Addy Lee

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Addy Lee
李荣达
Born
Addy Lee Eng-tat

(1971-05-02) 2 May 1971 (age 51)
Penang, Malaysia
OccupationHair stylist
Relatives Eleanor Lee (goddaughter)
Addy Lee
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 李榮達
Simplified Chinese 李荣达

Addy Lee Eng-tat [1] (born 2 May 1971) is a celebrities' hair stylist, known for unique styling with hairstyle. He left home in 1984, at the age of 13 to pursue a childhood dream.

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Biography

Lee was the youngest son of a grocery shop owner. In his young mind, he had just wished to work in an air-conditioned workplace where he didn't have to sweat and with nice clothes to wear.

In 1990, at the age of 19, he left his hometown in Penang, Malaysia and went to Singapore. For three years, he moved from one hair salon to another, gaining work experience in both the creative art of hairdressing and the competencies of running a hair salon business. Lee is, today a famed name in Singapore. [2]

He has worked on his portfolio on from TV, print commercials, hairshows, seminars workshops and local artistes like Michelle Chia, Joanne Peh, Quan Yi Fong, Mark Lee, Bryan Wong and more.

Lee has opened salons in Singapore and Malaysia, and the Monsoon Hair Academy in January 2007 to coach trainees who wish to establish a career in the hairdressing and hairstyling.

Besides working as a hair stylist, Lee also did live-stream sales in China. [3]

In September 2021, Lee started a live-stream company, Mdada, with business partners and friends Pornsak Prajakwit and Michelle Chia to sell products on Facebook Live. [4]

Personal life

Lee is the godfather of Eleanor Lee, daughter of Quan Yi Fong, who took on his surname. [4]

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References

  1. "Mary Chia to buy 80% of Monsoon Hairdressing from celebrity hairstylist Addy Lee". www.businesstimes.com.sg. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. Lim, Hooi Hai (2006). "Hair Journey by Addy Lee". Life Publishers.
  3. Auto, Hermes (10 March 2021). "Addy Lee, Pornsak, Michelle Chia form live-stream company to sell products on Facebook Live | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 Auto, Hermes (14 October 2019). "She will cry in the toilet and never let me see her tears: Eleanor Lee says of mum Quan Yifeng | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com.