Jay Chou: From the guy who failed college twice to the King of Taiwanese Pop

Jay Chou is considered a monument in the Chinese music industry. Music lovers often say that if Hong Kong has "singing god" Truong Hoc Huu, then Taiwan has Jay Chou.

Jay Chou (also known as Jay Chou) was born on January 18, 1979 in Lam Kou, Taipei County, now Lam Kou District, New Taipei City, Republic of China (Taiwan). He is a multi-talented artist who takes on a variety of roles such as singer, songwriter, rapper, music producer, actor, director and businessman.

Once known as the "King of Asian Pop", Kiet Luan was the 3rd most downloaded artist in the world in 2010, selling more than 30 million albums as of 2017. He was discovered in 1997. at a talent show and launched his music career as a musician.

Jay Chou's mother, Diep Hue My, is a drawing teacher, while Chau Dieu Trung's father is a biology teacher. Mrs. Hue My discovered her son's musical talent, so she gave the male singer piano lessons at the age of 4.

During his childhood, he was attracted to recording and singing songs with the recorder he always carried. In 3rd grade, Kiet Luan became interested in music theory and also started playing the cello, then imitating actors on the small screen and performing magic.

At the age of 14, the incident of her parents' divorce caused singer Chau to become shy and reclusive. Although at that time, the young man had many friends, he just wanted to be alone listening to music, traveling and dreaming. At the same time, he began to like pop music and began composing songs.

At the age of 16, Jay Chou graduated from Tam Khang High School with a major in piano and a minor in cello. Twice he registered to take the entrance exam to the Faculty of Music of National Taipei University, but he failed both times because he did not have enough scores. Because he did not pass the university entrance exam, the male singer was f.orced to enlist in the army.

However, at the age of 18, Kiet Luan was exempted from military service because he suffered from degenerative spondylitis - a genetic disease that he discovered after suffering an injury while playing basketball. After that, the young man became a waiter.

A friend of Kiet Luan secretly enrolled them both in a talent contest called "Super New Talent King". Here, the young man accompanied his friend on the piano - whose singing voice was said to be "Lousy".

Although the couple did not win, Jay Chou impressed the show's organizer Wu Zongxian - an influential figure in Taiwan's entertainment industry. As a result, he hired him as a musician and performed with lyric poet Phuong Van Son.

During the next two years, Jay Lun composed songs for Chinese pop singers, and studied recording and mixing. Ngo Tong Hien did not plan for him to become a singer because he thought he was shy and not handsome.

Ngo's music studio was later sold to Alfa Music, and new director Duong Tuan Vinh asked Jay Chou to release his own album. At this time, the musician already had a series of songs in hand that he had composed for singers, but were rejected.

Since that time, he decided to create his own style called "Chau Thi" and a new music genre called "Chinese Wind", and chose 10 songs he composed and performed to include in his debut album. "Jay" was released in 2000.

This product helped Kiet Luan become famous as a musician and singer with a style that mixed many music genres such as Pop, R&B, Rap, Rock and even ethnic elements. Since then, his music has been recognized throughout Asia.

Jay Chou continued his success with a series of "best" albums afterward such as: Fantasy, 8 Degrees of Space, Diep Hue My, Capricorn Constellation, Toi Busy,... In 2003, the male artist appeared on the cover Time magazine with the title "The New King of Asian Pop Music".

In 2005, Kiet Luan played his first leading role in the movie "The Decision" - a work that brought him the Golden Statue a.ward in the Best New Actor category. The following year, the multi-talented artist continued to act in the high-budget film "Golden Armor" directed by Zhang Yimou, along with Chow Yun Fat and Gong Li.

In 2007, in the movie "The Unspeakable Secret", he was both the main actor and director. Also in this year, after ending the contract with Alfa Music, Jay Chou, Duong Tuan Vinh and Phuong Van Son founded JVR Music company.

In 2011, the male artist ventured into many other film projects, becoming famous to Western audiences when appearing in the Hollywood movie "The Green Hornet".

By 2012, he led the Top of China's richest celebrities according to Forbes magazine. According to 2017 statistics, Jay Chou has sold more than 30 million albums.

His songs also attract a huge number of listeners, with the number of downloads surpassing that of Madonna and many other big names in the world music industry.

After being absent for a long time, on September 16, 2019, Kiet Luan returned with a completely new product called "Promise You Won't Cry". The song quickly created many resounding achievements since its release. Music videos filmed in Japan have unexpectedly boosted the country's tourism industry.

On June 12, 2020, he released the music video "Mojito" - which soon became a phenomenon that spread throughout China. It was recorded in Cuba, and is also the illustrative music video for the travel TV show "Jay's Journey" in which Jay Chou participated.

After 6 years of not releasing an album, the multi-talented artist returned to the music industry on July 15, 2022 with an album titled "The Greatest Work", including his old and new compositions mixed and arranged. especially in retro style.

Jay Chou married young actress Kun Lang in 2015 and now has three children together. Before becoming the wife of a famous artist, she was a promising mixed-race model in the entertainment industry.

Joining the entertainment industry at the age of 17, her European-Asian beauty and gentle personality helped Con Lang have a large number of male fans and the pursuit of the "King of Taiwanese Pop", Chau.

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