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Explore Jolin Tsai net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Taiwanese dancer and performer who has been awarded multiple Golden Melody Awards, including in the category of the Best Mandarin Female Singer in 2007. In this article, we will discover how old is Jolin Tsai? Who is Jolin Tsai dating now & how much money does Jolin Tsai have?

NameJolin Tsai
First NameJolin
Last NameTsai
OccupationWorld Music Singer
BirthdaySeptember 15
Birth Year1980
Place of BirthXinzhuang
Home Town
Birth CountryTaiwan
Birth SignVirgo
Full/Birth Name
ParentsTsai Chu-chen, Huang Chun-mei
SiblingsJo Tsai
SpouseNot Known
Children(s)Not Available

Jolin Tsai Biography

Jolin Tsai is one of the most popular and richest World Music Singer who was born on September 15, 1980 in Xinzhuang, Taiwan. She worked with the singer She collaborated with singer Kylie Minogue on a song called “In My Arms.” on the track “In My Arms.”

Jolin Tsai (/t s ˈ aɪ / ; Chinese: 蔡依林 ; born September 15, 1980) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and businesswoman. Tsai is known for frequently reinventing both her music and image, and she is cited as a huge role of popularizing dance-pop as mainstream popular music in Greater China. She maintains her autonomy within the recording industry, and her musical productions have received widespread critical acclaim. Referred to as the “Queen of C-Pop”, she has achieved popularity in Chinese-speaking world by releasing a series of successful albums.

In 1998, Tsai joined an MTV singing competition for a record of an extracurricular activity she performed in order to help her apply for colleges. However, she emerged champion at the singing competition where she sang a rendition of Whitney Houston’s “Greatest Love of All” in the final round. It was an accidental win that kickstarted her singing career and paved the way to her journey in becoming a teen idol. In 1999, she majored in English literature at Fu Jen Catholic University, and signed a recording deal with Universal Music Taiwan.

Her family is out of Xinzhuang, Taipei County, Taiwan.

She has integrated gymnastic moves into her performance.

Tsai was born to parents Tsai Chu-chen and Huang Chun-mei in Hsinchuang, Taipei, Taiwan, on September 15, 1980. Her father is of Han Chinese descent, while her mother is half Han Chinese and half Papora. Her Papora maternal grandmother hails from Puli, Nantou, Taiwan. She attended Hsinchuang Elementary School. Tsai was known for her high grades, and frequently achieved top 3 in class since elementary school. Tsai was a 200-meter sprinter in elementary school, but quit after she injured her ankle. Tsai later attended Hsinchuang Junior High School and Chingmei Girls’ High School where she and her friends formed a band Twister for which she sang, but the band quickly dissolved. In the second year of high school, she made her performance debut on campus, and sang the Cranberries’s “Zombie” at the welcome party of the school’s pop music association. In a different campus event, she sang Bette Midler’s “The Rose”, and was buoyed up by the enthusiastic reception her audience gave her.

Jolin Tsai Net Worth

Jolin is one of the richest World Music Singer from Taiwan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jolin Tsai's net worth $60 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

She was a student of English literary studies in Fu Jen Catholic University.

Net Worth$60 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeWorld Music Singer
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Tsai has sold more than 25 million albums in Asia, and is recognized as one of the best-selling artist in Asia. Due to the adverse impact from the copyright infringement and Internet downloads in Greater China since the 2000s, Chinese recording artists have experienced losses and decrease in sales. However, since her album Magic (2003), each of her studio albums at least became the best-selling album by a female artist of the year in Taiwan. Three albums—Dancing Diva (2006), Agent J (2007), and Butterfly (2009)—each even became the best-selling album of the year in Taiwan. Tsai has 39 songs listed on the Hit FM Top 100 Singles of the Year, the Taiwan’s equivalent to the Billboard Year-End Hot 100. With five songs—”Marry Me Today”, “Sun Will Never Set”, “Honey Trap”, “Play”, and “Ugly Beauty”—topping the chart, she became the singer with the most number-one songs on the chart. Tsai has been honored with numerous awards and nominations domestically and internationally, including an MTV Video Music Award for International Viewer’s Choice, an MTV Asia Award for the Style Award, an Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Asian Artist. She has also won six Golden Melody Awards, the most equivalent to the Grammy Awards in Greater China, and made her the dance-pop singer with the most Golden Melody Award trophies received. In 2016, her album Play set the record for the most Golden Melody Awards nominations (ten nominations), leading to a tie with Taiwanese singers Jay Chou’s Fantasy (2001) and A-Mei’s Amit (2009).

In May 2000, Tsai released her first photo book, Nineteen Years, with pictures primarily photographed in Hawaii, and it sold more than 60,000 copies in Taiwan alone. In December 2000, Tsai released her third studio album, Show Your Love, which her voice in the album was considered more mature and soothing. However, it was poorly received by such critics as Taiwanese singer Sandee Chan, who commented that “It was done intentionally. Having a good voice doesn’t always mean making a good album.” The album sold more than 260,000 copies in Taiwan alone. The hit singles, “Do You Still Love Me” Reached number thirty on the Hit FM Top 100 Singles of the Year. In March 2001, she released her second live album, Show Your Love Concert. In the same month, Tsai performed the title track, “Show Your Love”, at the Japan music program broadcast Asia Super Live in Tokyo by Japan television station Fuji Television. Tsai won an MTV Video Music Award for International Viewer’s Choice for the music video of “Fall in Love with a Street”.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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After Tsai signed a recording deal with Universal, her debut single, “Living with the World”, was released in July 1999. She then started developing her debut album, 1019, which was released in September 1999, and she received positive feedback for the album, with 400,000 copies sold in Taiwan alone. Tsai was named as the “Teenage Boy Killer” by media, and became an instant hit among teenagers in Taiwan. The lead single, “I Know You’re Feeling Blue”, reached number thirty on the Hit FM Top 100 Singles of the Year. In March 2000, she released her first live album, 1019 I Can Concert. Tsai achieved general recognition in Greater China after the release of her second studio album, Don’t Stop, in April 2000. The album became her best-selling album in Taiwan of her career to this date with sales of 450,000 in Taiwan alone. The title track, “Don’t Stop”, reached number fourteen on the Hit FM Top 100 Singles of the Year.

Who is Jolin Tsai Dating?

According to our records, Jolin Tsai is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of January 13, 2024, Jolin Tsai’s is not dating anyone.

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Tsai was rumored to have a relationship with Taiwanese singer Jay Chou after their collaboration on “Can’t Speak Clearly”, which appeared on her fourth studio album Lucky Number (2001). In December 2001, Tsai and Chou were first spotted dining at an izakaya in Shinjuku, Japan. Although they did not admit to their relationship, their romance was an open secret in those years. However, in February 2005, Chou was spotted shopping intimately with Taiwanese news presenter Patty Hou in Shibuya, Japan. Since then, Tsai deliberately avoided meeting Chou and Hou during public events. In June 2010, Tsai and Chou finally made amends, and Tsai appeared as a special guest at Chou’s concert in Taipei and shocked the public. In July 2013, when being interviewed by Taiwanese TV host Matilda Tao, for the first time, Tsai admitted she used to be in love with Chou. In addition, Tsai said that since Chou cheated on her, she felt disappointed and broke up with Chou. In January 2007, Tsai and Taiwanese actor Eddie Peng were spotted shopping in a mall in London. In September 2008, Peng had a conflict with his management company of the time, Power Generation, and the reason was believed to be the company tried to interrupt his affair with Tsai and then led them to break up. In August 2009, Peng’s former manager Liu Wei-tzu confirmed they tried to interrupt Tsai and Peng’s relationship, and she also confirmed that they started a relationship in mid 2006 and it lasted three years. In July 2010, New Zealand model Vivian Dawson featured in the music video of Tsai’s “Love Player”. In September 2010, Tsai and Dawson were spotted on a date in Tokyo. In February 2013, Dawson took Tsai to visit his parents and relatives in New Zealand, and their relationship was believed to be settled. In December 2016, Tsai’s manager Tom Wang confirmed Tsai and Dawson parted amicably in November and remain close friends.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Jolin Tsai height 5 ft 2 in Jolin weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 ft 2 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
Hair ColorNot Available
Feet/Shoe SizeNot Available

Born and raised in Taiwan, Tsai began her singing career by winning the champion at an MTV singing competition in 1998. Her debut album, 1019 (1999), made her quickly become a teen idol with a large teenage fanbase. Her fifth album, Magic (2003), is regarded as one of her biggest successes so far, right after her eighth album, Dancing Diva (2006), which reflected her mature artistic statement. Her thirteenth album, Play (2014), further thrust her into the international spotlight. After several successful albums, her fourteenth album, Ugly Beauty, was released in 2018.

In June 2001, she recorded the Mandarin version of the theme song, “Where the Dream Takes You”, for the 2001 Disney science fiction film, Atlantis: The Lost Empire. The song was included on the pre-order edition of Tsai’s fourth studio album, Lucky Number, which was released in July 2001. Tsai received mixed reviews for the album, and it only sold more than 150,000 copies in Taiwan alone. The track, “If You Don’t Want”, reached number ninety-four on the Hit FM Top 100 Singles of the Year. Just after she released the album, Tsai’s music career came to a halt due to the conflict with her management company of the time, D Sound. Tsai’s father sued D Sound and claimed inappropriate contents in her recording contract and poor bookkeeping in the company. The dispute was resolved when Tsai paid NT$9 million in liquidated damages to D Sound. In December 2001, Tsai made a cameo appearance in the television drama, Six Friends. In March 2002, Tsai made a cameo appearance in the television drama, Come to My Place.

Facts & Trivia

Jolin Ranked on the list of most popular World Music Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Taiwan. Jolin Tsai celebrates birthday on September 15 of every year.

In July 2002, Tsai signed a recording deal with Sony Music Taiwan, and got one of the biggest transitions in her music career. In August 2002, she made another cameo appearance in the television drama, In Love. In the same month, Tsai released her second photo book, The Masque of the Princess, the Spirit of Knight, with pictures primarily photographed in Thailand. It sold more than 50,000 copies in Taiwan alone. The single, “Spirit of the knight”, which she collaborated with Taiwanese singer Jay Chou, was released. Tsai’s highly anticipated fifth studio album, Magic, was released in March 2003. The album garnered critical acclaim and sold more than 1.5 million copies in Asia, with more than 360,000 copies sold in Taiwan alone, and became the best-selling album by a female artist of the year in Taiwan. The title track, “Magic”, reached number twenty-four on the Hit FM Top 100 Singles of the Year. Two more hit songs, “Say Love You” and “Prague Square”, also reached number three and number sixty-five on the Hit FM Top 100. Tsai earned her first two Golden Melody Award nominations for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Mandarin Female Singer. She was also nominated for an MTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist Taiwan. In April 2003, Tsai sang the theme song for the Hong Kong romantic comedy film, Why Me, Sweetie?!. In September 2003, Tsai helped American singer Madonna translate her children’s book, titled The English Roses, into traditional Chinese, as well as successively translated five other Madonna’s books since then. In October 2003, Tsai recorded the theme song, “Marage (Warriors in Peace)”, which was produced by Indian producer A. R. Rahman, for the Chinese action adventure film, Warriors of Heaven and Earth.

Who is the Queen of Chinese Pop?

TranscriptionsStandard Mandarin
Hokkien POJChhoà I-lîm

How old is Jolin Tsai?

42 years (September 15, 1980)

Is Teresa Teng dead?

May 8, 1995

What is the meaning of Teng?

Teng is a Chinese word with two meanings: (1) to be fond of someone of lower status (e.g., a child) and (2) to ache or suffer pain.

How tall is Jolin Tsai?

5′ 1″

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