Photo: 楊公 / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What strikes me about Cui Jian is how a single artist can become a fault line in a culture. Born in Beijing in 1961, he didn't just play rock music, he introduced an entire idiom to China and earned the title "Godfather of Chinese Rock" for it. That countercultural weight is the part I keep circling back to: making music that carries political charge takes a different kind of nerve than chasing hits. The Prince Claus Award recognition tells me his reach went beyond the charts. He's also a composer, actor, trumpeter and guitarist, which reads to me like restless curiosity rather than a settled brand.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Cui Jian
- Name (Japanese)
- 崔健
- Reading
- つい・じぇん
- Born
- August 2, 1961 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Ox
- Origin
- Beijing, People's Republic of China
- Occupation
- singer / composer / actor / trumpeter / guitarist
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Prince Claus Award
- QQ Music Awards
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.cuijian.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B4%94%E5%81%A5
Frequently asked questions
When was Cui Jian born?
Born August 2, 1961 (age 64).
Where is Cui Jian from?
Cui Jian is from Beijing, People's Republic of China.
What does Cui Jian do?
Cui Jian works as singer, composer, actor, trumpeter, guitarist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.