Jolin Tsai

Jolin Tsai (Mandarin: [tsʰaɪ˥˩] ^ⓘ; Chinese: 蔡依林; born September 15, 1980) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen of C-pop", she is one of the most influential pop cultural figures in the Chinese-speaking world. Recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in musical style and visual image, she is regarded as a key figure in bringing dance-pop music into the mainstream in Greater China. She assumes creative control over all aspects of her career, and her works, which incorporate themes of societal issues and ideological connotations, have garnered both commercial success and critical acclaim.

Tsai was born in Hsinchuang, Taiwan. In 1998, Tsai won a singing competition held by MTV Mandarin. Her debut album, 1019 (1999), became an instant success, while her girl-next-door image established her as a teen idol with a substantial following amongst teenagers. Magic (2003) saw a transition in the singer's image and marked the beginning of her dance-oriented musical direction. Her album Dancing Diva (2006) helped established her status as a representative dance-pop artist in the Chinese music scene.

In 2009, Tsai founded her company Eternal, and began to exert creative control over all facets of her career. She began demonstrating girl power and concern for minorities with her album Myself (2010), which marked a significant turning point in her musical style. Her album Muse (2012) spanned both mainstream and independent music, while her album Play (2014) received recognition for having helped bring Chinese dance music to the attention of a global audience. Her album Ugly Beauty (2018) explored societal beauty standards and inner psychological polarity.

Tsai has sold over 25 million records, making her the highest-selling Taiwanese female recording artist since 2000. Beginning with her album Magic (2003), each of her studio albums has been the highest-selling album by a female artist in Taiwan in the year of release, with four of which also being the highest-selling album overall in the country. She has won a total of seven Golden Melody Awards, the most of any dance-pop artist in the ceremony's history. Since 2010, she has been ranked top 20 on the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list for six out of ten times, and was ranked as the number one Chinese female singer three times. Her net worth exceeded NT$2 billion in 2014, and has been ranked as the highest-paid Taiwanese female singer 16 times from (2003–2022).