Chet Lam

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Chet Lam
Born (1976-04-11) 11 April 1976 (age 47)
Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, traveller
Years active2003–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 林一峰
Musical career
OriginHong Kong
Genres Cantopop, Hong Kong English pop
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, Western concert flute, ukulele, harmonica

Chet Lam Yat Fung is a Hong Kong-based independent "city-folk" singer-songwriter. He is the elder brother of singer Eman Lam. [1]

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Biography

Lam was born at Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon. He grew up in a public estate, studying at Choi Hung Estate and Chi Wan Shan. [2] He 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. [3]

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. [4]

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.

Personal life

In 2005, Chet, who is openly gay, [5] has endorsed Hong Kong Gay Pride, and made headlines in 2005 with a 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. [5]

Quotes

"Lam's appearance not only could start a new chapter in the movement of Hong Kong singer songwriters, his subtle tenderness and fragility that set him apart from the mainstream stereotypical pop music emotions could make his success significant." – by Tam Kit Wang, Hong Kong, from Ming Pao

"Chet Lam Yat-fung proves with his latest Cantonese-language album, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, that he is Hong Kong's leading singer-songwriter, capable of conveying a wide range of feelings on relationships and life in a touching and entertaining manner." – Album Review, Hong Kong, from South China Morning Post

Discography

Full albums:

Live album:

Special projects:

Concerts

Filmography

Voice Over

Stage

Books

Selected awards

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