Xiao Jia (), known professionally as Jony J, is a Chinese rapper and songwriter. Born and raised in Fuzhou, China, he debuted his rapping career through releasing a mixtape in 2013. In 2016, he founded his record label Shooc Studio and released his debut studio album. In 2017, he took part in the Chinese competition show, ''

The Rap of China ''The Rap of China'' (), formerly known as (), is a Chinese rap competition show produced by iQiyi. The show was carried out in the form of three groups of producers Kris Wu, Will Pan, MC HotDog and Chang Chen-yue judging the performance of the ...

'', and won fourth place. In 2020, he served as a rap mentor on the Chinese girl group survival reality show, ''

Youth with You (season 2) ''Youth With You (season 2)'' (), is a Chinese girl group elimination reality show, which premiered on 12 March 2020 on video platform iQiyi. The show is presented by Cai Xukun with Lalisa Manoban, Jony J and Ella Chen serving as the mentors. ...

''.

Life and career

Jony J was born in Fuzhou in 1989 and then moved to

Yancheng Yancheng () is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. As the city with the largest jurisdictional area in Jiangsu, Yancheng borders Lianyungang to the north, Huai'an to the west, Yangzhou and Taiz ...

. In 2006, he attended Nanjing Institute of Visual Arts. During the college period, he signed a temporary contract with a record label and became a pub singer to perform in various cities during the probationary period, but later he declined to sign the formal contract. In 2013, he released his first mixtape, ''J Hood''. From May to June 2013, he embarked a pub concert tour in 11 cities. In 2015, he released an EP, ''Team Work''. In 2016, he founded his record label Shooc Studio and released his first studio album, ''Wu Nv Jin''. From October to December 2016, he embarked another pub concert tour in 15 cities. In 2017, he won Most Popular Rapper at the 6th HipHop Awards China. In the same year, he took part in the Chinese rapping competition show, ''

'', and achieved the fourth place. In the same year, he held his first arena concert in

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...

. In 2020, he served as a rap mentor at the Chinese girl group survival reality show ''

''. In the same year, he collaborated with Taiwanese singer

Jolin Tsai Jolin Tsai (; ; born September 15, 1980) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actress. Referred to as the " Queen of C-Pop", she is considered one of the most influential figures in Chinese popular culture. She is known for her continual rein ...

on the theme song, "Who Am I", of the Chinese TV series, '' The Wolf''.

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