It all began when Jolin bagged the top prize in the MTV singing competition at the tender age of 18. She was then signed on by Universal Music and a year later, her first single 'Living With The World'  was released. It was sold in 7-11 stores and garnered very good response, leading to the release of her first album in 1999.

The album, 'Jolin 1019' sold more than 400,000 copies around Asia, and had several versions released around the globe. Following the success of her first album, she released her second album in May 2000, entitled 'Don't Stop'. Many of her songs in the album became extremely popular throughout Asia.