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Cindy Yen
Cindy Yen (), born as Cindy Wu ( on November 14, 1986 is a Taiwanese-American singer, songwriter, actress, composer and producer. She was the first artist to be signed to JR Yang and Jay Chou's company, JVR Music, in 2009, when the company was already 10 years old. In October 2009 she released her first self-titled album: Cindy Yen 袁詠琳.〔(Cindy Yen's album available on iTunes. Apple iTunes. 2010-04-13. )〕 Her first single, "Sand Painting," a duet sung with Jay Chou and composed by Yen herself, became an instant success. Yen's music covers an array of styles ranging from R&B, soul, pop, and classical, to rock, acoustic folk, dance and hip-hop.
== Background and early life ==
Cindy Yen〔(Cindy Yen artist profile on JVR Music. )〕 was born and raised in Houston, Texas. When she was 12 her parents divorced,〔(Cindy Yen thanks Mom and Dad for divorcing. 88 News. January 13th, 2010. )〕 and since then Yen was brought up solely by her mother. The piano become Yen's "best friend," and she once 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."〔(Cindy Yen's in-depth interview with Amped Asia. Amped Asia. 2010-06-01. )〕 Yen attended Bellaire High School near Houston, TX and in 2004, went on to study and graduated from The University of Texas at Austin.〔(Cindy Yen love to play American Football. Oriental-news.blogspot.com. 2009-12-14. )〕〔(Cindy Yen featured as Texas Exes' February Asian Alumni Spotlight. Asian Texas Exes. 2010-02-10. )〕
In 2015, Yen revealed on Facebook that in 2008, she auditioned for American Idol in Dallas, but was eliminated by Randy Jackson's deciding vote. She then won the title of Miss Chinatown Houston 2008 and continued to win the national title of Miss Chinatown USA 2009.〔(袁詠琳最怕選美泳裝照曝光 - 星島日報 Cindy Yen is scared to wear bikinis in beauty pageants - QingDao Daily News. 2010-03-08. )〕 In the fall of 2008, Yen moved to Taiwan with her self-made demo, aiming to become 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.〔(Cindy Yen's Background and History. Hudong. 2009-10-30. )〕 Finally, she became the first artist ever to sign to JR Yang and the Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou's company, JVR Music, in February 2009.〔(Cindy Yen, Jay Chou's first new artist. 022China.com. 2010-02-02. )〕
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