JayChowBiography:

　　EnglishName:JayChou/Chow

　　Education:TanJiangHighSchool(Music)

　　MaritalStatus:Single

　　FavoriteSports:Swimming,bowling

　　Instruments:Piano,viola,guitar,cello,jazzdrum

　　FavoriteSports:Basketball,nunchucks

　　FavoriteMusic:R&B,Soul,Hip-Hop

　　FavoriteSinger:Usher,Babyface

　　FavoriteMusician:Chopin,Liszt,Yo-YoMa

　　FavoriteColor:Blue

　　FavoriteFood:Chicken

　　FavoriteActor:JetLi

　　FavoriteNBAPlayer:MichaelJordan

　　ChildhoodDream:BecomeBruceLee

　　Hobbies:Songwriting,movies,basketball,electronicgames

　　Strengths:Writingsongs/lyrics,sports

　　Weaknesses:Shy,soft-hearted,easilynervous

　　Hemaybestillyoung,butlookoutworld!Hemaysurpriseyou!Ifyouaskaround,manywouldsaythatthemusicworldhasanewleader-therealkingisJaychou.Asachild,Jaychouwasnevertoogoodatacademicsubjects,andwhenhedidn'tgetintoanycollege,alotofpeoplepredictedthathewon'thavemuchpotentialinlife.Hismomalwaysworriedabouthisfuture,butheneverdid."IknewIstillhadmusictodependon.Foreverythingelse,I'vehadtoomuchconfidence,butitisformymusicaltalentthatI'msosureofmyself,"herecalls.Growingupinasingle-parentfamily,Jaylivedasolitarychildhood.Withoutmanyfriends,hehadahobbyofdaydreaming,fantasizingintohisworldofmusic.

　　SohowdidJaygetintomusic?Attheageofthree,hestartedlearningtoplaythepiano.Herecallshismotherbeingverystrict,tomakesurehepracticedsufficiently.Later,helearnedtoplaythecello.Today,botharetwoinstrumentsthatheplayswithsuperiordexterity.

　　Withallthemusicaltalent,itisn'tsurprisingthatJaystartedoutasasongwriter.Sincetheageofsixteen,hehasbeenwritingsongsformanyofthemostpopularsingers.Today,hehasalreadywrittenforsomeofthemostpopularAsiansingers,includingCocoLee,JackyWu,ValenHsu,PowerStation,etc.

　　Itwasonlyin2000thatJayreleasedhisowndebutalbum"Jay",withthemainstylebeingR&B/rap.Singer/actressVivianHsuwrotethelyricstothreeofthesongsinthealbum:CuteWoman,Istanbul,andTornado.Jay'ssoftandsmoothvoiceisespeciallysoothingandserene,makingthisfirstalbumanimmediatehit.Eachsonginthealbumhasitsown,differentstyle,andskillfully,Jayusedhisvoicetosuiteachsong'scharacter.

　　Lyricsareanelementthatcannotbeneglected.LyricsofJay'ssongsallhaveauniquetouch.Inhissong"Dad,IamBack",thesubjectisabrokenfamily."Iheardthatafterwar,thereispeace.WhydoIalwaysseemydadbeatingmymom?SinceIwasyoung,youtoldmetolearnfromyou,useyouasamodel.Somuchpretense.Momalwayssaidbegood,listentoyourfather.Howdoyouexpectmetobelikeyou!"Then,inhissong"EndoftheWorld",weseeadifferentaspectofhim."Wantingtosmile,todisguisethefallentears.Gentlynod,admitthefearofdarkness.Ijustneed,youtobeatmysideforawhile.Andyou,won'tbestowasmallbitofsympathy."

　　Ultimately,itisJay'stalentthathasbroughthimtofame.Hisfirsttwoalbumswerenearlycreatedallbyhimself-songwriting,producing,harmonizing,etc.Inhisconcerts,itisnotunusualtoseehimplaytheaccompanimentaswellassingatthesametimeonstage,whilehisfanscheerwildlyf