1. Wayne Lim Junjie, professionally known as JJ Lin, is a Singaporean singer, songwriter, record producer, and businessman.
41 Facts About JJ Lin
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One of the most successful artists in the Chinese-speaking world, Lin achieved recognition with his pop ballads, songwriting, and emotional vocal delivery.
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JJ Lin signed to Ocean Butterflies International in 2002, and debuted with the album Music Voyager.
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JJ Lin's sophomore album, Haven, was a top-seller and produced the single "River South", which went on to receive significant popularity in Greater China.
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In March 2007, JJ Lin established his own label and production company JFJ Productions.
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JJ Lin continued to experience commercial success with the release of She Says, Lost N Found, Stories Untold, and Genesis.
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Four of JJ Lin's albums have been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association Singapore since certifications began in 2018.
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JJ Lin has embarked on five concert tours since his debut, including the JJ20 World Tour, which has attracted over 2.6 million people.
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JJ Lin's accolades include four Golden Melody Awards, including one for Best New Artist and two for Best Mandarin Male Singer, and fourteen Singapore Hit Awards.
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In 2017, JJ Lin founded the coffee franchise Miracle Coffee, which has expanded into eleven locations in Taiwan, Singapore, and China.
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JJ Lin was born in Singapore to a Hokkien family and studied at Jing Shan Primary School, Anglo-Chinese School and Saint Andrew's Junior College before completing his National Service.
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JJ Lin's grandfather used to run a maritime transport business when JJ Lin was young.
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JJ Lin's father has a telecommunications-related business while his mother owns a family karaoke chain and has a background in Chinese classical music, hence influencing JJ Lin's music.
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JJ Lin's brother, a manager in a European bank, was a major influence in his career choice.
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In 2011, JJ Lin signed a new contract with the record label Warner Music Taiwan.
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JJ Lin is well known for his songwriting and singing skills.
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JJ Lin wrote songs for various musical artists while he was still a trainee under Ocean Butterflies under his mentors, Billy Koh and Sunkist Ng.
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JJ Lin has sold 1 million copies in less than a week and is extremely successful throughout Asia.
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JJ Lin donated a large sum of money to the rescue efforts and composed a song "Love and Hope" commemorating the tragedy.
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In February 2008, JJ Lin released a compilation album entitled Waiting for Love.
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In May 2009, JJ Lin won three awards at the 14th annual Composers and Authors Society of the UK Awards Presentations, a ceremony that honors performers in the music scene.
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JJ Lin was honored with the Top Local Artiste of the Year award, which is given out to Singaporean artists who generated the highest royalty earnings for the year.
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In that same year, JJ Lin won the Singapore Youth Award.
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In May 2010, JJ Lin performed in America for the first time at the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Concert Tour.
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In June 2010, JJ Lin performed together with American singer Sean Kingston at the opening concert of the Marina Bay Sands to thousands of invited VIPs guests.
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JJ Lin worked with a few notable people on the album, including Ashin, Harry Chang, and his older brother Eugene Lim.
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JJ Lin started his world tour "Timeline" in July 2013 in Taipei, Taiwan.
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JJ Lin co-wrote the song "Dreams" with Goh Kheng Long and Corrinne May and performed the song live during the grand finale at the Chingay Parade on 27 and 28 February 2015.
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On 7 July 2016, JJ Lin released "If Miracles had a Sound", a 96-minute music documentary created over the course of 455 days, taking place throughout studios in the US, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
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JJ Lin wrote songs and finished his Message in a Bottle album, which was released on 29 December 2017.
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In January 2020, JJ Lin released a song "I'll Stay With You" dedicated to the medical staff in Wuhan, China, who were working hard to save patients infected with COVID-19.
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On 20 October 2021, JJ Lin released his first album that contains songs in English, titled "Like You Do".
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JJ Lin collaborated with English singer Anne-Marie in producing the song "Bedroom".
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JJ Lin has appeared in various advertisements for brands such as Sprite, Dota 2, Beats and Cornetto Royale.
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JJ Lin is a tourist ambassador for Singapore, and an IP Ambassador for the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore in 2012.
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On 14 August 2015, JJ Lin was selected to be the advisor for Team Harlem Yu on The Voice of China.
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On 4 November 2016, JJ Lin joined the variety show "Dream Voice" as one of the mentors alongside A-Mei, Jam Hsiao, Hebe Tian, and Yu Quan.
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JJ Lin stayed on as a mentor for the second season of the show, which was released in October 2017, and the third season, which was released in October 2018.
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On 24 February 2021, JJ Lin performed a medley of songs to commemorate the official launch of the digital streaming service Disney+ in Singapore, which launched a day earlier on the 23rd.
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JJ Lin established Team Still Moving under Gunfire, a professional esports team.
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In July 2022, JJ Lin said he is collaborating with Kiat Lim, son of Singaporean billionaire Peter Lim, and Elroy Cheo, a scion of the Cheo family that owns edible oils firm Mewah International, to co-found ARC, an app-based digital community that authenticates member profiles with non-fungible tokens.