In addition to Mandarin , Lin also sings in English , Hokkien ( his native dialect ) and Cantonese using romanized pronunciation system , and has released his songs in Cantonese . In Taiwan , he was awarded the Best New Artist award at the Golden Melody Awards . He is well known for his songwriting and singing skills . He has written songs for various musical artists while he was still a trainee under Ocean Butterflies under his mentors , Billy Koh and Sunkist Ng . Now , he has written over a hundred songs for other artists . His notable compositions include " Remember " ( 記得 ) for Taiwanese singer A-Mei , A-Do 's " Let Go " ( 放手 ) , Harlem Yu 's " What 's Wrong With You ? " ( 幹嘛你看不爽我 ) , Cyndi Wang 's " When You " ( 当你 ) , Vivian Hsu 's " Smiling Eyes " ( 爱笑的眼睛 ) , Comic Boyz 's " Heart of Superman " ( 超人心 ) . In Singapore , he was selected to perform the remixed version of " Home " , the theme song of the National Day Parade in 2004 . Lin has sold 1 million copies in less than a week and is extremely successful throughout Asia . In July 2007 , he broke a Guinness record by signing 3,052 CDs in 2 hours and 30 minutes . During the signing , he was not allowed to drink or eat . The average time for him to sign a CD was 2.7 seconds . In May 2008 , he performed at the CCTV charity event '' The Giving of Love '' , dedicated to helping victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake . Lin also donated a large sum of money to the rescue efforts and composed a song " Love and Hope " ( ) commemorating the tragedy . In February 2008 , Lin released a compilation album entitled '' Waiting for Love '' ( ) . It has selected tracks from several of his albums spanning from his debut album to 2007 's '' West Side '' . Later that year , in October , his sixth album , '' Sixology '' ( ) was released . 280,000 copies of the album were sold in seven days . His own fashion line , SMUDGE , was opened in Singapore during 2008 Christmas with an unofficial launch . The store 's official launch was on 13 March 2009 . In May 2009 , Lin won three awards at the 14th annual Composers and Authors Society of the UK ( Compass ) Awards Presentations , a ceremony that honors performers in the music scene . It was held at the Royal Albert Hall , Hyde Park , Buckingham Palace and Raffles City Convention Centre , Singapore . He was honored with the Top Local Artiste of the Year award , which is given out to Singaporean artists who generated the highest royalty earnings for the year . In that same year , Lin won the Singapore Youth Award . In 2009 , however , his singing career was put on hold due to his voice being damaged by acid reflux and flu , as well as his hectic touring and recording schedules . It forced him to return to Singapore to recover and receive treatments . He released the seventh album , Hundred Days , on 18 December 2009 . In May 2010 , Lin performed in America for the first time at the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Concert Tour ( APAHM ) . In June 2010 , Lin performed together with the American singer , Sean Kingston at the opening concert of the Marina Bay Sands to thousands of invited VIPs guests . But both were absent at the inaugural YOG Opening Ceremony . Lin 's eighth album , '' She Says '' ( 她說 ) , was released on 8 December 2010
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
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