英語名人堂：周杰倫

周杰倫(Jay Chou)，1979年1月18日出生于臺灣省新北市，中國臺灣流行樂男歌手、音樂人、演員、導演、編劇、監(jiān)制、商人。

2000年發(fā)行首張個人專輯《Jay》。2001年發(fā)行的專輯《范特西》奠定其融合中西方音樂的風格[1] 。2002年舉行“The One”世界巡回演唱會[2] 。2003年成為美國《時代周刊》封面人物[3-4] 。2004年獲得世界音樂大獎中國區(qū)最暢銷藝人獎[5] 。2005年憑借動作片《頭文字D》獲得臺灣電影金馬獎、香港電影金像獎最佳新人獎[6] 。2006年起連續(xù)三年獲得世界音樂大獎中國區(qū)最暢銷藝人獎[7] 。2007年自編自導的文藝片《不能說的秘密》獲得臺灣電影金馬獎年度臺灣杰出電影獎[8] 。

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

演藝事業(yè)外，他還涉足商業(yè)、設計等領域。2007年成立杰威爾有限公司[18] 。2011年擔任華碩筆電設計師并入股香港文化傳信集團[19-20] 。

周杰倫熱心公益慈善，多次向中國內(nèi)地災區(qū)捐款捐物。2008年捐款援建希望小學[21] 。2014年擔任中國禁毒宣傳形象大使[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.