Bevlyn Khoo
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bevlyn Khoo 邱意淋 |
| Born | 22 February 1979 |
| Origin | Singapore |
| Genres | Jazz Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Independent |
| Website | bevlynkhoo |
Bevlyn Khoo 邱意淋 is a jazz pop singer songwriter based in Singapore. Her ability to play multiple instruments as well as sing in 5 languages has generated international interest and acclaim for each of her 5 albums. Despite her commercial success, she is credited with being a pioneer within the Singaporean DIY and independent musician community, having founded two music-based companies in addition to her own artistic pursuits since 2002. After parting ways with Japanese record label S2S in 2011, Bevlyn has returned to her independent status and currently focusing efforts on The Storyteller Wave, the music production and consultancy company she founded in 2013.
Bevlyn Khoo 邱意淋 was born in Singapore on 22 February 1979 and was educated at Hwa Chong Junior College. She started singing part-time in 1999 at Singapore's Ark Cafe（木船）with singers Dennis Chew (周崇庆) and Kelvin Tan (陈伟联) while she was a student at the National University of Singapore. Upon graduating in 2001, she began working as a youth counselor at Rotary Family Service Centre while continuing to perform at the Ark Cafe, but found herself day-dreaming about songwriting and recording demos at work. It was through a trip accompanying a male-singer companion to an audition for the A Cappella Society of Singapore that Khoo was invited to sing for the society herself, as they were then looking specifically for female singers. This development served as the catalyst for Khoo to quit her day job with Rotary and pursue singing full-time. She stayed with the A Cappella Society of Singapore until 2006, during which she sang in two A Cappella groups: The Notations and Nanu.
During this time period, Khoo continued to make a name for herself as a singer and songwriter using other avenues, one of which being Singapore’s national music competitions like Mandarin Pop Songwriting competition Xinyaojie 《新谣节》 in 2003. Though it didn't win, Bevlyn's song "Intersection"《交叉路口》 was one of 12 songs that made it to the finals of Xinyaojie'03. The song was later sold to award-winning Taiwanese singer Freya Lim (林凡), who released it on the soundtrack to Taiwanese TV drama "Tricks of the Trade" 《偷天换日》in 2005 under Linfair Records.
Another avenue Bevlyn explored in the name of creative fulfilment was recording demos for regional songwriters. One of these demos, "Bottomless Pit"《无底洞》, was sold to Singapore Singer Tanya Chua (蔡建雅), who recorded it and released it on her album Stranger 《陌生人》in 2003. "Bottomless Pit"《无底洞》 was also published on a compilation of original demos titled True Colors 《爱原色》 that was released by HIM in 2003.
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