Sandy Lam
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| Background information | |
| Chinese name | 林憶蓮 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 林忆莲 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Lín Yìlián (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | lam4 jik1 lin4 (Cantonese) |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Born |
26 April 1966 Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Singer, dancer, actress |
| Genre(s) | Cantopop, Mandopop |
| Voice type(s) | Lyric Mezzo-soprano |
| Label(s) | CBS/Sony Records, Warner Music, Capital Artists, Capitol Records EMI, Gold Label Records, Virgin Records, Rock Records, Universal Music Hong Kong(2012-) |
| Years active | 1984-present |
| Spouse(s) | Jonathan Lee (1998–2004) |
| Partner(s) | Joventino Couto Remotigue |
| Children | Renee Lee (李喜兒), born 17 May 1998 |
| Ancestry | Ningbo, Zhejiang |
Sandy Lam Yik-lin (林憶蓮; born 26 April 1966) is a Hong Kong singer who sings in Cantonese, Mandarin, English, and Japanese.
Sandy Lam, whose parents are migrants from Shanghai, was born in Hong Kong and began her career at the age of sixteen, getting a job as a D.J. for Commercial Radio Hong Kong. She began her singing career in 1984 when she was signed to CBS/Sony Records. Her first single was I Don't Know About Love. Sandy Lam has recorded not only with CBS Sony Records in the 1980s, but also with Warner Music, Rock Records (Taiwan's largest independent label), Virgin Records, Capitol Records, EMI Music, and now Universal Music.
Lam started her singing career in Hong Kong in the mid-80s with a string of up-tempo Japanese style songs. She then issued some "City-Rhythm" R&B tracks. In 1991 she released the ground breaking coming-of-age "Wildflower" album to rave reviews, part of the "unplugged" craze in the Cantopop scene.
Lam gained popularity in Taiwan with her debut Mandarin release "Home Again Without You" ("愛上一個不回家的人") in 1991. In 1995 she teamed up with Jonathan Lee, Taiwanese music producer, and released her fourth Mandarin album Love, Sandy featuring a hit single "Scars" ("傷痕"), which became one of the all-time best selling Chinese language albums. Since then Lam has moved beyond the Hong Kong music scene and spent most of her time in Taiwan, China, and Japan. Her 2006 Mandarin language album Breathe Me was recorded in South Korea, Taiwan, mainland China and Hong Kong.
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