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| Chinese name | 林俊傑 (Traditional) |
| Chinese name | 林俊杰 (Simplified) |
| Pinyin | Lín Jùn Jié (Mandarin) |
| Origin | Singapore |
| Born | March 27, 1981 Singapore |
| Occupation | Singer, composer, and actor |
| Genre(s) | Mandopop, R&B |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, drums, guitar |
| Label(s) | Ocean Butterflies (2003–present) |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Official Website | Official Website |
JJ Lin (PinYin: Lin Jun Jie, Chinese Simplified：林俊杰) is a Singaporean singer, songwriter, musician and actor based in Taiwan.
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Biography
JJ Lin (English name: Wayne Lim) was born in Singapore and graduated from Anglo-Chinese School and Saint Andrew's Junior College before joining the Singapore Armed Forces. In his capacity as an INF LDR trainee, he excelled at his course and was handpicked to crossover for Officer Cadet training.[citation needed]
He is of Hokkien descent. In addition to English, Mandarin and Hokkien, he is also able to speak Cantonese and has released several cover versions of his songs in Cantonese. He came to musical prominence and success in the Greater China region. In Taiwan, he was awarded the "Best New Artist" award in the Taiwan Golden Melody Awards.[1]
Signed to Ocean Butterflies, he has written songs for various artists, notably "Remember" (記得 Jì Dé) for Taiwanese singer A-Mei, fellow label mate A-Do's "Let Go" (放手 Fàng Shǒu), Harlem Yu's "What's Wrong With You?" (幹嘛你看不爽我 Gàn Má Nǐ Kàn Bù Shuǎng Wǒ), Comic Boyz's (可米小子) "Heart of Superman" (超人心 Chāo Rén Xīn) and other songs. He writes all the melodies for all of his albums.
Back in Singapore, he was selected to perform the remixed version of "Home", the theme song of the National Day Parade in 2004. His career and notability began to rise in Singapore particularly with the aid of his music being used in television dramas produced by MediaCorp TV Channel 8, the song "The Mummy" (木乃伊 Mù Nǎi Yī) in Zero To Hero 阴差阳错, and his increased public appearances, such as being the guest performer in the finals of Channel U's Project SuperStar and the recent S-POP Hurray!.
After winning the Gold award in the Best New Act category in the 2004 Singapore Hit Awards, he went on to sweep the 2005 edition with four awards to his name, including the Best Local Male Artiste, Best Composing Artiste, Best Male Vocalist and Best Local Music Composition awards, recognizing his talents both in the composition and performance aspects of his music. His fourth album, Cao Cao (曹操 Cáo Cāo), sold 1 million copies in less than a week and sold well in Singapore, Malaysia and throughout Asia.
He has appeared in various different advertisements for companies such as Sprite, Lays and Cornetto Royale.
He is also the tourist ambassador for Singapore. Part of his work schedule involves him traveling around Asia making Singapore known as well as promoting his own works.
He was also involved in an anti-drugs events as an ambassador, in Taiwan 反毒大使 (The Anti-drug Ambassador). The theme song for this event is "Baby Baby", which is from his album, West Side (西界 Xī Jiè).
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.
In May 2008, he performed at the CCTV charity event The Giving of Love, dedicated to helping victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. JJ also donated a large sum of money to the rescue efforts and composed a song "Love and Hope" (愛與希望 Aì Yǚ Xī Wàng) commemorating the tragedy.
In Oct 2008, his sixth album, Sixology (陸 Liù) was released. 280,000 copies of the album were sold in seven days.
His very own fashion line, SMUDGE, has been opened in Singapore during 2008 Christmas, it was an unofficial launch. The official launch was on 13 March 2009.
In May 2009, he was a big winner at the 14th annual Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (Compass) Awards Presentations. He swept three awards at the ceremony, which honours those in the music scene here. It was held at the Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore. He has clinched one of the biggest prizes, the Top Local Artiste of the Year award, which is given out to Singaporean artistes who generated the highest royalty earnings for the year.
In June 2010, JJ Lin performed at the opening concert of the Marina Bay Sands to thousands of invited VIPs guests.
TV shows
- Hanazakarino Kimitachihe (GTV, 2006) JJ acts as Ella's brother, an intelligent young man majoring in cardiology at Harvard University.
- JJ does the voice-over for the dragon prince, Draco, in Singaporean animation Legend of the Sea.
- JJ stars in the 13-episode drama "So I'm Not Handsome" 原来我不帅. The plot is actually derived from a novel. JJ plays the role of a vain young man who is constantly praised for his looks by his parents, classmates, and pretty much everybody in his village. However, the truth about his looks is soon revealed to him when his good friends in college tell him that he is not good-looking at all. His friends featuring Fang Wei Kang (Michael Zhang) and Si Si (Nicky Lee). The ending song to each of the episodes was also JJ's well known Anticipating Your Love (期待你的愛 Qí Dài Nǐ De Ài). JJ admitted to feeling self-conscious during filming, having constantly looked in the mirror to tidy himself up only to be stopped by the director, who wanted JJ to be messy and in character.
Albums
Lin Jun Jie has released 7 albums, 1 compilation album and 1 World Tour VCD since his debut in 2003. He has released one album per year since his debut.
| Date of release | Title |
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| 10 April 2003 |
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| 8 June 2004 |
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| 1 April 2005 |
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| 17 February 2006 |
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| 29 December 2006 |
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| 29 June 2007 |
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| 15 February 2008 |
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| 18 October 2008 |
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| 18 December 2009 |
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Awards
| Years | Awards |
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| 2003 |
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World Tour
In 2006, JJ Lin travelled to 6 cities in his first world tour, the Just JJ World Tour.
- 10 June 2006 - Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- 24 June 2006 - Singapore
- 1 July 2006 - Genting Highlands, Malaysia
- 16 September 2006 - Wuhan, People's Republic of China
- 30 September 2006 - Tianjin, People's Republic of China
- 29 December 2006 - Taipei, Taiwan
He later launched another tour at the end of his 2006 Just JJ World Tour
- 14 October 2007 - Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- 28 March 2009- Singapore
- 20 June 2009 - Beijing, People's Republic of China
On April 24, 2010, he held his first concert in Australia in Melbourne, Victoria at the Melbourne Convention Centre to a throbbing crowd of thousands.
