Jay Chou is a Taiwanese musician, singer, 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 compose for popular Chinese singers.
Although he was trained in classical music, Jay Chou is well-known for composing all his own songs and songs for other singers with his genius combination of Chinese and Western music styles to produce songs that fuse R&B, rock and pop genres, covering issues such as domestic violence, war, and urbanization.
The term "Chou Style" has been popularized to describe his trademark cross-cultural music and his insistence on singing with relaxed enunciation. Taipei Times once described the meaning of "Chou Style": "In what has become the archetypal Chou style, Taiwan's favorite son blends pop, rap, blues and a smorgasbord of esthetic elements of world music to create his dream-like never-never land."
Jay Chou is a very talented singer that I really admired. He can play various kind of instruments like piano, drums, cello and etc. He plays an important role in promoting mandarin music to the world where he shows his creative talent and hard work in producing good music to the audience. Recently, Jay is chosen as one of the 100 most creative people in business by American magazine “Fast Company”, ranking No 70 for his far-reaching success with his all-around performances in show business.
