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• Best Mandarin Album • 2001 • 2002 • 2004 • 2011 • Best Music Video • 2009 'Mr. Magic' ( ) • Best Song of the Year • 2008 'Blue and White Porcelain' ( ) • 2009 'Fragrant Rice' ( ) • Best Composer • 2002 'Love Before A.D.' ( ) • 2008 'Blue and White Porcelain' ( ) • Best Producer • 2002 • Best Single Producer • 2007 EP • Best Male Mandarin Artist • 2009 • 2011 • Best Composer (Instrumental Category) • 2008 'Piano Room' ( ) • Best Producer (Instrumental Category) • 2008 Secret Original Movie Soundtrack ( ). Chou's 2007 tour outfit exhibited at the 40th anniversary tour in, 2011 Jay held his first series of five solo concerts, titled Fantasy Concert (范特西演唱會), with the first stop on 11 January 2001 at, Taiwan. Followed by two shows at the, one in Malaysia and ended in Singapore on 10 February 2002. His second concert tour, The One Concert (The One 演唱會) commenced on 28 September 2002 at, followed by 11 stops and ended at, China on 3 January 2004.

Two more series of world tours followed: Incomparable Concert (無與倫比演唱會) in 2004 and Jay Chou 2007, Las Vegas, Toronto and Vancouver. In 2010, to celebrate Jay's 10-year career in the entertainment industry, he embarked on his fifth series of concert tour titled, New Era World Tour (超時代演唱會), with the first stop of three concerts from 11 to 13 June 2010 at, followed by 40 stops ending from 17 to 18 December 2011 at Kaohsiung Arena. He has kicked off his World Tour, 'Opus Jay World Tour' starting with Shanghai as its first stop from 17 to 19 May 2013. Due to success of his 'Opus Jay World Tour' concerts, Jay Chou announced a sequel to the concert, titled 'Opus II Jay World Tour'. The first stop of this new world tour opened in the same city as its preceding world tour (Shanghai) on 2 May 2014, with more stops opening in same destinations. Some of the confirmed destination includes Singapore, Malaysia,and Hong Kong. World tours/Live (DVD) album releases • 2001 – Fantasy Concert (范特西演唱會) • 2002 – The One Concert (The One 演唱會) – • 2004 – Incomparable Concert (無與倫比演唱會) – • 2007 – Jay Chou World Tours (世界巡迴演唱會) – • 2010 – New Era World Tour (超時代演唱會) – • 2013 – Opus Jay World Tour Concert Live (魔天倫演唱會) – • 2016 - The Invincible Concert Tour (地表最强 周杰伦世界巡回演唱会) Movie career [ ] Chou formally entered the film industry in 2005 with the release of the movie (頭文字Ｄ).

He has since acted in three other movies, directed one film and more than a dozen music videos. Chou, who once said 'I live because of music', ventured into movies because he felt the need for a new challenge. As fans have grown concerned that movies will compromise his music career, Chou has repeatedly reassured that movies are a source of inspiration and not a distraction; at the same time, he realizes the need to balance both careers and maintain his place in the music field to garner the continued support of fans. Jay Chou at a promotional event for in January 2008 Entry into acting was an unexpected move for Chou.

His high school English teacher thought he was capable of very few facial expressions, and the director of Hidden Track (2003, a movie in which Chou had a cameo role) said that his strong individualistic personality will not make him a good actor. In 2005, Chou's first role as the lead actor in served two purposes: to launch his acting debut, and to increase his exposure to Japanese audiences. This film is based on the, where Chou played Takumi Fujiwara, a gifted racer who is quiet and rarely shows expression. Some reviewers criticized his bland acting while others felt he performed naturally, but only because the character's personality closely mirrored his own.

His performance in won him Best Newcomer Actor in and. Chou's second film was (2006). As a supporting character, he drew much of the attention of Chinese reporters; Chou's involvement in this movie was announced in its own press conference, separate from the meeting held for,, and the other actors. Chou portrayed Prince Jai, the ambitious second eldest prince and general of the Imperial army whose personality epitomizes Xiao (孝), the Chinese virtue of.

In this internationally released film, North American audiences saw Chou for the first time. According to Chinese movie critics, comments about his acting ranged from 'lacks complexity' to 'acceptable,' but was critically praised by Western reviewers. His performance in was nominated Best Supporting Actor in the Hong Kong Film Awards. In the 2008 film, Chou portrayed a student and prodigy, and the film earned over 100 million (US$14.7 million). Chou portrayed in, directed by and released in January 2011, after Hong Kong actor withdrew from the project; the film grossed over $228 million worldwide. ' NextMovie.com named him one of the 'Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011'.

In May 2011, Chou started filming for a new movie, directed by and starred various well known artistes such as. The movie was released in theatres over Asia on 17 January 2012. With most of the scenes shot in the Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian countries, earlier filming process has been slightly disrupted due to political conflicts in the Middle East. [ ] Chou co-starred with Daniel Radcliffe in, which was released in June 2016.

Directing [ ]. Chou's wax statue at It is difficult to estimate the size and global spread of Chou's fanbase.

Jay's fanbase originated from and grew extensively to other Mandarin-speaking regions. The Chinese-speaking populations of China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, and Malaysia make up a significant percentage of Chou's fans.

Despite rampant issues in this region of Asia, particularly in China, every album Chou has released so far has surpassed 2 million sales. According to, the most popular internet search engine in China, Chou is the number one searched male artist in 2002, 05, 06 and 07. Currently, Chou remains largely unknown outside of Asia, except in cities with large Chinese speaking immigrant populations such as Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco,, Vancouver,, Sydney, Melbourne, and. He has held concerts in major venues such as the (Sydney – 3 July 2009), (San Jose – 31 December 2010), (Los Angeles – 8 January 2011), (Las Vegas – 25 December 2002), (Vancouver – 23 December 2010), (Los Angeles – 18 December 2004), (Los Angeles – 24 December 2007), the (Toronto – 18 December 2008) and (London – 17–18 March 2017).

His intention to increase his prominence in the Western world beyond Chinese audiences is clear. In 2006, Chou composed and sang the theme song for, a movie released in major theatres in most English-speaking countries, though the impact to his fame has been minimal.

His role in (limited release) marks his acting debut in North America. Despite having a supporting but important role in the story's plot, the North American version of the official posters only featured a view of his back, greatly contrasting the Asian versions where his face and name were clear and placed between the leading actor and actress. Although Chou is still far from being well known to English audiences, this movie has brought him international exposure. Chou gained further exposure to western audiences in his starring role as crimefighter in January 2011's. Personal life [ ]. Hannah Quinlivan In November 2014, Chou confirmed his relationship with model.

The pair had been dating since 2010, but Hannah had been working as Jay's employee as a clothing shop assistant since 2007. In December 2014, Chou announced that he would marry Hannah Quinlivan on his 36th birthday.

The couple have two children: daughter Hathaway (born July 2015) and son Romeo (born June 2017). Marriage [ ] The two eventually had their wedding planned by in England. It took place in of on 17 January 2015, one day before Chou's birthday. The following reception was held. A private wedding ceremony open to friends and family occurred on 9 February in Taipei.

A third reception, this time in Australia, was held in March. According to Chou's official page, the couple has been registered for marriage since July 2014. Chou's marriage at Castle Howard in England gained the castle's website around 50 million more viewers. The manager of Castle Howard's website added Chinese translations for the Asian tourists that want to know more about Castle Howard. On 13 July 2015, Jay Chou's agency confirmed that Quinlivan gave birth to a girl. In February 2017, Chou announced on Facebook that he and his wife were expecting a second child. She gave birth to a baby boy and they named him Romeo Chou.

Religious beliefs [ ] Jay Chou became an as Hannah, his mother and some of his friends, including and, are Christians. [ ] In 2012, he was baptised.

Discography [ ]. Main article: • (2000) • (2001) • (2002) • (2003) • (2004) • (2005) • (2006) • (2007) • (2008) • (2010) • (2011) • (2012) • (2014) • (2016) Filmography [ ] Film [ ] Year English title Mandarin title Role Notes 2003 尋找周杰倫 Himself Cameo 2005 頭文字D 2006 滿城盡帶黃金甲 Prince Jai (Prince Yuanjie)) 2007 不能說的秘密 Jay Ye Xiang Lun Directorial film debut.

Other roles: writer, producer, actor and composer. 2008 功夫灌籃 / 大灌篮 Fang Shi Jie 2009 刺陵 Qiao Fei 2010 蘇乞兒 God of Wushu / Drunken God 2011 N/A Hollywood debut film 2012 逆戰 Jon Wan Abba 阿爸 Himself Cameo 2013 天台 / 天台爱情 Wax Also as director, screenwriter and producer 2016 N/A Master Monkey Mandarin dub for Chinese and Taiwanese release Also producer of theme song 'Try' 2016 N/A Li 2016 一萬公里的約定 Jay Chou Cameo Also executive producer Television series [ ] Year English title Mandarin title Role 1999 Thyme Fried Fish 百里香煎魚 Musician 2003 Blue Star 2010 熊貓人 Detective Leo Lee director Mr.J Channel MR.J頻道 Himself – Host Accolades [ ]. Main article: From the launch of his music career in 2000, Chou has won singer-songwriter and producer awards in Asia. The highly coveted Golden Melody Awards in Taiwan awarded 'Best Album' for his debut CD (2000) in 2001, and five awards (including 'Best Album', 'Best Composer', and 'Best Producer') in the following year for the album (2001). However, failure to win 'Best Album' for three consecutive years has left him disheartened with award ceremonies. Although he continues to win more than 20 awards per year from various organizations in Asia, Chou has stated he will rely more on album sales as an indicator of his music's quality and popularity. In 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008, he was awarded Best-Selling Chinese Artist by for the albums, and.

Jay Chou scored strong radio and video airplay in Italy with his track 'Nunchucks', in 2002 Chou dominated the 12th annual Channel V Music Awards ceremony, which was held 11 January 2006 at Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong. In the Taiwan/Hong Kong category, the Sony BMG Hong Kong-signed artist was named best male singer, most popular male singer and best singer/songwriter.

Chou also collected the best music video award and received one of the best song of the year awards, both for 'Night Song.' Taiwanese vocalist Jay Chou was named best Asian artist at the eighth annual CCTV/MTV Music Awards, held 12 October 2006 at the Beijing Exhibition Centre Auditorium.

Five Chinese musicians gained exposure for their participation in events associated with the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing,China, including Jay Chou. Chou won the Favorite Male Artist of the in Taiwan. He did not attend the event to collect the award as he was on tour in China at the time. Examples of Chou's Chinese style R&B: 'East Wind Breaks' (東風破), 'Hair Like Snow' (髮如雪), 'Faraway' (千里之外). Examples of Chinese style rock: 'Nunchucks' (雙截棍), 'Dragon Fist' (龍拳), 'Golden Armor' (黃金甲). Examples of sound effects used in Chou's music: ping pong balls in 'Class2 Grade3' (三年二班), touch-tone phone dialing in 'Blue Storm' (藍色風暴), helicopter blades in 'My Territory' (我的地盤), dripping rain in 'You Can Hear' (妳聽得到), and radio static noise in 'Nocturne' (夜曲).

Examples of Oriental-style lyrics by Vincent Fang: 'Shanghai 1943' (上海一九四三), 'Wife' (娘子), and 'Chrysanthemum Flower Platform' (菊花台). Examples of romantic lyrics by Vincent Fang: 'Love Before Anno Domini' (愛在西元前), 'Nocturne' (夜曲), 'Common Jasmin Orange' (七里香), and 'Perfectionist' (完美主義). Vincent Fang's lyrics discuss war in 'The Last Campaign' (最後的戰役) and 'Wounds That End War' (止戰之殤), the Bible in 'Blue Storm' (藍色風暴), sports in 'Bullfight' (鬥牛) and 'Class2 Grade3' (三年二班), and martial arts in 'Nunchucks' (雙截棍) and 'Ninja' (忍者). Examples of Vivian Hsu's work: 'Adorable Woman' (可愛女人), 'Tornado' (龍捲風), and 'Simple Love' (簡單愛). Examples of romantic lyrics by Jay Chou: 'Black Humor' (黑色幽默), 'Silence' (安靜), 'Iron Box Of An Peninsula' (半島鐵盒), 'Fine Day' (晴天), 'Excuse' (藉口), 'Black Sweater' (黑色毛衣), and 'White Windmills' (白色風車). 'Snail' (蝸牛) and 'Listen To Mother's Words' (聽媽媽的話).

Golden Melody Awards: '.the Chinese pop music industry's equivalent of the Grammy Awards in the US are held annually to award professionals making music in Mandarin, Taiwanese, Hakka and any of Taiwan's Aboriginal languages.' A similar book was published in Japanese, titled Grandeur de D major – Jay Chou Photo Essay ( ). References [ ]. 20 March 2011.

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A short clip of one of the best known songs of the 1970s ' by Teresa Teng. Problems playing this file? Made Mandopop a true mainstay by crossing over to mainland China after came to power and instituted the in 1978 that allowed cultural products from Hong Kong and Taiwan to enter China. Teng's song became popular there despite an early ban on her songs by the PRC government for being ' Music'. Her 'soft, sweet, often whispery and restrained' singing style in romantic songs such as ' (月亮代表我的心) made a strong impact in mainland China where revolutionary songs were previously prevalent. A common expression then was 'By day, rules China.

But by night, Deng Lijun (Teresa Teng) rules'. The ban on Teng was lifted in 1986 and songs from Hong Kong and Taiwan, called music, became more popular within mainland China. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, a different generation of Taiwanese singers and/or songwriters such as,, and emerged, some of whom were influenced by folk rock and whose music may be termed. One of the most successful songs of the era was Lo Ta-yu's 1985 song ', which was inspired by the American song ' and originally performed by 60 singers. It quickly became a hit throughout Asia and established itself as a standard. Another song soon followed in 1986 in mainland China called 'Let the World be filled with Love' (讓世界充滿愛). Hou Dejian's song ' (龍的傳人) also became an anthem for the period.

Unlike previous era dominated by female singers, male singers are now popular, and other popular male singers included and. In South East Asia, popular local stars from the late 60s to the 80s included Sakura Teng (樱花), Zhang Xiaoying (張小英) and Lena Lim (林竹君) from Singapore, and Wong Shiau Chuen (黃曉君) and Lee Yee (李逸) from Malaysia. Some such as Lena Lim achieved some success outside the region, and the local labels also signed singers from outside the region such as Long Piao-Piao (龍飄飄) from Taiwan. The recording industry in Singapore in particular thrived. In 1979, launched the to promote the use of Mandarin over the range of Chinese dialects spoken by various segments of the ethnic-Chinese population. Mandarin songs, already a strong presence on radio stations and on television, further eroded the popularity of Hokkien and Cantonese songs in the media. In the 1980s, a genre of Mandarin ballads called developed in Singapore by singers/songwriters such as.

In mainland China, the music industry was freed from state restriction in 1978, and regional recording companies were established in, Shanghai and Beijing in the 1980s with local singers. Pop music in China in this period was dominated by Mandopop songs from Taiwan and Cantopop from Hong Kong, however the 1980s saw the beginning of, with the emergence of singer-songwriters such as, followed by others such as and bands such as which became popular in the 1990s. 1990s [ ] A number of singers originally from mainland China such as and began to record in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Faye Wong, referred to in the media as the Diva, first recorded in Cantonese in Hong Kong, later recorded in Mandarin. She became the first Chinese singer to perform in, Japan.

During this period, many Cantopop singers from such as the ' -,, and - also began to dominate Mandopop. One of the best-selling Mandarin albums was the 1993 album by Jacky Cheung which sold over 1 million in Taiwan and 4 million in total Asia-wide.

Nonetheless, Taiwan has their own popular singers such as,, (formerly Emil Chau) and. Independent labels such as began to establish themselves in this period as some of the most influential labels. Towards the end of the 90s, other singers such as and became popular, and some also began to perform in the and/or genres. In the period from the mid-1990s to early 2000s, Shanghai and Beijing became centers of the music industry in mainland China, with Shanghai focusing on music record publishing and distribution, while Beijing focused on music recording. 2000s: Growth in Mainland China [ ]. Hong Kong's Eason Chan In Hong Kong, the Four Heavenly Kings faded in the 2000s, but many other new artists such as and came to the fore. The 2000s also began with an explosion of pop idols, many of whom are from.

Mainland China also saw a rapid increase in the number of Mandopop singers, bands, and idol groups as pop music becomes increasingly mainstream by mid-2000s. The growing and also increased demand for Mandopop. Since the 2000s, the emergence of in mainland China and Taiwan had exploded into a flourishing indie music scene in mainland China and Taiwan, adding various new diversities into Mandopop. Entry of popular Taiwan-based bands such as and while in mainland Chinese-based bands such as SuperVC and Milk@Coffee had brought a new phase of rock fusion into Mandopop.

The music industry in Taiwan, however, began to suffer from music piracy in the digital age, and its revenue plummeted to $US95 million in 2005. The primary revenue sources in Taiwan music industry shifted to advertising, concerts, KTV (karaoke) and movie. The dramatic decline of CD sales shifted the market in favour of mainland China. While piracy was also severe in mainland China, the percentage of its digital sales is higher compared to most countries. 2005 was known as 'The First Year of Digital Music' in China as its digital music sales of $US57 million overtook CDs in 2005, and it also overtook Taiwan in term of the retail value of its music sales. • Tony Mitchell..

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