Tsai first started her singing career by taking part in an MTV singing competition at the age of 18. She won the top prize at the competition with her rendition of
Whitney Houston's #1 hit "
Greatest Love of All". She was then signed by
Universal Music.
In July 1999, her first single "Living With the World" (和世界做鄰居) was released. It was sold in convenience stores and was a tremendous success, which led to the release of her first album,
Jolin 1019, in September 1999. At that time, she was promoted as "The Girl Next Door," and was an instant hit with teenagers, earning her the title "Teenage Boy Killer"[
citation needed].Jolin 1019 ended up selling more than 400,000 copies in Asia. With the success of her first album, she released her second album in May 2000,
Don't Stop. Many of the hits from that album were well known throughout Asia as the album also became a tremendous success.[
citation needed] She also released her first photobook with pictures mainly taken in
Hawaii.
Nearing the age of 21, Tsai changed her image in her third album,
Show Your Love. The album was considered more mature and soothing.[
citation needed], but it did not sell as well as her previous two albums. Her fourth album,
Lucky Number, also failed to match the sales of her first two albums. Tsai's music career came to a halt when conflicts surfaced between her and her music company.[
citation needed] At the end of 2001, Tsai's contract with Universal Music ended and her first greatest hits compilation, Together was released. Tsai did not release any albums the following year, but she did release her second photo book, with photos taken in
Thailand.
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