Frances Yip Lai-yee (born 1947) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer. She is best known for performing many of the theme songs for television series produced by TVB in the 1980s and early 1990s.

Born in 1947, Yip is of Hakka ancestry. She grew up in a rural area in Hong Kong.

Her first singing job was in 1969 when she won a talent contest on Hong Kong television where she met the composer, Joseph Koo. Koo used Yip to sing commercial jingles. Her first record, Bu Liao Qing (Love Without End) was recorded in the same year.

In 1973, Yip was working for Cathay Pacific and her album, Discovery, was based on her experiences traveling. Discovery was sung in nine different languages and the album inspired a London talent agent to find her. She signed onto EMI records and lived in London for two years.

Yip hit international fame with her signature tune, The Bund from the TVB drama of the same title. After she recorded The Bund, she returned to Hong Kong.

In her 45-year career, Yip has released more than 80 albums, mostly of songs in American English, Indonesian, Thai, Malay, Mexican Spanish, Japanese, Tagalog, Cantonese, and Mandarin. She has performed on television, and in films, concerts and cabarets in more than 30 countries on five continents. Her linguistic skills, with unique interpretations of lyrics in English, Cantonese and Mandarin, as well as several other Asian languages, have led to a fan base across a wide range of cultures and countries.

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