SHE surprised the 8,000-strong crowd with her sexy dresses - complete with peekaboo knee-high stockings - worthy of an avant-garde fashion show.

Then, she tried to work the crowd with a sparkly silver bikini-skirt ensemble, a body suit with white feathers and a metallic number with breast cones.

But that wasn't enough to warm up the otherwise sedate crowd.

Taiwanese pop star Jolin Tsai, 30, had to keep cajoling and pleading with the crowd to get up and boogie from the get-go at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Saturday night.