Brave New World - JJ Lin

林俊傑 (Simplified: 林俊杰 Pinyin: Lín Jùn Jié English: JJ Lin)

... born on March 27, 1981) is a Singaporean singer and songwriter although he came to musical prominence in China and particularly in Taiwan, where he was awarded the "Best New Artist" award in the Taiwan Golden Melody Awards of 2003.

Signed to Ocean Butterflies, he has written songs for various artists, notably Ji De (Remember) for Taiwanese singer A-Mei, and fellow labelmate A-do's Fang Shou. One of his recent famous pieces is "Zhi dui ni you gan jue" for Taiwanese group Fahrenheit.

Back in Singapore, he was chosen to perform the remixed version of Home, the theme song of the National Day Parade in 2004. His career and notability began to rise astronomically in Singapore, particularly with the aid of his music being used in television dramas produced by MediaCorp TV Channel 8, and his increased public appearances, such as being the guest performer in the finals of Channel U's Project SuperStar.

After winning the Gold award in the Best New Act category in the 2004 Singapore Hit Awards, he went on to sweep the 2005 edition with four awards to his name, including the Best Local Male Artist, Best Composing Artist, Best Male Vocalist and Best Local Music Composition awards, recognizing his talents both in the composition and performance aspects of his music.

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