Joyce Chu facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Joyce Chu
朱主爱
Joyce Chu in 2016.
Born	Joyce Chu Zhu Ai (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 (age 28) Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Education	SJK(C) Pei Hwa, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Si Ling Secondary School, Singapore
Occupation	Singer-songwriter, actress
Years active	2014–present
Height	166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Musical career
Origin	Malaysia
Instruments	vocals, guitar, ukulele, guitalele, piano
Labels	RED People Avex Taiwan EQ MUSIC The DOW Cultural Taiwan AC Music Entertainment
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	朱主愛
Simplified Chinese	朱主爱
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhū Zhǔái Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Zyu1 Zyu2 Oi3
Si Ye Cao
Traditional Chinese	四葉草
Simplified Chinese	四叶草
Literal meaning	Four-leaf clover
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sì Yè Cǎo Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Sei3 Jip6 Cou2

Joyce Chu (Chinese: 朱主爱; pinyin: Zhū Zhǔái), born on March 7, 1997, is a talented singer-songwriter and actress from Malaysia. She is also known by her nickname, "four-leaf clover" (simplified Chinese: 四叶草; traditional Chinese: 四葉草; pinyin: Sì Yè Cǎo). Joyce became famous for her super catchy songs like "Malaysia Chabor" and "I Miss You." These songs quickly became popular online. In 2020, she joined a Chinese TV show called Produce Camp 2020 (Chuang 2020), where she did really well, finishing in 9th place. Today, she is a successful solo singer.

About Joyce Chu

Her Early Life

Joyce Chu grew up in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. Her family is Malaysian Chinese, with roots from both Hainan and Hokkien. She has an older sister named Joana and an older brother named Joey. You might have seen them in some of her early videos on YouTube! Joyce went to Si Ling Secondary School in Singapore. After finishing her GCE 'O' Level exams, she decided to focus on her music career instead of continuing her studies. She loves playing music and can play the piano, guitar, and ukulele.

Starting Her Music Career

In 2014, a famous artist named Namewee discovered Joyce. She then joined his music company, RED People. Her first song, "Malaysia Chabor," was released and became a huge hit in Malaysia right away. It made her famous overnight! Namewee wrote the song, and in it, Joyce sings that she is a "Malaysian Chabor" (which means Malaysian girl in the Hokkien language). This was to tell people she wasn't Korean, as some had thought. Many people made their own versions and funny videos of the song. The music video for "Malaysia Chabor" has been watched over 30 million times on YouTube.

More Hit Songs and Acting

In October 2014, Joyce released a song called "Your Little Round Hand." This song was made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Doraemon. In November 2015, she released her first music collection, called an EP, which had three songs. This was when she started performing in Taiwan.

The main song from her EP, "I Miss You," became a massive hit. Its catchy words and tunes made it go viral. Other famous people and singers, like Happy Polla and TFBoys, even covered the song, which made it even more popular. The music video for "I Miss You" has nearly 58 million views on YouTube. Later, she released "I Miss You 2.0" with Namewee and even a Vietnamese version.

In May 2016, Joyce acted in a Singaporean comedy movie called Young & Fabulous. She played a main role alongside Aloysius Pang, Jeffrey Xu, and Joshua Tan. The movie was about cosplay. In June 2016, Joyce was a main participant in a Chinese music TV show called Heroes of Remix. She was mentored by the famous singer Wang Leehom.

In December 2016, she released her second EP, "Together / Merry Cold Christmas", which had three new songs. In 2017, she released "Simple Love" with singer Michiyo Ho. She also covered a song called "The Never Old Legend" by Jacky Cheung. In December 2017, Joyce released her first full album, 'Where It All Started', which included ten songs.

In 2018, Joyce starred in a Taiwanese web drama called Music in Love. In 2019, she had a small role in the Thai romantic comedy movie Friend Zone. She also sang one of the main songs for the movie. That same year, she recorded the opening song for a Chinese TV show called Le Coup de Foudre.

In April 2020, she acted in the Taiwanese TV series I, Myself. She was one of the main actors in this show, which was about healing and self-discovery. She even acted in Taiwanese Hokkien for this role. In May 2020, Joyce joined the Chinese girl group competition show Produce Camp 2020 (Chuang 2020). She was one of only two trainees from Southeast Asia. She made it all the way to the final round and finished in 9th place, which was a great achievement!

Music She Has Released

As a Solo Artist

Studio Albums

• Where It All Started 我來自四葉草 (2017)

EPs

• Joyce Chu 四叶草 (2015)
• Together / Merry Cold Christmas 在一起 / 冷冷 der 聖誕節 (2016)

Singles

With Red People

Albums

• Red Red People Red Red Year 红红年 (2015)

Singles

Movies and TV Shows

Films

Series