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'''Jocie Guo''' (born '''Jocie Kok'''; 21 March 1982)<ref>[http://city.udn.com/v1/city/index.jsp?gid=3266 美美~不怕不怕 |
'''Jocie Guo''' (born '''Jocie Kok'''; 21 March 1982)<ref>[http://city.udn.com/v1/city/index.jsp?gid=3266 美美~不怕不怕 – udn城市<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> is a Singaporean singer and songwriter. Beginning her career in mid-2005, Guo was signed to Singapore record company Play Music which was known for marketing their new artistes as cartoon caricatures on album covers and music videos. Depicted as a sweet innocent cartoonish character in promotional materials, Guo grew wide recognition within weeks of her debut single release. |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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The former [[Singapore Polytechnic]] student<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Jocie Guo uses hard times as inspiration for new record |url=https://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/jocie-guo-uses-hard-times-inspiration-new-record |access-date=2023-04-12 | |
The former [[Singapore Polytechnic]] student<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Jocie Guo uses hard times as inspiration for new record |url=https://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/jocie-guo-uses-hard-times-inspiration-new-record |access-date=2023-04-12 |newspaper=Today|location=Singapore|language=en}}</ref> had been an instant success, with her two singles selling a combined 55,000 copies. Guo was viewed as [[List of Warner Music Group labels|Warner Music Taiwan]]'s priority artiste with an extensive multimillion-dollar marketing campaign planned for her regional debut and was poised to follow the success of another Warner Music's Singaporean singer [[Stefanie Sun]]. Her two music videos reportedly cost near to $250,000 to shoot, filmed by top Taiwanese director Lai Wei-kang. |
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Guo was the first artiste to be granted legal copyrights to sing "[[Mice Love Rice]]" outside of China; the resulting hit single was the first to make it to the top of [[Singapore]]'s RIAS sales chart in 2005. Her first album in 2006, "不怕不怕" ("No More Panic"), out-competed its competitors and became number one on the RIAS sales chart only 10 days after its release. When released in [[Taiwan]], it would sell more than 60,000 copies and attained Platinum status. For Singapore's 2006 May-Day concert, she was invited to perform alongside other big Singaporean stars such as Stefanie Sun in front of a crowd of 20,000. Guo won many "best newcomer" type awards in 2006 such as the "Best Female Newcomer" award from both the 3rd Annual Hit King Awards event that was held in [[Guangzhou]], China and the 6th Annual Global Chinese Music Award Ceremony;<ref name=":0" /> she would also win "Best Newcomer" during the Guangdong Radio Station's 9+2 Billboard Music Pioneer Awards Ceremony along with "2006's Most Popular Song" award for her "Bu Pa Bu Pa" single. |
Guo was the first artiste to be granted legal copyrights to sing "[[Mice Love Rice]]" outside of China; the resulting hit single was the first to make it to the top of [[Singapore]]'s RIAS sales chart in 2005. Her first album in 2006, "不怕不怕" ("No More Panic"), out-competed its competitors and became number one on the RIAS sales chart only 10 days after its release. When released in [[Taiwan]], it would sell more than 60,000 copies and attained Platinum status. For Singapore's 2006 May-Day concert, she was invited to perform alongside other big Singaporean stars such as Stefanie Sun in front of a crowd of 20,000. Guo won many "best newcomer" type awards in 2006 such as the "Best Female Newcomer" award from both the 3rd Annual Hit King Awards event that was held in [[Guangzhou]], China and the 6th Annual Global Chinese Music Award Ceremony;<ref name=":0" /> she would also win "Best Newcomer" during the Guangdong Radio Station's 9+2 Billboard Music Pioneer Awards Ceremony along with "2006's Most Popular Song" award for her "Bu Pa Bu Pa" single. |
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In 2016, Guo signed with Chinese label Taihe Music.<ref name=":0" /> In 2017, Guo released an album titled ''Your Name'' (你的名字).<ref name=":0" /> |
In 2016, Guo signed with Chinese label Taihe Music.<ref name=":0" /> In 2017, Guo released an album titled ''Your Name'' (你的名字).<ref name=":0" /> |
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In 2022, Guo initially planned to hold a concert, ''My Wonderland'', on 19 February but was postponed to 23 April due to Guo being infected with [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Singer Jocie Guo postpones concert due to COVID-19 diagnosis |url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/singer-jocie-guo-postpones-concert-due-to-covid19-diagnosis-092456023.html |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=sg.style.yahoo.com |language=en-SG}}</ref> |
In 2022, Guo initially planned to hold a concert, ''My Wonderland'', on 19 February but was postponed to 23 April due to Guo being infected with [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Singer Jocie Guo postpones concert due to COVID-19 diagnosis |url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/singer-jocie-guo-postpones-concert-due-to-covid19-diagnosis-092456023.html |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=sg.style.yahoo.com |date=18 February 2022 |language=en-SG}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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Guo's debut single includes the cover of the song, ''Mice Love Rice'', with various remixes.<ref>[http://www.musicstreet.com.sg/mst/prodView.asp?idproduct=127 Warner Music Singapore |
Guo's debut single includes the cover of the song, ''Mice Love Rice'', with various remixes.<ref>[http://www.musicstreet.com.sg/mst/prodView.asp?idproduct=127 Warner Music Singapore – Warner Music Official Web Site<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060328213356/http://www.musicstreet.com.sg/mst/prodView.asp?idProduct=127|date=28 March 2006}}</ref> |
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Her second single, ''No More Panic'', a Chinese-language cover version of ''[[Dragostea Din Tei]]'' by [[O-Zone]], was released in early November 2005.<ref>[http://www.musicstreet.com.sg/mst/prodView.asp?idProduct=166 Warner Music Singapore |
Her second single, ''No More Panic'', a Chinese-language cover version of ''[[Dragostea Din Tei]]'' by [[O-Zone]], was released in early November 2005.<ref>[http://www.musicstreet.com.sg/mst/prodView.asp?idProduct=166 Warner Music Singapore – Warner Music Official Web Site<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=October 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> |
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Guo's debut album, '' |
Guo's debut album, ''No More Panic'', which was released in January 2006,<ref>{{cite web |title=:: 華納線上音樂雜誌 / 音樂廳 / 華語大碟 / 華納流行 / 不怕不怕 |url=http://www.warnermusic.com.tw/music/album.php?id=3287 |url-status=dead |accessdate=2006-01-31 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060221050002/http://www.warnermusic.com.tw/music/album.php?id=3287 |archivedate=21 February 2006}}</ref> is based on her previous hit single ''No More Panic'' and titled the same. The album contained new songs and covers that range from catchy mid-tempo tunes to acoustic folk and sentimental numbers. One of the songs, ''勾勾手,'' was used as the ending theme of the Singaporean drama ''Love Concierge'' (爱的掌门人).<ref>[http://jocie.warnermusic.com.sg/ Jocie profile page on Warner Music Singapore] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302102223/http://jocie.warnermusic.com.sg/ |date=2 March 2009 }} see Artist Profile tab >>> Endorsements (scroll under Drama Serial Theme Songs)</ref> |
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Guo also published two more albums for Christmas (2006) and [[Chinese New Year]] (2007).<ref>The albums are respectively titled ''Merry Merry Christmas''(''Mei Li Mei Li Sheng Dan'' 美丽美丽圣诞) and ''Happy New Year, My Love''(''Xin Nian Kuai Le, Wo Ai Ni!'' 新年快乐,我爱你!)The title songs for these albums are also found on Jocie's latest Album, My Darling.</ref> She released her next album titled '' |
Guo also published two more albums for Christmas (2006) and [[Chinese New Year]] (2007).<ref>The albums are respectively titled ''Merry Merry Christmas''(''Mei Li Mei Li Sheng Dan'' 美丽美丽圣诞) and ''Happy New Year, My Love''(''Xin Nian Kuai Le, Wo Ai Ni!'' 新年快乐,我爱你!)The title songs for these albums are also found on Jocie's latest Album, My Darling.</ref> She released her next album titled ''My Darling'' on 22 October 2007.<ref>[http://ch8.mediacorptv.com/around8/interviews/view/900/1/.html Not afraid of cockroaches? No way, says Jocie] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070622044143/http://ch8.mediacorptv.com/around8/interviews/view/900/1/.html |date=22 June 2007 }}</ref> The album included a cover of [[Ann Winsborn]]'s ''La La Love on My Mind''. In the following year towards the end of May, a CD+DVD version of ''My Darling'' was released and made available worldwide; it contained 2 bonus tracks and a DVD with 5 of her music videos for ''My Darling''.<ref>[http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-ay-49-en-70-2rc0.html My Darling (CD+DVD) (Hong Kong version)]</ref><ref>[http://www.yesasia.com/us/my-darling-cd-dvd-singapore-version/1011041513-0-0-0-en/info.html My Darling [CD+DVD] (Singapore Version)]</ref> |
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About a year later, Guo would become the singer for the opening theme song, 放了爱, written by lyricist [[XiaoHan]],<ref>[http://xiaohanlyrics.blogspot.com/ Xiao Han's lyric blog (contains Chinese)]</ref> and the ending theme song, 许愿树, for the 2009 Singaporean drama ''Perfect Cut 2'' (一切完美2).<ref>[http://perfectcut.mediacorptv.sg/ Perfect Cut 2 official site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602074603/http://perfectcut.mediacorptv.sg/ |date= 2 June 2012 }}</ref> |
About a year later, Guo would become the singer for the opening theme song, 放了爱, written by lyricist [[XiaoHan]],<ref>[http://xiaohanlyrics.blogspot.com/ Xiao Han's lyric blog (contains Chinese)]</ref> and the ending theme song, 许愿树, for the 2009 Singaporean drama ''Perfect Cut 2'' (一切完美2).<ref>[http://perfectcut.mediacorptv.sg/ Perfect Cut 2 official site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602074603/http://perfectcut.mediacorptv.sg/ |date= 2 June 2012 }}</ref> |
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*Released: 22 October 2007 <small>(Worldwide)</small> |
*Released: 22 October 2007 <small>(Worldwide)</small> |
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*Language: [[Mandarin Chinese]] |
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|rowspan=1|2022|| rowspan=1|[[Star Awards 2022]] ||[[Star Awards for Best Theme Song|Best Theme Song]] ||''[[My Star Bride]]'' – "温习" ||{{won}} ||<ref>{{cite web |title=唱紅〈不怕不怕〉!郭美美拆封18年前專輯 41歲太凍齡美成這樣│TVBS新聞網 |url=https://news.tvbs.com.tw/entertainment/2225766 |website=TVBS |access-date=11 September 2023 |language=zh-tw}}</ref> |
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|rowspan=1|2023|| rowspan=1|[[Star Awards 2023]] ||[[Star Awards for Best Theme Song|Best Theme Song]] ||''Love at First Bite'' |
|rowspan=1|2023|| rowspan=1|[[Star Awards 2023]] ||[[Star Awards for Best Theme Song|Best Theme Song]] ||''Love at First Bite'' – "恋香" ||{{nom}} || |
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* [http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/guomm.html Guo Mei Mei's (Jocie Guo/Jocie Guo) page at the Sina's Entertainment section] |
* [http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/guomm.html Guo Mei Mei's (Jocie Guo/Jocie Guo) page at the Sina's Entertainment section] |
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* [http://blog.sina.com.cn/guomeimei Guo Mei Mei's (Jocie Guo/Jocie Guo) blog at the popular Chinese infotainment portal Sina.com] |
* [http://blog.sina.com.cn/guomeimei Guo Mei Mei's (Jocie Guo/Jocie Guo) blog at the popular Chinese infotainment portal Sina.com] |
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* [http://www.tudou.com/home/guomeimei Guo Mei Mei's Tudou video log] |
* [http://www.tudou.com/home/guomeimei Guo Mei Mei's Tudou video log] – The video log site of Guo Mei Mei (Jocie Guo/Jocie Guo) at Tudou (Chinese) |
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Jocie Guo | |
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Born | 21 March 1982 |
Other names | Guo Meimei |
Alma mater | Singapore Polytechnic |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2005–present |
Musical career | |
Origin | Singapore |
Genres | Mandopop |
Instrument | Vocals |
Labels |
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Chinese name | |
Chinese | 郭美美 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Guō Měiměi |
Jocie Guo (born Jocie Kok; 21 March 1982)[2] is a Singaporean singer and songwriter. Beginning her career in mid-2005, Guo was signed to Singapore record company Play Music which was known for marketing their new artistes as cartoon caricatures on album covers and music videos. Depicted as a sweet innocent cartoonish character in promotional materials, Guo grew wide recognition within weeks of her debut single release.
Career
[edit]The former Singapore Polytechnic student[3] had been an instant success, with her two singles selling a combined 55,000 copies. Guo was viewed as Warner Music Taiwan's priority artiste with an extensive multimillion-dollar marketing campaign planned for her regional debut and was poised to follow the success of another Warner Music's Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun. Her two music videos reportedly cost near to $250,000 to shoot, filmed by top Taiwanese director Lai Wei-kang.
Guo was the first artiste to be granted legal copyrights to sing "Mice Love Rice" outside of China; the resulting hit single was the first to make it to the top of Singapore's RIAS sales chart in 2005. Her first album in 2006, "不怕不怕" ("No More Panic"), out-competed its competitors and became number one on the RIAS sales chart only 10 days after its release. When released in Taiwan, it would sell more than 60,000 copies and attained Platinum status. For Singapore's 2006 May-Day concert, she was invited to perform alongside other big Singaporean stars such as Stefanie Sun in front of a crowd of 20,000. Guo won many "best newcomer" type awards in 2006 such as the "Best Female Newcomer" award from both the 3rd Annual Hit King Awards event that was held in Guangzhou, China and the 6th Annual Global Chinese Music Award Ceremony;[3] she would also win "Best Newcomer" during the Guangdong Radio Station's 9+2 Billboard Music Pioneer Awards Ceremony along with "2006's Most Popular Song" award for her "Bu Pa Bu Pa" single.
In April 2007, Guo performed at Ray Media's 7th Annual Music Awards Ceremony. Also in 2007, Guo received her first six-figure deal to advertise for the Hong Bao Lai ice-cream company in China.[4] Previously, she had also endorsed for Sa Sa Cosmetics and Aji Tei Kyoto Sabo.[5] During 2008, Guo's second album My Darling reached number 2 on Hong Kong's TVB8 Chart and was awarded "Best Newcomer".
In 2011, Guo's contract with Warner Music expired and signed with IME Productions.[6]
In 2016, Guo signed with Chinese label Taihe Music.[3] In 2017, Guo released an album titled Your Name (你的名字).[3]
In 2022, Guo initially planned to hold a concert, My Wonderland, on 19 February but was postponed to 23 April due to Guo being infected with COVID-19.[7]
Personal life
[edit]In 2011, Guo was mistaken for Guo Meimei, a Chinese Internet celebrity who was involved in various scandals, due to sharing the same Chinese name.[3][8] Due to the mistaken identify, she was scolded online by netizens and had to cancel several performances.[3]
In the same year, Guo was diagnosed with endometriosis.[3]
Discography
[edit]Guo's debut single includes the cover of the song, Mice Love Rice, with various remixes.[9]
Her second single, No More Panic, a Chinese-language cover version of Dragostea Din Tei by O-Zone, was released in early November 2005.[10]
Guo's debut album, No More Panic, which was released in January 2006,[11] is based on her previous hit single No More Panic and titled the same. The album contained new songs and covers that range from catchy mid-tempo tunes to acoustic folk and sentimental numbers. One of the songs, 勾勾手, was used as the ending theme of the Singaporean drama Love Concierge (爱的掌门人).[12]
Guo also published two more albums for Christmas (2006) and Chinese New Year (2007).[13] She released her next album titled My Darling on 22 October 2007.[14] The album included a cover of Ann Winsborn's La La Love on My Mind. In the following year towards the end of May, a CD+DVD version of My Darling was released and made available worldwide; it contained 2 bonus tracks and a DVD with 5 of her music videos for My Darling.[15][16]
About a year later, Guo would become the singer for the opening theme song, 放了爱, written by lyricist XiaoHan,[17] and the ending theme song, 许愿树, for the 2009 Singaporean drama Perfect Cut 2 (一切完美2).[18]
Studio albums
[edit]Album # | Album Information |
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1st | 不怕不怕
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2nd | My Darling (我的答铃)
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3rd | I am Jocie (我是郭美美)
二人同行: #1 (10 weeks) |
4th | 完美世界
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5th | 你的名字
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6th | 起风了
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Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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2010 | Star Awards 2010 | Best Theme Song | Perfect Cut 2 – "放了爱" | Nominated | |
2022 | Star Awards 2022 | Best Theme Song | My Star Bride – "温习" | Won | [19] |
2023 | Star Awards 2023 | Best Theme Song | Love at First Bite – "恋香" | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.idea-music.com Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 美美~不怕不怕 – udn城市
- ^ a b c d e f g "Jocie Guo uses hard times as inspiration for new record". Today. Singapore. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ Jocie profile page on Warner Music Singapore Archived 2 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine see Artist Profile tab >>> Accolades(page 2)
- ^ Jocie profile page on Warner Music Singapore Archived 2 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine see Artist Profile tab >>> Endorsements (scroll under Endorsements)
- ^ Ying, Foo Jie (19 September 2014). "S'pore pop star: Having same name as infamous China blogger made my life hell". The New Paper. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Singer Jocie Guo postpones concert due to COVID-19 diagnosis". sg.style.yahoo.com. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ Lee, Elaine (27 March 2017). "Dark days no more for singer Jocie Guo". The New Paper. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ Warner Music Singapore – Warner Music Official Web Site Archived 28 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Warner Music Singapore – Warner Music Official Web Site[permanent dead link ]
- ^ ":: 華納線上音樂雜誌 / 音樂廳 / 華語大碟 / 華納流行 / 不怕不怕". Archived from the original on 21 February 2006. Retrieved 31 January 2006.
- ^ Jocie profile page on Warner Music Singapore Archived 2 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine see Artist Profile tab >>> Endorsements (scroll under Drama Serial Theme Songs)
- ^ The albums are respectively titled Merry Merry Christmas(Mei Li Mei Li Sheng Dan 美丽美丽圣诞) and Happy New Year, My Love(Xin Nian Kuai Le, Wo Ai Ni! 新年快乐,我爱你!)The title songs for these albums are also found on Jocie's latest Album, My Darling.
- ^ Not afraid of cockroaches? No way, says Jocie Archived 22 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ My Darling (CD+DVD) (Hong Kong version)
- ^ My Darling [CD+DVD] (Singapore Version)
- ^ Xiao Han's lyric blog (contains Chinese)
- ^ Perfect Cut 2 official site Archived 2 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "唱紅〈不怕不怕〉!郭美美拆封18年前專輯 41歲太凍齡美成這樣│TVBS新聞網". TVBS (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Jocie Guo Mei Mei 郭美美 website, videos, discography and latest news at https://web.archive.org/web/20100322233618/http://www.jocieguo.com/
- Jocie Guo's profile at Warner Music Singapore
- Jocie Guo's profile at Warner Music Taiwan
- Guo Mei Mei's (Jocie Guo/Jocie Guo) page at the Sina's Entertainment section
- Guo Mei Mei's (Jocie Guo/Jocie Guo) blog at the popular Chinese infotainment portal Sina.com
- Guo Mei Mei's Tudou video log – The video log site of Guo Mei Mei (Jocie Guo/Jocie Guo) at Tudou (Chinese)