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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Lin was born in Singapore and studied at [[Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)]] and [[Saint Andrew's Junior College]] before completing his [[National service in Singapore|National Service]]. Lin's family consists of his father |
Lin was born in Singapore and studied at [[Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)]] and [[Saint Andrew's Junior College]] before completing his [[National service in Singapore|National Service]]. Lin's family consists of his father and mother who have a background in Chinese Classical Music, hence influencing the artist's music. Furthermore he has a brother who was a major influence in his career choice.[http://miner8.com/en/25536] |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Revision as of 23:50, 8 December 2018
Template:Chinese name Template:Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor
Wayne Lim Jun Jie (simplified Chinese: 林俊杰; traditional Chinese: 林俊傑; pinyin: Lín Jùnjié; born 27 March 1981), better known by his stage name JJ Lin, is a Singaporean singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor.[1] Lin debuted his musical career by releasing his debut album, Music Voyager (2003). Lin has received three Golden Melody Awards, including one Best New Artist and two Best Mandarin Male Singer.[2]
Early life
Lin was born in Singapore and studied at Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) and Saint Andrew's Junior College before completing his National Service. Lin's family consists of his father and mother who have a background in Chinese Classical Music, hence influencing the artist's music. Furthermore he has a brother who was a major influence in his career choice.[1]
Career
In addition to Mandarin, Lin also sings in English, Hokkien (his mother's dialect) and Cantonese using romanized pronunciation system, and has released his songs in Cantonese. In Taiwan, he was awarded the Best New Artist award at the Golden Melody Awards.[3]
He is well known for his songwriting skills. He has written songs for various musical artists while he was still a trainee under Ocean Butterflies under his mentors, Billy Koh and Sunkist Ng. His notable compositions include "Remember" (記得) for Taiwanese singer A-Mei, A-Do's "Let Go" (放手), Harlem Yu's "What's Wrong With You?" (幹嘛你看不爽我 , Comic Boyz's "Heart of Superman" (超人心).
In Singapore, he was selected to perform the remixed version of "Home", the theme song of the National Day Parade in 2004. Lin has sold 1 million copies in less than a week and is extremely successful throughout Asia.
In July 2007, he broke a Guinness record by signing 3,052 CDs in 2 hours and 30 minutes. During the signing, he was not allowed to drink or eat. The average time for him to sign a CD was 2.7 seconds.[4]
In May 2008, he performed at the CCTV charity event The Giving of Love, dedicated to helping victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Lin also donated a large sum of money to the rescue efforts and composed a song "Love and Hope" (愛與希望 Ài Yǚ Xī Wàng) commemorating the tragedy.
In February 2008, Lin released a compilation album entitled Waiting for Love (Chinese: 期待爱; pinyin: Qīdài Ài). It has selected tracks from several of his albums spanning from his debut album to 2007's West Side.[5] Later that year, in October, his sixth album, Sixology (陸 Liù) was released. 280,000 copies of the album were sold in seven days.
His own fashion line, SMUDGE,[6] was opened in Singapore during 2008 Christmas with an unofficial launch. The store's official launch was on 13 March 2009.
In May 2009, Lin won three awards at the 14th annual Composers and Authors Society of the UK (Compass) Awards Presentations,[7] a ceremony that honors performers in the music scene. It was held at the Royal Albert Hall, Hyde Park, Buckingham Palace and Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore. He was honored with the Top Local Artiste of the Year award, which is given out to Singaporean artists who generated the highest royalty earnings for the year. In that same year, Lin won the Singapore Youth Award.[8]
In 2009, however, his singing career was put on hold due to his voice being damaged by acid reflux and flu, as well as his hectic touring and recording schedules. It forced him to return to Singapore to recover and receive treatments. He released the seventh album, Hundred Days, on 18 December 2009.
In May 2010, Lin performed in America for the first time at the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Concert Tour (APAHM).[9]
In June 2010, Lin performed together with the American singer, Sean Kingston at the opening concert of the Marina Bay Sands to thousands of invited VIPs guests. But both were absent at the inaugural YOG Opening Ceremony. Lin's eighth album, She Says (album), was released on 8 December 2010.
Lin's ninth studio album, Lost N Found (學不會) was released on 31 December 2011, right before the end of the year. A preview of his 9th album was made available on 12 December 2011 on various Chinese internet radio channels.[10]
Lin's tenth anniversary album, Stories Untold (因你而在) was released on 13 March 2013, and also he started his world tour "Timeline " in July 2013 in Taipei (Taiwan).
Lin co-wrote the song "Dreams" with Goh Kheng Long and Corrine May and performed the song live during the grand finale at the Chingay Parade on 27 and 28 February 2015.[11]
One of his recent ventures in the world of music was a duet with Ayumi Hamasaki, for the latter's music video, "The Gift" (and as of April 27, 2015, has about 1,882,459 page views).[12][13]
In 2015, he was selected to perform the National Day Theme Song, "Our Singapore", which was composed by Dick Lee. His experimental debut album From M.E. to Myself was released on 25 December 2015.
In 7 July 2016, Lin released "If Miracles had a Sound", a 96-minute music documentary created over the course of 455 days, taking place throughout studios in the U.S., Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The theme song of the documentary, "Infinity and Beyond" (超越无限) was released on 21 June 2016.
In 19 December 2017, JJ Lin posted on his Instagram page that the past two years "had not been easy" and that he had been "searching constantly for a clear direction", needing a " shelter for the soul, a 'SANCTUARY'". He "penned songs and finished his “Message In A Bottle” album", which was due to be released on 29 December 2017. At the same time, he and his team and "shared a common vision, starting on project “SANCTUARY” and built the space from ground zero."[14] In early 2018, he announced his "Sanctuary" concert tour began in Shanghai on March 17.[15]
In 2018, he took part in the popular Chinese music show, Sound of My Dream performing alongside artists such as Hebe Tien.
Other work
Lin has appeared in various advertisements for brands such as Sprite, Durex, Dota 2 and Cornetto Royale.
He is also the tourist ambassador for Singapore.
He was also involved in an anti-drugs event as an ambassador, in Taiwan. The theme song for this event is "Baby Baby", which is from his album Westside.
On August 14, 2015, Lin was selected to be the advisor for Team Harlem Yu on The Voice of China (season 4).
On November 4, 2016, Lin joined the variety show "Dream Voice" as one of the mentors alongside A-mei Zhang, Jam Hsiao, Hebe Tian, and Yu Quan.[16] He stayed on as a mentor for the second season of the show, which was released in October 2017.[17]
Discography
- Music Voyager (2003)
- Haven (2004)
- No. 89757 (2005)
- Cao Cao (2006)
- Westside (2007)
- Sixology (2008)
- Hundred Days (2009)
- She Says (2010)
- Lost N Found (2011)
- Stories Untold (2013)
- Genesis (2014)
- From M.E. to Myself (2015)
- Message in a Bottle (2017)
Filmography
Films
| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Legend of the Sea | |||
| 2015 | The Wonderful Wedding | 大喜临门 | Himself | Cameo |
| 2016 | The Secret | 消失爱人 | Jimmy |
Television series
| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Hanazakarino Kimitachihe | 花样少年少女 | Lu Jing Xi | |
| 2008 | Pretty Ugly | 原来我不帅 | Zhuang Jun Wei |
Television shows
| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Sound Of My Dream | 梦想的声音 | Judge | |
| 2017 | Sound Of My Dream 2 | 梦想的声音2 | Judge | |
| 2018 | Sound Of My Dream 3 | 梦想的声音3 | Judge |
Tours
- Just JJ World Tour (2006–2007)
- I Am World Tour (2010–2011)
- Timeline World Tour (2013–2015)
- Sanctuary World Tour (2018)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Singapore Hit Awards | Best New Artist (Gold) | Won | [18] | |
| 2004 | 15th Golden Melody Awards | Best New Artist | Music Voyager | Won | [18][2] |
| 2005 | Singapore Hit Awards | Best Local Male Singer | Won | [18] | |
| Best Singer-Songwriter | Won | ||||
| Best Performing Male Singer | Won | ||||
| Best Local Composition | "A Thousand Years Later" from No. 89757 | Won | |||
| "No. 89757" from No. 89757 | Won | ||||
| 2006 | Compass Awards | Best Local Youth Songwriter | Won | ||
| 2007 | Best Local Singer | Won | |||
| Best Local Film Song | "Summer Breeze" (feat. Kym) from No. 89757 | Won | |||
| Singapore Hit Awards | Best Local Singer | Westside | Won | ||
| 2008 | Compass Awards | Best Local Songwriter | Won | ||
| 2009 | Won | ||||
| Best Local Singer | Won | ||||
| Best Local Film Song | "Freedom" from Westside | Won | |||
| Singapore Hit Awards | Best Local Singer | Won | |||
| 2010 | 21st Golden Melody Awards | Best Mandarin Male Singer | Hundred Days | Nominated | |
| Compass Awards | Best Local Singer | Won | |||
| Best Local Songwriter | Won | ||||
| 2011 | 22nd Golden Melody Awards | Best Mandarin Male Singer | She Says | Nominated | [19][18] |
| 2014 | 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Asian Artist | Won | [20] | |
| 25th Golden Melody Awards | Best Mandarin Male Singer | Stories Untold | Won | ||
| Compass Awards | Best Local Singer | Won | |||
| Best Local Songwriter | Won | ||||
| 2015 | 26th Golden Melody Awards | Best Composer | "Listen Up" from Rice & Shine by Eason Chan | Nominated | |
| Best Single Producer | "Listen Up" from Rice & Shine by Eason Chan | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | 27th Golden Melody Awards | Song of the Year | "Twilight" from From M.E. to Myself | Nominated | |
| Best Music Video | "I Am Alive" (feat. Jason Mraz) from Genesis | Nominated | |||
| Best Album Producer | From M.E. to Myself | Nominated | |||
| Best Composer | "Twilight" from From M.E. to Myself | Won | |||
| Best Mandarin Male Singer | From M.E. to Myself | Won | |||
| 2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Asian Artist | Won | |||
| 2018 | 29th Golden Melody Awards | Album of the Year | Message in a Bottle | Nominated | |
| Best Album Producer | Nominated | ||||
| Best Male Vocalist — Mandarin | Nominated | ||||
| Best Album in Mandarin | Nominated | ||||
| Song of the Year | "Little Big Us" (from Message in a Bottle) | Nominated | |||
| Best Composer | Nominated |
References
- ^ "JJ Lin - singer/actor". jpopasia.com/.
- ^ a b Template:Zh icon GIO, Taiwan 15th Golden Melody Awards winners list Archived 25 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine 12 May 2004. Retrieved 2011-06-20
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Biography: JJ Lin". AMG. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ^ "JJ Lin Earns Autograph-Signing World Record". CRIENGLISH. 23 July 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ Duzhe Issues 9-16 - Page 69 2008 "期待你的愛/林俊杰 "
- ^ "SMUDGE STORE - ABOUT THE STORE".
- ^ "COMPASS - 14th Compass Annual Awards Presentation". Archived from the original on 22 July 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ JJ Lin among recipients of Singapore Youth Award 2009 1 July 2009
- ^ "Connecting with American Fans: an interview with JJ Lin and Evonne Hsu". Asia Pacific Arts. 18 August 2010.
- ^ "林俊傑 - 官方網站". Archived from the original on 5 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Singer-songwriter JJ Lin is star of this year's Chingay parade". The Straits Times. 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ 浜崎あゆみ / The GIFT（ayumi hamasaki - The GIFT feat. JJ Lin）【Music Video】. 16 March 2015 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Instagram post by JJ Lin • Dec 19, 2017 at 12:05pm UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "JJ Lin 林俊傑 2018 Tour and Concert Dates". Musicacrossasia. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "《梦想的声音》第二期收视大涨 萧敬腾、林俊杰玩合体". 联合早报网 (in Chinese). 16 November 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "《梦想的声音2》导师林俊杰回归，什么歌曲让JJ表示压力山大？_娱乐_新闻_新视听网站". news.jnnc.com (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Biography of JJ Lin" Archived 4 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine.JJ Lin Official Website.Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ^ Template:Zh icon GIO, Taiwan 22nd Golden Melody Awards nomination list Archived 25 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine 13 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-20
- ^ "Mnet Asian Music Awards 2014 Winners". Mnet Asian Music Awards. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
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External links
Template:KKBOX Music Awards Years of the Top Ten Singer
| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
| People | |
- Use dmy dates from February 2013
- 1981 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Singaporean male actors
- 21st-century Singaporean singers
- Anglo-Chinese School alumni
- Mandopop singers
- Mnet Asian Music Award winners
- Saint Andrew's Junior College alumni
- Singaporean Christians
- Singaporean idols
- Singaporean male singers
- Singaporean Mandopop singers
- Singaporean people of Hokkien descent
- Singaporean singer-songwriters