Artistry Jolin Tsai

1 artistry

1.1 musical style
1.2 vocals
1.3 influences

artistry
musical style

tsai s music has been subject of music analysis , scrutiny. china times commented has brought tsai success not outstanding natural talent. vocalist or dancer, tsai s talents seem modest. asserts tsai s success due effort , diligence. musical career has been continuous experimentation new musical ideas , new images. grant concluded having established herself queen of c-pop , tsai did not stop there, continued re-inventing. before emerging dance-pop star, tsai began career teen idol. since release of debut album, 1019 (1999), foreshadowed several trends in later works, tsai has spent years in teen pop appealed teenagers. dance-pop roots can found on second studio album, don t stop (2000). tsai moved dance-pop direction magic (2003), mixing nu-disco , hip hop music dance tunes. album s songs reveal several key trends have continued define success, , continued make dance songs castle (2004) , j-game (2005). mature artistic statement visible in dancing diva (2006) , agent j (2007). dancing diva, tsai began dance music diva, in era did not have such chinese singers speak of, , had huge role in popularizing dance music mainstream music in greater china. myself (2010) , muse (2012) largely focused in electronic dance music, has embraced since dancing diva. myself considered among adventurous, tracks pure dance songs, had never attempted chinese singer. muse incorporated different genres of music, including progressive house, trance, , techno music. tsai experimented more dubstep , trap music in play (2014). according today newspaper, album melds dance hall bubblegum pop, breathtaking love songs hilariously catty weirdness , euphorically catchy melodies propulsive rhythms.

vocals

tsai possesses mezzo-soprano vocal range. emerged champion @ mtv singing competition, , used bright, girlish vocal timbre in albums. however, has been criticized in years vocals due limited vocal range. producer bing wang, collaborated tsai on album magic (2003), highlighted tone , timbre distinctive, claimed not have gifted vocals. in 2007, tsai won golden melody award best mandarin female singer, , first time vocals recognized professional music awards. however, win best mandarin female singer generated controversy critics. awards jury responded won due all-round talent , universal pop appeal. sam chen, president of warner music taiwan, commented not born vocalist studied vocal coaches. before recording sessions of of studio albums, tsai took vocal lessons, increased vocal range. producer tiger chung, collaborated tsai on album play, praised vocal range , power. however, play failed earn golden melody award nomination best mandarin female singer. raised controversy among general public, , awards jury responded doubted overuse of auto-tune in album’s songs. however, tsai s manager tom wang dismissed rumours, welcome in doubt hear live performance. confident ability, said. critics chen le-jung, after watched live performance during play world tour, commented tsai being able sing long , vocal runs effortlessly .

influences

tsai has cited major influences in music career being whitney houston, mariah carey, destiny s child, , madonna. cited whitney houston , mariah carey 2 favorite artists whom sing along in childhood. mariah carey s hero , whitney houston s greatest love of 2 of songs performed in mtv singing competition , helped receive champion. tsai cited destiny s child major influence in music career, , praised powerful vocals , dance. since dancing diva (2006), tsai has drawn comparisons madonna in terms of stage presence. tsai commented have been huge fan of madonna. s person ve looked to. star her. choreographer chang sheng-feng, collaborated tsai since debut, claimed took time watch madonna s live performance. tsai described madonna s every single dance move powerful, , s stage performance style d to. during j1 world tour (2004–2006), tsai appeared onstage on rising platform , struck yoga poses, , later claimed inspired madonna s live performance during re-invention world tour (2004); music video of honey trap myself (2010) features vogue in tribute madonna. madonna brought dance music massive popularity in mainstream music scene, , similar tsai in greater china. tsai commented, pop singer should challenge pre-existing concepts , lead audience accept new genres of music; madonna s works controversial , critically panned when released, after years considered masterpieces. has named janet jackson, kylie minogue, sandy lam, faye wong, coco lee, , a-mei sources of inspiration.