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Cindy Yen (traditional Chinese: 袁詠琳; simplified Chinese: 袁咏琳; pinyin: Yuan Yong-Ling; birth name: Cindy Wu, 吳欣雲, Wu Xing-Yun, born November 14, 1986) is a Taiwanese-American singer, songwriter, actress, Composer and producer. She was the first artist to be signed to Jay Chou's company, JVR Music, in 2009. In October 2009 she released her first self-titled album: Cindy Yen 袁詠琳. Her first single, "Sand Painting," a duet sung with Jay Chou and composed by Yen herself (notably the first time Chou has ever sung a song composed by someone else), became an instant success, rising to take the number one spot on multiple music charts in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and China. Yen's music covers an array of styles ranging from R&B, soul, pop, and classical, to rock, acoustic folk, dance and hip-hop.
Cindy Yen was born and raised in Houston, Texas. Her mother is an accountant and her father a mathematics professor. Yen's parents both loved classical music, and began training Yen to listen to classical music at a very early age. Her mother, who had a deep love for the piano, started encouraging Yen to learn piano at the age of 4, hoping that Yen could be cultivated into a professional pianist or a piano teacher. Although Yen excelled at the piano, winning gold medals at many piano competitions, Yen knew at a very early age that her dream was to become a singer instead. But because Cindy's mother did not support her dream and wished Cindy to have a more "stable" career, Yen continued her training as a classical pianist. Cindy started learning the violin at the age of 10, and told her mother that she wished to learn at least ten different instruments if possible. When she was 12, her parents divorced, and since then Yen was brought up solely by her mother. Piano become Yen's "best friend," and she once even stated during an interview that "without piano, there is no me. Piano is my other half, what makes me complete. Everything I bury inside my heart I let out when I play." Yen attended Bellaire High School near Houston, TX and in 2004, went on to study and graduated from The University of Texas at Austin.
When Yen was 17, she begged her mother to accompany her to meet different record companies in Taiwan. Although Yen was immediately offered record contracts, her mother still did not allow Yen to pursue her dreams as a singer. She remained adamant that Yen should finish college first before starting a career in the music industry. Therefore, Yen agreed to go to college and temporarily pushed her childhood dream aside to fulfill her mother's wishes. While attending college, Yen participated in many talent shows and music organizations, and even auditioned for the hit show "American Idol," in which she was rejected twice by Paula, Randy, and Simon. Never discouraged, Yen began training herself in singing, songwriting, and dancing, in hopes that she can be fully prepared if she was ever again offered a recording contract.
In 2008, Yen won the title of Miss Chinatown Houston 2008 and continued to win the national title of Miss Chinatown USA 2009. After graduating from college with double degrees in Music - Piano Performance and Broadcast Journalism in 2008, Yen's mother finally agreed to let Cindy do what she had always wanted to do, and in Fall 2008, Yen moved to Taiwan with her self-made demo in pursuit of her dreams in becoming a recording artist.
During the first few days, Yen met many record companies but was repeatedly rejected by all. They told her that her music was too "Western" and not suitable for the Asian market. They also said her style of singing wasn't suitable for the Chinese language, because it was too R&B and soul. But Yen wouldn't give up on her dream. Finally, Cindy found a company that was willing to give her music a chance, and became the first artist ever to sign to famous Taiwanese popstar Jay Chou's company, JVR Music, in February 2009.
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