Jay Chou (traditional Chinese: 周杰倫; simplified Chinese: 周杰伦; pinyin: Zhōu Jiélún; Wade-Giles: Chou Chieh-lun; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiu Kia̍t-lûn) (born January 18, 1979) is a Taiwanese musician, singer, producer, actor and director who has won the World Music Award four times. He is well-known for composing all his own songs and songs for other singers. In 1998 he was discovered in a talent contest where he displayed his piano and song-writing skills. Over the next two years, he was hired to compose for popular Chinese singers. Although he was trained in classical music, Chou combines Chinese and Western music styles to produce songs that fuse R&B, rock and pop genres, covering issues such as domestic violence, war, and urbanization.
In 2000 Chou released his first album, titled Jay, under the record company Alfa Music. Since then he has released one album per year, selling several million copies each. His music has gained recognition throughout Asia, most notably in regions such as Taiwan, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam and in overseas Asian communities, winning more than 20 awards each year. He has sold over 25 million albums worldwide. He debuted his acting career in Initial D (2005), for which he won Best Newcomer Actor in Golden Horse Awards, and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor by Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in Curse of the Golden Flower (2006). His career now extends into directing and running his own record company JVR Music. He has also endorsed various models of Media Players released by Onda in which he appears on the box, and his signature and likeness is printed on the back of certain models of these players.
Other Information
- Chinese name : 周杰倫 (Traditional)
- Chinese name : 周杰伦 (Simplified)
- Pinyin : Zhōu Jiélún (Mandarin)
- Origin Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Born : January 18, 1979 (1979-01-18) (age 30), Taipei, Taiwan
- Other name(s) : President Chou (周董)
- Occupation : Singer, musician,songwriter, composer, record producer, rapper, deejay, music video director, film director, music arranger, model, screenwriter and actor
- Labels : Sony BMG Asia (2008–present), JVR Music (2007–present), Alfa Music (1999–2007)
Television
- Pandamen 熊貓人 (TV serial)(filming since March 2009) Head director, Supporting actor (Sheriff)
Movies
- Hidden Track 尋找周杰倫 (2003) Cameo (Himself)
- Initial D (June 23, 2005) Lead actor (Takumi Fujiwara 藤原拓海)
- Curse of the Golden Flower 滿城盡帶黃金甲 (December 22, 2006) Supporting actor (Prince Jai – Yuan Jie)
- Secret 不能說的秘密 (July 27, 2007) Director, producer, lead actor and original story author (Jay – Ye Xiang Lun – traditional chinese: 葉湘倫 – simplified chinese: 叶湘倫)
- Kung Fu Dunk 功夫灌籃(February 7, 2008) Lead actor (Fang Shi Jie – Fong Sai Kit – 方世杰)
- True Legend 蘇乞兒 (2009) Supporting actor (Wu Chen – 武神)
- Ci Ling 刺陵 (2010) Lead actor
- Green Hornet (2010) Supporting actor (Kato)
Studio albums
- Jay 周杰倫同名專輯 (November 7, 2000)
- Fantasy 范特西 (September 1, 2001)
- The Eight Dimensions 八度空間 (July 19, 2002)
- Ye Hui Mei 葉惠美 (July 31, 2003)
- Common Jasmin Orange 七里香 (February 3, 2004)
- November’s Chopin 十一月的蕭邦 (November 1, 2005)
- Still Fantasy 依然范特西 (September 5, 2006)
- On the Run 我很忙 (November 2, 2007)
- Capricorn 魔杰座 (October 14, 2008)
Links
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