英語(yǔ)名人堂：周杰倫

周杰倫(Jay Chou)，1979年1月18日出生于臺(tái)灣省新北市，中國(guó)臺(tái)灣流行樂(lè)男歌手、音樂(lè)人、演員、導(dǎo)演、編劇、監(jiān)制、商人。

2000年發(fā)行首張個(gè)人專(zhuān)輯《Jay》。2001年發(fā)行的專(zhuān)輯《范特西》奠定其融合中西方音樂(lè)的風(fēng)格[1] 。2002年舉行“The One”世界巡回演唱會(huì)[2] 。2003年成為美國(guó)《時(shí)代周刊》封面人物[3-4] 。2004年獲得世界音樂(lè)大獎(jiǎng)中國(guó)區(qū)最暢銷(xiāo)藝人獎(jiǎng)[5] 。2005年憑借動(dòng)作片《頭文字D》獲得臺(tái)灣電影金馬獎(jiǎng)、香港電影金像獎(jiǎng)最佳新人獎(jiǎng)[6] 。2006年起連續(xù)三年獲得世界音樂(lè)大獎(jiǎng)中國(guó)區(qū)最暢銷(xiāo)藝人獎(jiǎng)[7] 。2007年自編自導(dǎo)的文藝片《不能說(shuō)的秘密》獲得臺(tái)灣電影金馬獎(jiǎng)年度臺(tái)灣杰出電影獎(jiǎng)[8] 。

2008年憑借歌曲《青花瓷》獲得第19屆金曲獎(jiǎng)最佳作曲人獎(jiǎng)[9] 。2009年入選美國(guó)CNN評(píng)出的“25位亞洲最具影響力的人物”[10] ;同年憑借專(zhuān)輯《魔杰座》獲得第20屆金曲獎(jiǎng)最佳國(guó)語(yǔ)男歌手獎(jiǎng)[11] 。2010年入選美國(guó)《Fast Company》評(píng)出的“全球百大創(chuàng)意人物”[12] 。2011年憑借專(zhuān)輯《跨時(shí)代》再度獲得金曲獎(jiǎng)最佳國(guó)語(yǔ)男歌手獎(jiǎng)，并且第4次獲得金曲獎(jiǎng)最佳國(guó)語(yǔ)專(zhuān)輯獎(jiǎng)[13] ;同年主演好萊塢電影《青蜂俠》[14] 。2012年登福布斯中國(guó)名人榜榜首[15] 。2014年發(fā)行華語(yǔ)樂(lè)壇首張數(shù)字音樂(lè)專(zhuān)輯《哎呦，不錯(cuò)哦》[16] 。2016年推出數(shù)字專(zhuān)輯《周杰倫的床邊故事》[17] 。

演藝事業(yè)外，他還涉足商業(yè)、設(shè)計(jì)等領(lǐng)域。2007年成立杰威爾有限公司[18] 。2011年擔(dān)任華碩筆電設(shè)計(jì)師并入股香港文化傳信集團(tuán)[19-20] 。

周杰倫熱心公益慈善，多次向中國(guó)內(nèi)地災(zāi)區(qū)捐款捐物。2008年捐款援建希望小學(xué)[21] 。2014年擔(dān)任中國(guó)禁毒宣傳形象大使[22] 。

Jay Chou is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, actor, and movie director. He has won three World Music Awards and is a big star throughout Asia. He is a trained classical musician who has successfully crossed over into pop, and combines Western and Chinese styles. He has sold more than 25 million albums and has a successful movie career. Chou has a growing influence on Chinese culture.

Chou was born in 1979 and grew up in Taiwan. He started learning the piano when he was four. He loved music and recorded sounds and songs on the tape recorder he carried everywhere. He studied piano and cello at high school and began to write the music and lyrics to pop songs. He found it easy to combine classical with pop.

In 1998, Chou appeared on a TV talent show playing the piano. His piano composition impressed a top judge, who offered him a contract to write pop songs. He spent the next two years in the studio and learnt the techniques of song production. The studio manager encouraged him to become a singer. In 2000, he released his debut album ‘Jay’.

Chou became an overnight success. He releases a new album every year, all of which sell millions. He has won more than 350 music awards in Asia. He also wrote the official song for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. His acting career is also taking off. He won a Best Newcomer award for his debut role in ‘Initial D’ in 2005.