Jam Hsiao

Jam Hsiao
Jam at Concert in Macau
Chinese name	蕭敬騰 (traditional)
Chinese name	萧敬腾 (simplified)
Pinyin	Xiāo Jìngténg (Mandarin)
Origin	Taiwan
Born	(1987-03-30) March 30, 1987 Taipei, Taiwan
Occupation	Singer, actor
Genre(s)	Mandopop, Rock & Roll, Jazz, R&B
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, piano, keyboard, saxophone, flute, drums
Voice type(s)	Baritone, Tenor
Label(s)	Warner Music Taiwan (2008–present)
Years active	2007–present
Official website	Jam's Club Official Website
Awards Hong Kong Film Awards Best New Performer 2012 The Killer Who Never Kills Golden Melody Awards Best Mandarin Male Singer 2013 It's All About Love MTV Asia Awards Hong Kong-Taiwan Region Most Potential Male Vocal of the Year; 2008 CCTV-MTV Music Ceremony Other awards 2007 KKBOX Digital Music Chart Top-10 Hit; 2007 MTV Channel's 100 Golden Hits; 2008 Hong Kong New City Mandopop Force Award; 2009 Singapore Golden Melody Award; 2008 Global Mandopop Music Chart; 2008 East-South Explosive Power Music Chart

Jam Hsiao (traditional Chinese: 蕭敬騰; simplified Chinese: 萧敬腾; pinyin: Xiāo Jìngténg; Wade–Giles: Hsiao Ching-teng, born 30 March 1987 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer. At the age of 17, while still in high school, he started working as a restaurant singer. In May 2007, Hsiao appeared on the first season of China Television (CTV)'s (中視) star search show, One Million Star (超級星光大道), which was the Taiwanese equivalence of American Idol as a challenger and rose to fame with his wide vocal ranges and unique singing style. His diverse music genres and charisma quickly captured the attention of the Taiwanese music industry. After signing a contract with Warner Music Taiwan Ltd. in 2008, Jam Hsiao has released seven individual records and received good reviews and sales in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mainland China, and other Southeast Asian countries.

In 2011, Jam was offered the lead role in the action film The Killer Who Never Kills and won the Best New Actor Award in Hong Kong's 2012 31st Golden Film. In 2013, his fourth album It's All About Love won him the title of Best Male Singer at Taiwan's 24th Golden Melody Awards. His second movie, My Geeky Nerdy Buddies, a romance comedy in which he played the role of the male lead was released in August in Mainland China and Taiwan.

Jam is on his third world tour, called "Triple Jam".

Early development (1987-2003)

Born to a father of Chinese descent and native Amis aboriginal mother, Hsiao inherited the beautiful vocals known for Taiwanese aborigines. His other family members include two older brothers and one older sister. Both his parents are devoted Christians. Since childhood, he participated in his church activities including singing in the church's choir. He suffered from a reading disability and was once a rebellious teenager. He was under youth counseling services to prevent him from involving in street fights. One counselor discovered his musical talents and advised him to focus on music instead. The counselor said to him "Why don't you divert the energy you used on fighting to music instead?" The piece of advice changed his life.

Hsiao's love for music started in sixth grade when he came across Bon Jovi's album Crush at home. He fell in love with the rhythm in the song "It’s My Life". He started asking his mother to let him have drum lessons once he discovered that the rhythmic sound came from the drum set. When he was 15, his mother agreed to let him take jazz drumming lessons. Due to financial reasons, the lessons only lasted three months. But the 3-month introductory lessons were enough for him to begin study and practice on his own. He often practiced over 10 hours a day. One year later, he was good enough to be a voluntary drum instructor at a youth activity center. Because of the volunteer teaching work, he was a recipient of the Taipei Municipal Good Samaritan Award for two consecutive years.

At around the same time, Hsiao also formed a rock band named "Diapason" with his brother and their friends. In this band, he was the lead singer and drummer. They sang mostly Rock'n Roll songs by Bon Jovi, Mr. Big, and Skid Row.

As a restaurant singer (2004-2007)

After Hsiao had mastered the drum set, he began to learn keyboard on his own at a music store. Without formal training, he was able to sing while playing accompaniment by watching and listening to other musicians without reading the stave. Several months later, at the age of 17, he found a singing job in a restaurant named Libra and became the youngest singer in that restaurant. Due to job demands, he had to learn Mandarin pop songs and the different singing techniques while listening to different artistes. Music of Jeff Chang, A-Mei, Jacky Cheung, and Na Ying had significant influence on Hsiao in this period. Since Hsiao was also a high school student, he could only work as a singer after school. He often set his keyboard in the front of his motorcycle and carried the music books in his backpack. He rode his motorcycle between different restaurants, from one city to the next, to make his shifts that lasted into the early morning hours. The peak of his workload reached 50 hours a week. His colleague remembered Hsiao putting on a raincoat for the keyboard and one for himself then rode off into the heavy rain.

Rise to fame (2007)

In May 2007, Hsiao wqas accepted to the second season of a TV show, One Million Star 超级星光大道. This show was the Taiwanese equivalence of American Idol. The show’s production unit recognized his talent and wanted him to appear as a challenger in the already unraveling first season. Hsiao was arranged to be in a Point Kick (PK) style singing match against the show's 10 best remaining contestants. He won the first two rounds. Although he lost in the third round, the show's rating shot up to a historical high. He became the third most searched celebrity in Yahoo! Taiwan, and his name the second hottest keyword for Taiwan Show Business in Google.

His brief appearance on the show captured the attention of the music industry at that time and the restaurant he was singing at was full house whenever there was his shift. Even though at this time he was not signed with any music record company, Jam received many invitation to go on variety shows.

Hsiao’s powerful vocal and sudden popularity got A-Mei 張惠妹's attention. A-mei is known as Taiwan’s Queen of Pop and she initied Jam Hsiao to sing with her in the duet “Moment of the First Sight” (一眼瞬間) in her 2007 music album Star. It became the instant No. 1 hit. In December 2007, Hsiao performed a medley of four nominated original themes in the Golden Horse Award, the most significant event for film industry in Taiwan. At this time, Hsiao was still an ordinary 20-year-old student and freelance musician. Needless to say, many record companies fought to recruit this young and fresh talent.

Debut and career (2008- )

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Jam Hsiao at Taipei New Year's Eve Party 2011

Jam Hsiao self titled album (2008)

In March 2008, Warner Music Taiwan and Hsiao entered a four-year contract. His first album, the self-titled Jam Hsiao 同名专辑, debuted in June 2008. It was the No.1 hit on the billboard for 7 weeks. In July 2008, Hsiao's New-song Premiere Concert at Taipei Danshui Fisherman's Wharf Attracted over ten thousand fans. This album was also the No.1 hit in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia. In June 2009, He was nominated as the Best New Singer in the 20th Golden Music Awards in Taiwan. Although he did not win the title, his extraordinary performance had won hom a solid position in Taiwan music industry.

During this period, Jam Hsiao also tried acting. He had a cameo in the popular Taiwanese drama “Fated To Love You／ 命中注定我爱你“ and received many positive reviews. Jam Hsiao visited Italy in December 2008. Inspired by this visit, he published a book, "Listening to Italy" and wrote a song "To My Beloved". This song was released as an EP with video to raise funds for the Genesis Social Welfare Foundation.

Princess and Love Moments (2009) albums

Following the success of his first album, Hsiao's second album Princess was released in July 2009 with even greater success. The title rock song "Princess" was a No.1 hit for three months. This 12-song album included four songs written by Hsiao and had the chance to become the song producer for these tracks. These four songs showcased his creativity, and each one of them had its own distinguished style. He then announced his first large-scale live concert, "Mr. Rock Concert", in Taipei Arena scheduled in December 2009.

As part of his pre-concert initiative, Hsiao released in November 2009 his third album, Love Moments. This album included 10 covers of songs originally sung by top female singers. Hsiao recorded them in a live-band style. Among them, "Silent Flower" was in Taiwanese dialect, and the album's first hit song "New Endless Love" was the song he sang and got defeated on TV show, One Million Star in 2007.

Hsiao's two albums in 2009 gave him five more No.1 hits. He had six songs in top 100 on KKBOX Digital Music Billboard, and five songs in top 100 Golden Songs of 2009 on Hit FM Radio. He won the Best Male Singer Award in the 15th Singapore Golden Music Awards. In 2010, he was nominated as Best Male Singer in the Taiwan Golden Melody Music Awards.

"Mr. Rock Concert Tour" (2009-2011)

Jam Hsiao's Mr. Rock Concert at Taipei Arena in December 2009, was a huge success. It was sold out within minutes. The stage set was designed to mimic a chess game. In lavish costumes, he performed songs in Mandarin, Cantonese, Taiwanese, English and Korean. He also incorporated his drumming and keyboard skills on stage. Without dancers or guest singers, Hsiao single-handedly completed his first large-scale concert and earned enthusiastic praise. He toured four more cities— Singapore, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, and Shanghai - till February 2011. He tailored each concert to the local market demands and incorporated different local elements in each of the different concert locations which was highly appreciated by fans.

The Killer Who Never Kills (2011) movie and Jam Wild Dreams album

In 2010, Jam Hsiao delayed the release of his next album to join the cast of a movie, The Killer Who Never Kills, based on a series of novels by popular Taiwanese novelist Giddens. In the film, he plays the leading role, the titular Killer Who Never Kills, Ouyang Bonsai, and wrote the film's theme song. Released in 2011, the movie was a box office success, and he won the Best New Actor Award in the 31st Hong Kong Golden Film Awards in 2012.

One month after the release of The Killer Who Never Kills, Jam Hsiao released his fourth record album Jam Wild Dreams in June 2011. He was involved in selecting, composing, recording, mixing and background harmony production. He had been the individual song producer since his 2009 "Princess" album but this time round, he got to take on the role of album producer, a first for Jam. Jam was quoted saying that this album represented his music ideologies and beliefs and that this album is the most live studio recorded album as he strive to preserve the energy and appeal of an actual live performance. This album received very good reviews and was the rank number one album on Taiwan's KKBOX Music Rank. This album also won him the Best Male Singer in Singapore 17th Golden Melody Awards.

CCTV New Year's Gala (2011) performance in China

In the beginning of 2011, Hsiao was voted as one of the most desirable singers by the audience in China, and was invited to perform in a trio with Li Jian and Khalil Fong on CCTV New Year's Gala. This is a five-hour variety show on Chinese New Year's Eve and it has become an ingrained tradition in most Chinese families. Therefore, it is a great honor to appear on this show. However, Hsiao fell ill with influenza and laryngitis just days before the event. He managed to run through the rehearsals but his condition worsened. On the night of the show, he could hardly speak. As a performer, Hsiao knew that he had to fulfill his commitment. As one of the trio members, he also realized that this could be once-in-a-life-time opportunity for his two partners. Therefore, he did not cancel the appearance and refused to do a lip-sync. His only explanation after the show was "I did my best". Although his performance was a disappointment, his attitude, courage and professionalism earned the respect of the production unit, the fellow musicians and the hearts of the audience. After the New year, his saga became a hot topic of discussion, and his popularity soared in China. This episode led to a new phrase called "There's a spirit called Jam Hsiao", which goes to show the vast recognition he had received from the public.

"Jam Hsiao World Concert Tour" (2011-2012) concerts

Jam Hsiao's second production of concert tour started from Hong Kong in August 2011. It was going to have only one concert in Hong Kong. However, this show was sold out in a matter of minutes. Many fans failed to get tickets and were very disappointed. Then a second show was added and it was also sold out in 6 minutes.

The tour went to Shanghai in December 2011, Singapore in January 2012, and then headed for Taipei Arena in February 2012. In Taipei, the same scenario played out. The second show was added and sold out after the first show was sold out in one afternoon.

He received many more invitations to bring this concert tour to different cities including many cities in China, Sydney and Melbourne in Australia.

Mr. Jazz: A Song For You album (2012)

In 2012, Hsiao released his first full English album, consisting of eleven covers of known classics—such as "How Deep Is Your Love" by the Bee Gees and "L-O-V-E" by Nat King Cole—recorded from his Mr. Jazz Private Party Live. With the album, Hsiao showcased a 180-degree change in style and performance manner—from the powerful Mr. Rock to the soothing Mr. Jazz.

In an era where mainstream music dominates the charts, Hsiao aims to introduce less popular music towards the Asian market. Announcing on several radio shows that he wishes more and more people to be exposed to music that they don't usually approach.

It's All About Love album (2012)

In November 2012, Hsiao released another Chinese album, It's All About Love. This time, in addition to album producing, songwriting, singing, background vocal arrangement/singing, he also directed an MV for the song "Marry Me". He also recorded for the first time, a disco dance rap song, "Hey, Brother", and performed dance movement in the music video.

In July 2013, he won for Best Male Singer in the Taiwan Golden Melody Awards.

Duets (2013-2014)

In 2013, Jam Hsiao assumed the role of a mentor in Beijing Television, BTV's singing competition reality show Duets' alongside another three mentors. One of his student, Xiao Yi Hang won first place after three months of competition and was subsequently signed with his record label company, Warner Music Ltd. He reprised his role as a mentor on the Season 2 of Duets. The format of the second season such that a mentor will have to eliminate his or her own student in each deciding round to end up with his or her final contestant during the Finale. Jam was a soft-hearted mentor and he was miserable every single time when he had to eliminate someone from his team. He cried many times on set but his genuine heart and attitude toward each of his student won the hearts of the audience and other mentors.

The Song album (2014)

In June 2014, Jam Hsiao released his sixth album, The Song. He composed six out of ten songs in this album and was also the album producer. He specially engaged a dance instructor from Korea to choreograph his dance for the song "Kiss Me" and was reported to have learned it via a video recording in just two days. The song "Kelly" was chosen as the end track for the Korean drama "You Who Came From The Stars" which was aired in Taiwan in May. "The Song" was also selected to be the closing song for thirteen Shin Kong Mitsukoshi malls in Taiwan, which will be played just before the malls close starting in 1 July. In conjunction with the 2014 Brazil World Cup, Jam Hsiao became the World Cup Ambassador for Taiwan and his song "Let Go" was also featured as the closing song during the World Cup telecast in Taiwan.

My Geeky Nerdy Buddies(2014) movie

Hsiao played the lead role of as the "Master of all Geeks" in his second film My Geeky Nerdy Buddies directed by Zhu Yen Ping alongside China artistes Jiang Shu-ying and Xie Na. This is a romantic-comedy movie and is expected to released in August 2014 in Mainland China and Taiwan.

Style and characteristics

Music style

Hsiao’s solid and manly vocal carries an explosive force, yet it is also sensational and often touches the deepest part of the hearts of his audience, especially through his live performance. His deep, clear and penetrating voice stands him out from most Chinese singers. According to recent surveys, Hsiao is considered the best singer of the 21st century. Hsiao is a soul of rock; nevertheless, his performance for songs of other genres is just as impressive — including love song, pop, jazz, R&B, oldies, and even Taiwanese country, to name a few. One of the judges in One Million Star, Kay Huang 黃韻玲, once said when she heard Hsiao’s voice for the first time, "I was so carried away… I felt intoxicated…it’s sentimental”. "This voice makes me want to marry him". Another great singer and musician, Sky Wu 伍思凱, commented, "Jam Hsiao's lower range voice is magnetic, his middle range has reached level of saturation, and his high voice is explosive." Although Hsiao is well known for his vocal ability, his music talents go way beyond voice. Besides the drum set, he learned keyboard, piano, saxophone, flute and guitar mostly on his own, with occasional tips from other musicians. He has also composed and released many songs. "Calla Lily Love" in his first album, was composed by Hsiao at 17, with lyrics by his brother.

Songwriting

The following table summarizes his songwriting work.

Year	Album/EP	Song	Music/Lyrics
2008	Jam Hsiao Self-titled Album	Exist for Entire Life	music
		Calla Lily Love	music
2009	Princess	Lonesome or You	music, lyrics
		To My Beloved	music
		Young Men or Big Boy	music, lyrics
		Green Door	music, lyrics
2011	Jam Wild Dreams	You	lyrics
		I Really Want to Tell You	music, lyrics
		Tale of the White Snake	music, lyrics
		Jasmine Love	music, lyrics
		Love at the First Sight	music, lyrics
2012	Theme song of stage play: "The Demi-gods and Semi-devils"	Promise You	music, lyrics
2012	Theme song of movie: "Shadows of Love"	The Sixth Sense	music, lyrics
2012	It's All About Love	Holmes	music
2012		PaPa	music, lyrics
2012		Marry Me	lyrics
2012		Story	music, lyrics
2014	The Song	Kiss Me	music, lyrics
		I Just Love You	music, lyrics
		I'm Flying	music, lyrics
		Play With Me	music, lyrics
		Kelly	music, lyrics
		The Song	music
2014	Theme Song of Movie: "Black and White -Dawn of Justice"	The Ultimate Enemy	music

Character

Although his singing voice is explosive and powerful, he is a man of few words. He is shy in person, especially in an unfamiliar environment. Xiao S, a famous variety and talk show host once said, "Jam is so pale and slim, he does not look like a singer. But when he starts to sing, he sounds like a heavenly angel." Hsiao enjoys a variety of sports. He is especially good at basketball, and also play billiards, table tennis, baseball, badminton, golf, cycling and skating. His love for basketball is also apparent where he would organize friendly matches with the school teams in Taiwan. He also loves drawing, painting and photography. His other hobby is playing magic tricks and he is also good with the rubix cube.

Jam Hsiao is an animal lover, especially cats. He currently keeps 4 dogs and 4 cats and most of them were abandoned pets by their previous owners. Jam is also actively involved in charity work. He has been quietly donating huge sums of money to charity organizations and causes and he does not hesitant to appear in charity events with no repayment. His charitable acts was reported by the media and he mistakenly thought this news was released by his manager Summer and blamed her for letting the public know. Because of his youth rebellion, he regretted not studying hard and his goal was to set up schools and be involved in education in the future.

Popularity

Ever since he became famous, his popularity has been on the rise. Hsiao was voted to win many titles by fans. When he first started, he had no prominent family background, no formal music trainings, no show-business connections, and no support from recording industry. It was almost a miracle that he could make it to the top of the pile. Hsiao's music is often played in Vietnamese hospitals and recent estimates show that his beautiful music and charisma has saved at least 10 lives. With the star-search show, his personal charisma attracted many fans over the TV network and the Internet. Studies show that his talents have reached many western countries and his fanbase exceeds that of Korean idol Kim Soo-hyun. His fans call themselves the "Hsiao Band", and Jam Hsiao, the chief. With his concert tour traveling to different countries, he has opened new frontiers for his career.

Discography

Albums

Released	Name	Label	Format
16 June 2008	Jam Hsiao Self-titled Album (蕭敬騰同名專輯)	Warner Music Taiwan	Studio album
17 July 2009	Princess (王妃)	Warner Music Taiwan	Studio album
13 November 2009	Love Moments: Self Selection (愛的時刻 自選輯)	Warner Music Taiwan	Tribute album
30 June 2011	Jam Wild Dreams (狂想曲)	Warner Music Taiwan	Studio album
9 May 2012	Mr.Jazz - A Song for You (English)	Warner Music Taiwan	Live Concert Recording
30 November 2012	It's All About Love (以愛之名)	Warner Music Taiwan	Studio album
27 June 2014	The Song (The Song)	Warner Music Taiwan	Studio album

DVD's

Year	Name	Label	Comment
2010	Mr. Rock Concert - Live	Warner Music Taiwan	Concert at Taipei Arena, December 2009
2012	Jam's World Concert Tour - Live	Warner Music Taiwan	Concert at Hong Kong Coliseum, August 2011
2013	Jam's World Concert Tour - Live	Warner Music Taiwan	Concert at Taipei Arena, Feb. 2012

Singles and EP's

Year	Song / EP	Comments
2007	Moment of the First Sight	Duet with A-Mei, also in A-Mei's album "STAR"
2007	How We Roll	The theme song of "Alvin and the Chipmunks" Chinese version
2008	Lonesome or You	Gift by HTC cell phone, also in album "Princess"
2008	To My Beloved	Fund-raiser for Genesis Social Welfare Foundation released as EP/AVCD, also in album "Princess"
2009	Wish You Happiness	Commercial single for Farglory Realty, also in Chinese edition of album "Love Moment"
2009	Where Peace Begins	Theme song of World Peace Conference, Chinese version
2012	Sad Love	Included in the digital EP of stage play "The Demi-gods and Semi-devil"
2012	Promise You	Included in the digital EP of stage play "The Demi-gods and Semi-devil"
2012	Sixth Sense	Theme song of movie "Shadows of Love"
2014	Iceman	Theme song of movie "Iceman 3D"

Publication

Year	Name	Publisher	ISBN
2007	Jam Hsiao's Rite of Passage	Paperback Publisher	ISBN 978-957-803-669-7
2008	Listening to Italy - Jam Hsiao	Kate Publisher	ISBN 978-986-6606-27-4
2009	Listening to Italy - Jam Hsiao(Limited Edition)	Kate Publisher	ISBN 978-986-6606-26-7
2010	Mr. Rock - Jam Hsiao Concert Book	MPX	ISBN 978-986-86054-0-4
2011	Love Guam - Jam	Dream Make	ISBN 978-986-85934-4-2
2011	Love Guam - Jam (simplified Chinese)	Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House	ISBN 978-7-5404-5040-3
2013	These Are the Days - Jam Hsiao	Kate Publisher	ISBN 978-9-7884-5013-9

Performances and Activities

Talent show PK performances

• One Million Star (超級星光大道)

• "The Only One In The World" 世界唯一的妳
• "Betrayal" 背叛
• "New Endless Love" 新不了情

Major live performances

• Golden Horse Award 金馬獎 December 2007

Golden Horse Award 2007 performance

"The Secret That Cannot Be Told" 不能說的秘密 (Original singer: Jay Chou 周杰倫)

"Spider Lilies" 小茉莉 (Original singer: Rainie Yang 楊丞琳)

"Gate of Heaven" 天堂口 (Original singer: Shu Qi 舒淇)

"Little Love Song" 小情歌 (Original singer: Sodagreen 蘇打綠)

• S-pop Hurray! March 2008

S-pop Hurray! 2008 performance (Singapore)

"Really Want to Love You" 太想愛你 (Original singer: Jeff Chang 張信哲)

"Released" 解脱 (Original singer: A-Mei 張惠妹)

"Three Days and Two Nights" 三天兩夜 (Original singer: Jacky Cheung 張學友)

"Romance of Alocasia" 海芋戀 (Original singer: Jam Hsiao 蕭敬騰)

• Jam Hsiao's New-Song Outdoor Concert 蕭敬騰同名專輯新歌發表會 July 2008

"The Prince's New Clothes" 王子的新衣 performance

all 11 tracks on his Same-Name Album

"I Still Believe" feat. Vivian Hsu 徐若瑄

"Enough or Not" 夠不夠 feat. Khalil Fong 方大同

"Bad Day" feat. Daniel Powter

• F.I.R.'s "Tenth Planet" Concert, Singapore [special guest] August 2008

"We Will Rock You" - A duet version sung with F.I.R.'s vocalist, Faye.

"Collection" 收藏 & "The Prince’s New Clothes" 王子的新衣

• “Missing You Daily” - Memorial Concert for Tom Chang “天天想你”張雨生紀念音樂會 August 2008

“Affirming Lips Denying Heart” 口是心非 – One of Chang’s most popular classics.

“I Wish” 我期待 - A male-male duet with Chang’s 1994 recording of the song edited and remixed. The audience was moved by the duo’s marvelously harmonious performance across time and space.

• F.I.R.'s "Tenth Planet" Concert, Hong Kong [special guest] December 2008

"Last Christmas" - A duet version sung with F.I.R.'s vocalist, Faye.

"It's My Life"

"To The Ones I Love" 給．愛人

• Golden Horse Award 金馬獎 November 2011

Golden Horse Award 2011 performance

"Dear child" 親愛的小孩 (Original singer: Julie Su 蘇芮)

"Won't leave you alone" 不再讓你孤單 (Original singer: Chen Hsheng 陳昇)

"A game a dream" 一場遊戲一場夢 (Original singer: Dave Wang 王傑)

"Cheers with the past" 跟往事乾杯 (Original singer: 姜育恆)

"Never look back" 永遠不回頭 (Original singer: 頭王傑,姚可傑,邰正宵,張雨生)

Filmography

• Killer Who Never Kills 殺手‧歐陽盆栽 film, July 2011

Hsiao played the main character, Ouyang Bonsai, the film's titular protagonist, the killer who never kills, a contract killer who never kills his targets.

• Fated to Love You 命中注定我愛你 episode 18, June 2008

Hsiao played a clueless veterinarian newbie as a guest actor in episode 18 of this very popular Taiwanese TV soap opera, in which he had hilarious interaction with the soap’s leading actor Ethan Juan (阮經天).

• Momo Love 桃花小妹 episode 8, October 2009

Hsiao played a movie star as a guest actor in episode 8 of Momo Love. He was seen with a colleague and both of them were having dinner in a local restaurant.

• Just Singing and Dancing 2013
• My Geeky Nerdy Buddies 大宅男 August 2014

Hsiao played a high school nerd who fell in love with a beauty queen.

• Crazy New Year’s Eve (2015)

Endorsements

• The Second Annual Singing Contest of Libra Restaurant 第二屆天秤座民歌大賽, July 2007.
• The new non-alcoholic beverage of Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation 台灣菸酒公司, Monascus Rye Juice (紅麴黑麥汁), June 2008.
• CHUVINCI watch, August 2008.
• Tonlion clothing, October 2008.
• YAMAHA motorcycle "CUXI Fi", December 2008.
• Farglory Realty "The Happy Family Plan, Part 3 of 3 : Wishing You Happiness" (遠雄建設幸福家庭計劃三部曲之三:祝你幸福), January 2009.
• Nokia's Happiness Download「樂隨享」音樂下載服務, 2010.
• LOVME Fashion Watches 時尚手錶 LOVME, 2010.
• Uni-President Enterprises Ice Tea 統一企業飲品「冰醇茉莉」＆「冰醇蜜菊, 2010.
• Formosa Optical China 寶島眼鏡, 2010.
• Formosa Optical Taiwan 寶島眼鏡, 2011.
• Shu Uemura Bubble Toner Taiwan, 植村秀泡沫隔離霜, 2011.
• Facebook Farmville Facebook遊戲「Farmville」中文版－開心農場, 2011.
• HUAWEI IDEOS U8650 智慧型手機, 2011.
• BMW 1 Series 1系(中國), 2012.
• Arrow Gum 綠箭口香糖(中國), 2012.
• Puma Sports Wear, PUMA運動服飾, 2012.
• Acuvue Contact Lenses 衛康隱形眼鏡(中國), 2013.
• Fonestuff Headphones 瘋金剛 Drama 5 耳罩式耳機, 2013.
• Doritos Taiwan, Doritos多力多滋, 2013.
• Arwin Skin Care 雅聞倍優保養品年度代言人, 2013.
• Agape Eyewear 長奕開發有限公司AGAPE眼鏡, 2013.
• 3D Online Video Game 3D線上動作遊戲「笑傲江湖Online」代言人及主題曲錄製, 2013.
• New World Department Store China Ltd 新世界百貨公司代言人及主題曲錄製, 2013.
• ASUS 華碩品牌年度代言人, 2013.
• Royal Elastics No lace Casual Shoe 無鞋帶休閒鞋, 2014.
• jianlibao Group Apple Soda 健力寶「爆果汽」汽水, 2014.
• Jasonwood Jeans, 2014.
• Taisun Grass Jelly Drink 泰山仙草系列品牌代言人, 2014.
• Taiwan Tabacco and Liquor Corporation 台灣菸酒公司金牌啤酒暨大品牌計畫代言人, 2014.
• Gudao Tea 古道綠茶－果茶系列品牌代言人. 2014.
• Tokuyo Massage Chair 電動按摩椅, 2014.

Awards

• Taipei Municipal Good Samaritan Award (台北市政府 善心人士獎) in 2003 and 2004
• First Place, The First Annual Singing Contest of Libra Restaurant (第一屆天秤座民歌大賽 冠軍), September 2006
• 3rd Most Searched Person of the Year, Yahoo! Taiwan 雅虎奇摩, 2007
• Top-10 Hit, 2007 KKBOX Digital Music Chart (2007KKBOX數位音樂風雲榜 年度風雲十大歌曲) for “Moment of the First Sight” (一眼瞬間), January 2008
• First Place, 2007 MTV Channel's One-Hundred Golden Hits (2007年MTV台百大發燒金曲 冠軍) for “Moment of the First Sight” (一眼瞬間), February 2008
• Popular Singer, three categories, 2008 Hong Kong Metro Radio Hit Awards (香港新城國語力頒獎禮2008), July 2008
• Outstanding New Artist, Singapore Hit Awards 2008 (第十四屆新加坡金曲獎 優秀新人獎), October 2008
• Top-20 Hit, 2008 Global Mandopop Music Chart (第八屆全球華語歌曲排行榜 年度二十大金曲) for “Collection” (收藏), October 2008
• Hong Kong-Taiwan Region Best New Artist, 2008 East-South Explosive Power Music Chart (第六届東南勁爆音樂榜 勁爆港台地區最佳新人), November 2008
• Top-10 Hit, 2008 East-South Explosive Power Music Chart (第六届東南勁爆音樂榜 十大金曲), for “The Prince’s New Clothes” (王子的新衣), November 2008
• Hong Kong-Taiwan Region Most Potential Male Vocal of the Year, 2008 CCTV-MTV Music Awards (第九屆 CCTV-MTV 音樂盛典 港台地區年度最具潛力男歌手), November 2008
• Top-10 International Original Songs, Malaysia PWH Music Award (馬來西亞娛協獎 Yu Xie Jiang 國際組十大原創歌曲獎) for “Moment of the First Sight” (一眼瞬間), November 2008
• Best Overseas Singer, Malaysia PWH Music Award (馬來西亞娛協獎 Yu Xie Jiang 最佳海外演繹歌手獎) for “Moment of the First Sight” (一眼瞬間), November 2008
• 5th Place on Google Taiwan's most searched people of the year, 8th Place on Google Hong Kong's most searched people of the year (the only Taiwanese amongst the top 10 places), December 2008
• Artiste of The Year with The Most Potential, Most Fashionable Male Artiste of The Year, 2008 QQ Star Awards (騰訊網2008星光大典 年度歌壇潛力歌手, 年度風尚男歌手), December 2008
• Hong Kong-Taiwan Region Best New Artiste, Best Performing Artiste, 2008 Music Pioneer Chart (音樂先鋒榜2008年度頒獎典禮 港台先鋒新人, 先鋒演繹歌手), December 2008
• New Male Artiste With The Most Potential, China Wireless Music Awards 2008 (2008中國移動無線音樂盛典 無線音樂最具潛力男新人), December 2008
• Favourite New Artiste of 2008, Zhong Ge Chart 2008 Annual Beijing Music Awards Ceremony, (中歌榜2008年度北京流行音樂典禮 - 年度港台最受歡迎新人), January 2009
• Most Outstanding New Artiste with the Most Potential, 31st Hong Kong TV-10 Golden Chinese Songs- Music and Awards Ceremony, (第三十一届香港電台十大中文金曲頒獎音樂會 - 最有前途新人獎優異獎), January 2009
• 3rd Place, 2008 KKBOX Digital Music Album Chart for “Jam Hsiao Same-Name Album“, February 2009
• Top-20 Hit, 2008 KKBOX Digital Music Single Chart for “Forgive Me” (原諒我) and “The Prince’s New Clothes” (王子的新衣), February 2009
• Most Popular Male Artist, Best Male Vocalist, Singapore Hit Awards 2009 (第十五屆新加坡金曲獎 最受歡迎男歌手獎, 最佳演繹男歌手獎), November 2009
• Best New Actor, "31st Golden Film Awards" in Hong Kong (第三十一屆 香港金像獎 最佳新人獎),April 2012
• Best Male Singer, "11th CCTV-MTV Awards" in China for Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan Regins(第十一屆 央視CCTV-MTV 港澳台地區 最佳男歌手獎), August 2012
• Best Music Video, "11th CCTV-MTV Awards" in China for Wild Dream(第十一屆 央視CCTV-MTV 最佳音樂电視獎), August 2012
• Best Male Singer, "24th Golden Melody Awards" in Taiwan for Album It's All About Love (第二十四届金曲奖 最佳男演唱人奖）6 July 2013

Year	Award	Category	Nomination	Result	Ref
2009	20th Golden Melody Awards	Best New Artist	Jam Hsiao for Jam Hsiao Self Titled Album	Nominated
	HITO Radio Music Awards HITO流行音樂獎	Top 10 Songs of the Year	"收藏" (Collection) from Jam Hsiao Self Titled Album	Won
		Best New Artist	Jam Hsiao	Won
2010	Metro Radio Mandarin Music Awards	Songs of the Year	"Say a lil Something"	Won
		Songs of the Year	"新不了情" (New Endless Love)	Won
		Male Singer (男歌手)	Jam Hsiao	Won
		Asia Popular Idol (亞洲人氣偶像)	Jam Hsiao	Won
	21st Golden Melody Awards	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Jam Hsiao for Princess	Nominated
2012	23rd Golden Melody Awards	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Jam Hsiao for Wild dream	Nominated
	31st Hong Kong Golden Film Awards	Best New Actor	Jam Hsiao for Killer Who Never Kills	Won
	11th CCTV-MTV Awards	Best Male Singer (HK, Macau, Taiwan Regions)	Jam Hsiao	Won
		Best Music Video	Jam Hsiao for Wild dream	Won
2013	24th Golden Melody Awards	Best Male Pop Vocal Performance	Jam Hsiao for It's All About Love	Won

External links

• Jam's Club Official Website
• Jam Hsiao's blog
• Warner Music Taiwan