Jolin Tsai
Jolin Tsai (蔡依林, Pinyin: Cài Yīlín, born September 15, 1980 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese C-pop singer. She studied English at Fu Jen Catholic University (輔仁大學).
Jolin's music is notable for its Spanish and Indian themes.
Albums
- Jolin 1019 (1999)
- Don't Stop (2000)
- Show Your Love (2000)
- Lucky Number (2001)
- Magic (看我72變, 2003)
- Castle (城堡, 2004)
- J9 (2004)
- Jolin's English Diary Book (2005)<Jolin's first English teaching book>
- J-Game (2005)
Profile
Name: Jolin Tsai (Cài Yīlín)
Birthday: 15 September, 1980
Place of birth: Taipei, Taiwan
Height: 158cm
Religion: Taoism
Star sign: Virgo
Education: Fu Jen Catholic University
Family members: Father, mother, one older sister
New Car Name (BF): 藍凌志
Collections: Jewelry accessories (rings, chains, etc.)
Favorite phrase: "It was like...oh my God!"
Favorite movie: My Best Friend's Wedding
Favorite season: Summer
Favorite fruit: Fruits that are good for your health
Favorite flower: Fragrant lily
Favorite color: Pink like Hello Kitty!
Favorite music: Hip Hop, R&B, Pop, Rock
Most unforgettable memory: One-month tour in Los Angeles
Most competent area: Singing
History
JingMei Secondary School singing competition Championship
Zhongguang Music Competition 2nd runner up
1998 Champion of MTV Youngsters Singing Competition
1999 Release of First CD Single "Living with the World"
19.10.1999 Release of First Album "Jolin 1019"
1999 First Ad - POKKA WULONG TEA (FRUIT TEA)
1999 Channel V Most Popular Female Newcomer award
1999 "San Li" Music Station Poll Chart Most Promising Newcomer
1999 TVBS Super Live Most Popular Female Artist
04.12.1999 1019我可以演唱會 (南港101)
2000 Spokesperson for national sporting events in Taiwan
2000 Adv "TASIO" products
2000 Adv DONGXIN COMMUNICATIONS e-generation
2000 Adv 520 "SU Pei Wang"
2000 Adv My W@P
2000 Adv KANGBAO CUP-A-SOUP
16.04.2000 台中巨蛋Don't Stop演唱會
26.04.2000 Release of 2nd album "Don't Stop"
05.05.2000 Release of 1st "19 years photobook"
15.05.2000 Release of "Go Go Hawill" Collection
10.06.2000 Release of 2nd version of "Don't Stop"
10.07.2000 動心e世代˙考生之夜演唱會 (中正紀念堂)
17.09.2000 Singapore Hit Award Most Popular Newcomer (Gold)
19.09.2000 Olympic Games spokesperson
04.10.2000 Top 10 idols awards
.11.2000 2nd Adv of DONGXIN COMMUNICATIONS e-generation
22.12.2000 Release of 3rd album "Show Your Love"
2001 New York MTV Most Popular Asian MTV Vdeo Award
01.01.2001 Release of 2nd version of "Show Your Love"
25.02.2001 Show Your Love concert in Taipei (台北縣立體育場)
04.03.2001 Show Your Love concert in Taichung (台中巨蛋預定地)
07.03.2001 Release of 3rd version of "Show Your Love"
.06.2001 Release of 4th album "Lucky Number" EP
07.07.2001 Release of 4th album "Lucky Number"
21.07.2001 Lucky Number演唱會 (南港101)
2001 Endorsement of Yi Ting Jewelry
01.2001 Release of Jing Xuan Ji "Together"
.07.2001 Qing Bu Zhi Jing (Alantis the lost empire OST)
2002 Endorsement of Always Black Cosmetics
02.08.2002 Released of 2nd "Qi shi jing shen" Photobook
07.03.2003 Release of 5th album 1st Version "Magic"
12.04.2003 就是愛Jolin慶功演唱會 (台南市政府西側廣場)
.05.2003 Wo De Shi Yi Nan You (Ai De Tian Shi, Ni Wei He, Wo Hen Ba Hei)
23.05.2003 Release of 5th album 2nd Version "Magic DVD + CD"
19.06.2003 Release of 5th album 3rd Version "Magic VCD"
30.07.2003 Hi Shang Ban Nu Lang VCD
.10.2003 Tian Di Ying Xiong (Hai shi sheng lou)
.12.2003 Endorsement of Tale weaver "Tian Yi De Lian"
.12.2003 Endorsement of McDonalds
2003 IBS Jean Spoke person
2004 IBS Jean Spoke person
.02.2004 Endorsement of JoyBee
27.02.2004 Release of 6th album "Castle CD + VCD + HaiDao VCD (Special Version)"
27.02.2004 Release of 6th album "Castle CD + VCD (1st Version)"
17.04.2004 就是愛Jolin慶功演唱會 (新光三越信義店)
03.05.2004 Release of 6th album "Castle VCD (2nd Version)"
03.05.2004 Release of 6th album "Castle DVD + CD (3rd Version)"
.05.2004 Adv of Pepsi
07.08.2004 蔡依林J1巡迴演唱會-上海 (虹口足球場)
12.11.2004 Release of 7th album "J9 New + Party Collection"
20.11.2004 蔡依林J1巡迴演唱會-台北 (中山足球場)
04.12.2004 蔡依林J1巡迴演唱會-北京 (工人體育館)
11.12.2004 蔡依林J1巡迴演唱會-新加坡 (Singapore Indoor Stadium)
25.04.2005 Release of 8th album "J-Game"
20.05.2005 蔡依林J1巡迴演唱會 - Genting (Malaysia) - Day 1
21.05.2005 蔡依林J1巡迴演唱會 - Genting (Malaysia) - Day 2
25.05.2005 Motorola E680i Spoke Person
18.06.2005 獨佔神話Jolin慶功演唱會 (台中市政府前廣場)
More About Jolin
Jolin started out by taking part in the MTV singing competition when she was 18. She won the top prize with the song The Greatest Love of All. She was then signed on by Universal Music as a new singer from Taiwan.
After about a year, in July 1999, her first single Living With the World was released. It was sold in 7-11 convenience stores and it was a tremendous success, leading to the release of her first album in September of 1999. At that time Jolin's image was that of "the girl next door" and her album was an instant hit with teenagers, which earned her the title of "Teenage Boy Killer."
Her first album, Jolin 1019, sold more than 400,000 copies around Asia. There were also many versions of the album released across the world. With the success of her first album, Jolin released her anticipated second album in May 2000, Don't Stop. Many of her hits on that album became well known throughout Asia. She also released her first photobook that was mainly taken in Hawaii. This album was also a tremendous success.
By Jolin's third album - Show Your Love - her image had changed, showing maturity at the age of 21. It was a much soothing album with many new songs and tunes; however, the sales of the album were not as good as the sales of her previous two albums.
Her fourth album, Lucky Number, did not manage to bring her back to the previous popularity she had enjoyed, even though she tried certain new songs and made many changes. She also sang the theme song for the movie Atlantis. After a year, due to problems with her record company, she did not release any albums. However, she came out with her second photobook, taken in Thailand, with a song composed by Jay Chou.
Eventually, she managed to sign on with Sony Music, which got her the biggest break in her whole career. Her album Magic topped the Taiwan album charts for three whole months, and sold more than 300,000 copies in Taiwan alone. This transformation gave her what she needed to make a comeback to the music industry after being gone for almost a year.
After Jolin released her sixth album, Castle, it sold well and became the top album in many Asian music charts at the time. Recently she released her seventh album, J-Game, which soon became the chart topper in many music charts in Asia. The wonderful music video "Brutal Game" is reminiscent of Madonna's music video Love Profusion. She also tried to play the piano in her music video Sky. In this album, there are no songs composed by Jay Chou, but there is a song "Exclusive Myth" composed by Lee-Hom Wang. She is now a superstar in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia, and she has fans worldwide.