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Jay Chou

1979 - Today

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Jay Chou (traditional Chinese: 周杰倫; simplified Chinese: 周杰伦; pinyin: Zhōu Jiélún; born January 18, 1979) is a Taiwanese singer and musician. Dubbed the "King of Mandopop", and having sold over 30 million records, Chou is one of the best-selling artists in Taiwan and is known for his work with lyricist Vincent Fang, with whom he has frequently collaborated on his music. In 2000, Chou released his debut studio album, Jay (2000), under the record company Alfa Music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jay Chou has received more than 4,872,141 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Jay Chou is the 1,272nd most popular musician (down from 1,211th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Taiwan (down from 20th in 2019) and the most popular Taiwanese Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jay Chou ranks 1,272 out of 2,662Before him are Luther Allison, Adrian Vandenberg, Ray Parker Jr., Monty Alexander, Peter Tork, and Randy Brecker. After him are Jo Jones, Leslie West, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Richard Palmer-James, Gackt, and Jukka Nevalainen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Jay Chou ranks 78Before him are Lee Pace, Jessica Jaymes, Mena Suvari, Ludivine Sagnier, Roberto Saviano, and Juan. After him are Tang Wei, Phil Heath, Anna Torv, Sean Parker, Paulo Ferreira, and Céline Tran.

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In Taiwan

Among people born in Taiwan, Jay Chou ranks 26 out of 97Before him are Wu Den-yih (1948), Annette Lu (1944), Chi Cheng (1944), Lin Chi-ling (1974), Sylvia Chang (1953), and William Lai (1959). After him are David Ho (1952), Chen Chien-jen (1951), Chang Chen (1976), Elaine Chao (1953), Jolin Tsai (1980), and Vivian Hsu (1975).

Among MUSICIANS In Taiwan

Among musicians born in Taiwan, Jay Chou ranks 1After him are Jolin Tsai (1980) and Show Lo (1979).