Chet Lam
| Chet Lam | |
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Chet Lam, 林一峰
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| Background information | |
| Chinese name | 林一峰 (traditional) |
| Pinyin | Lín Yīfēng (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | lam4 yat1 fung1 (Cantonese) |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Born |
11 April 1976 Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, traveller |
| Genre(s) | Cantopop, Hong Kong English pop |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, Western concert flute, ukulele, harmonica |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Chet Lam is a Hong Kong-based independent "city-folk" singer-songwriter. He is the elder brother of singer Eman Lam.
Lam started his own label LYFE Music in 2003, with records distributed by Warner Music and East Asia Records. From 2005 he started expanding his label by presenting shows for blooming artists in town such as at17, FAMA, Wildchild, and My Little Airport. Lam has been collaborating every two years with the Hong Kong theatre "W theatre" from 2003 to 2011.
Lam has been performing professionally from age ten, in broadcasting drama and TV commercial songs. After graduating from City University of Hong Kong, where he majored in Japanese Business, he started songwriting, and has released more than 200 compositions in the Chinese music industry.
In 2003, Lam's debut album "Pillow Songs" was released to warm reception from critics and listeners. As a result, Lam became one of the best-selling singers in Hong Kong. His second album "Travelogue, One" brought him a Best New Artist Award and a Top Ten Album of the Year in the Chinese Music Media Awards. As a songwriter, he has written many pop hits for such singers as Sammi Cheng, Stefanie Sun, Eason Chan, Dadawa, Elva Hsiao and at17.
Lam has released 7 written collections.
In 2012, Lam started another label 'Seeing Creative' organizing shows for independent music acts including Arai Soichiro (Singing Hands), and the Future Sounds of Hong Kong Music Festival which featured 5 acclaimed local bands: Chokchukmo, RedNoon, ToNick, Modern Children and Supper Moment.
In 2015, Lam founded a crowd funding website www.MusicBee.cc with musicians Vicky Fung, Victor Tse and creative team Why Interactive, dedicated to Chinese independent music artists.
In 2005, Chet, who is openly gay, endorsed the Hong Kong Gay Pride, and made headlines in 2005 having the cross-over concert with Miriam Yeung singing "Boys Like Me"; As an honest assertion of his same-sex romantic inclination, he had openly addressed his sexual identity in The Advocate.
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