娱乐英语新闻:Thai fans greet Jay Chou's wax model at Madame Tussauds

BANGKOK, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Madame Tussauds on Tuesday unveiled its brand new figure of Asian pop star Jay Chou, which is also the 91st attractions of the wax museum.

The figure, housed at Madame Tussauds Bangkok on the sixth floor of Siam Discovery shopping mall in central Bangkok, protrays Jay Chou in a stylish concert outfit and pointing his left hand to the sky,mimicking the singer's image in his new album "Mine Mine".

Paul Williams, General Manager of Madame Tussauds Bangkok, said the museum orders its London-based factory to mould 4 new figures every year based on the customer surveys it conducts within the region and also makes exchanges and loans with its fellow wax attractions in other countries.

"Jay Chou is a very popular superstar and has a lot of fans in southeast Asia," he said.

The Taiwan-born star started his career writing music but has since moved onto singing, acting and directing. His exceptional musical talent, characterized by originality and creativity in combining Chinese and western elements, earned him hundreds of awards around the world.

He also topped this year's Forbes China Celebrity 100 list.