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Jay Chou
Sign in to saveAlso known as Chou Chieh-lun, President Chou, Zhou Jielun
Taiwanese pop singer, songwriter, and actor
Film & TV
Taipei, Taiwan, China
Jay Chou (Chinese: 周杰倫, born January 18, 1979) is a Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, music and film 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…
Known for
- 太阳之子 — 自己2026
- 太阳之子2026
- 华语流行音乐合集2025
- Rap Star Dream Maker2024
- Jay Chou Carnival World Tour2022
- 最伟大的作品 — Himself2022
- 最伟大的作品 — artist2022
- 周杰伦独立MV — artist2022
- Mayday Fly To 20222021
- Race 1 — Showy2021
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Key facts
- Born
- Jay Chou Chieh-lun , ( 1979-01-18 ) 18 January 1979 (age 47) , Linkou , Taipei County , Taiwan
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter record producer actor television personality businessman
- Years active
- 2000–present
- Works
- Albums singles songs recorded
- Spouse
- Hannah Quinlivan ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2015 )
- Awards
- Full list
- Origin
- Taipei , Taiwan
- Genres
- Mandopop R&B Chinese rock Chinese hip-hop
- Instruments
- Vocals piano cello guitar guzheng dizi drums
- Labels
- Alfa JVR Universal Music
- Traditional chinese
- 周 杰 倫
- Simplified chinese
- 周 杰 伦
- Hanyu pinyin
- Zhōu Jiélún
- Wade giles
- Chou Chieh-lun
- Hokkien poj
- Chiu Kia̍t-lûn
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Zhou
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Taiwan
- Place of birth
- Taipei
- Spouse
- Hannah Quinlivan
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- Chinese
- Religion
- Protestantism
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- harmonica
- Discography
- Jay Chou discography
- Image
- 1203咪咕音乐盛典 （8）.jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
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- Jay Chou
- date of birth
- 1979-01-18
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- Jay Chou
- unmarried partner
- Patty Hou
- start of work period
- 2021-02-00
- pseudonym
- 周董
- topic has template
- Template:Jay Chou
- social media followers
- 3140000
- described at URL
- www.tatlerasia.com/people/jay-chou-eng
- affiliation string
- JVR Music International Ltd., Sony Music Taiwan
- birth name
- 周杰倫
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Encyclopedic overview
Jay Chou Chieh-lun (traditional Chinese: 周杰倫; simplified Chinese: 周杰伦; pinyin: Zhōu Jiélún; born 18 January 1979) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, actor, director, and businessman. Widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the Chinese-speaking world, he is referred to as the "King of Mandopop".
Chou signed to Alfa Music in 2000, and made his debut with the studio album Jay (2000). He rose to prominence with his second album Fantasy (2001), which became one of the best-selling albums in Taiwan in the 21st century. Chou incorporated diverse genres such as R&B and alternative rock in albums such as Yeh Hui-Mei (2003) and November's Chopin (2005), as well as influences from traditional Chinese music in works such as Common Jasmine Orange (2004). The latter featured the titular single and became the best-selling physical album in China in the 21st century, having sold over 2.6 million copies.
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