its theme song at the

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. While performing in Fengshan,

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on 8 October 2016, Kuo collapsed on stage and was taken to Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, where he was declared dead. The next day, the Kaohsiung District Prosecutors' Office announced that Kuo had died of cardiorespiratory failure.

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* * 1944 births 2016 deaths Taiwanese Hokkien pop singers Taiwanese people of Hoklo descent Musicians from Taipei Musicians who died on stage {{Taiwan-singer-stub