Jay Chou
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| Chinese name | 周杰倫 (traditional) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | 周杰伦 (simplified) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pinyin | Zhōu Jiélún (Mandarin) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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18 January 1979 Linkou District, Taipei County, Taiwan |
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| Other name(s) | President Chou (), Nan Quan ()(high school pen name) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Voice type(s) | Tenor | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2000–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Hannah Quinlivan (m. 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | JVR Music | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōu Jiélún |
| Wade–Giles | Chou Chieh-lun |
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| Hokkien POJ | Chiu Kia̍t-lûn |
Jay Chou (traditional Chinese: 周杰倫; simplified Chinese: 周杰伦; pinyin: Zhōu Jiélún; born 18 January 1979) is a Taiwanese musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and director.
In 2000, Chou released his debut album, titled Jay (2000), under the record company Alfa Music. Since then his music has gained recognition throughout Asia, most notably in regions such as Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea, Japan and in the Asian communities of Western countries such as the United States and Australia. He has sold more than 30 million albums and has received numerous awards for his musical work. Chou has also written songs for other artists whilst working on his albums. In 2003, he was the cover story of Time magazine (Asia version), titled New King of Asian Pop, acknowledging his influence on popular culture. He has since held six world tours, performing in cities around the world to more than 10 million people.
Chou debuted his acting career in the film Initial D (2005); followed shortly by his role as the honorable son, Prince Jai, in the multi-nominated Mandarin Chinese epic, Curse Of The Golden Flower (2006). He has since ventured into many other movie projects, becoming known to western audiences when he made his Hollywood debut in 2011 with The Green Hornet, starring alongside Seth Rogen and Christoph Waltz. Chou also manages his own record and management company JVR Music. In 2016, he re-entered Hollywood to play a role named Li in the film, Now You See Me 2.
Jay Chou grew up in Linkou, Taipei County, Taiwan. Both his parents were secondary school teachers: his mother, Yeh Hui-Mei who was a music teacher (葉惠美; Yè Huìměi), taught fine arts, while his father, Chou Yao-Chung (周耀中; Zhōu Yàozhōng), is a biomedical researcher. His mother noticed his sensitivity to music and took him to piano lessons at the age of four. During his childhood, he was fascinated with capturing sounds and songs with his tape recorder, which he carried everywhere with him. In the third grade, he became interested in music theory and also started cello lessons. He was an only child and loved to play piano, imitate TV actors, and perform magic tricks. His favorite composer was, and still is to this day, Chopin. His parents divorced when he was 13 and he was teased by his classmates, which caused him to become reclusive and introverted. He had no friends and preferred to be alone, listening to music, contemplating and daydreaming. At Tamkang Senior High School, he majored in piano and minored in cello. He showed talent for improvisation, became fond of pop music and began to write songs.
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