Tsai I-ling, known professionally as Jolin Tsai, is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Referred to as the "Queen of C-Pop", she is one of the most influential figures in Chinese-language popular culture. Known for her continual reinvention of musical styles, visual presentation, and performance, Tsai has played a significant role in the development of contemporary Mandopop, particularly through her popularization of dance-pop in the Chinese-speaking world. She exercises substantial creative control over her career, and her work has frequently explored themes of identity, gender, sexuality, self-expression, and contemporary social issues, while achieving both commercial success and critical acclaim. Born in Hsinchuang, Taiwan, Tsai rose to prominence in 1998 after winning a singing competition organized by MTV Mandarin. She made her recording debut with 1019 in 1999, establishing herself as a leading teen idol. With Magic, she underwent a significant artistic transition toward dance-pop, a direction she further developed with Dancing Diva. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolin_Tsai) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)