JJ Lin turns 39 years old today (March 27).

In light of the Covid-19 situation, Lin announced a live streaming concert along with fellow Singaporean singer Tanya Chua, as well as "godfather of Mandarin R&B" David Tao and Taiwanese host Mickey Huang.

The one-hour concert took place at 7:30pm on March 27 and was streamed on various social media platforms.

Lin's fans were also surprised by the appearances of popular Taiwanese band Mayday's Ah Shin and Monster.

[caption id="attachment_464660" width="1746"] Screenshot via KKBox Facebook.[/caption]

You can catch up on the online concert here.

National treasure

On Lin's birthday, Taiwan-based music streaming app KKBox's editor also listed five reasons why Lin should be hailed as an official national treasure of Singapore.

Here are some notable points that KKBox listed about Lin, which shows just how much this Singaporean has achieved over the past 17 years:

3-time Golden Melody Awardee

Lin has received three Golden Melody Awards in total, including one Best New Artist award in 2004, a year after he debuted.

He then proceeded to bag the Best Mandarin Male Singer award twice, in 2014 and 2016.

Lin has in fact been nominated several times, not only for his vocal prowess, but also for his producing and composing works over the years.

That said, does Lin really need these awards to prove his worth?

No, duh.

Mad skills in songwriting

His skills also include arranging and producing most of the songs by himself, as well as writing many equally popular songs for A-list singers such as A-Mei.

One of A-Mei's classics and all-time karaoke favourites, "Remember", was actually written by Lin in 2001 before his official debut in 2003.

Lin was only 18 when he composed the song, and it was later picked up by A-Mei two years later, according to KKBox.

Lin later covered the song and another popular song that he composed for Vivian Hsu called "Smiling Eyes" in his 2010 album "She Says".

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And in his earlier days, you probably have heard Lin's voice more often.

Here's a mega throwback:

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