Sylvester Sim

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Sylvester Sim
Born (1983-01-19) 19 January 1983 (age 40)
Singapore
Nationality Singaporean
OccupationSinger
Years active2004–present
Spouse
Sissy Wang
​
(m. 2012)​
Children1
Musical career
Also known asSly
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 沈祥龍
Simplified Chinese 沈祥龙
Hanyu Pinyin Shěn Xiánglóng

Sylvester Sim (born 19 January 1983) is a Singaporean singer.

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Life and career

Sim contested in the first Singapore Idol talent contest in 2004 was placed second place behind Taufik Batisah. He is also known as Sly. He used to be part of the J-rock band L'zefier.

Sim v Lim (scheduled muay thai fight)

On 31 July 2017, it was announced that Sim will be fighting prominent local celebrity Steven Lim in a muay thai "celebrity bout". [1] The fight was supposed to be held on 23 September 2017 at the inaugural Asia Fighting Championship event in Singapore. [1]

However, one day before the actual fight, Sim reportedly dropped out of the fight due to "insufficient insurance coverage provided by the organisers and restrictions on increased coverage as stipulated by the insurance companies." [2] [3] According to Sim's management agency, "this decision was made after careful considerations of the potential risks involved and ensuring Sylvester’s safety and well-being is of paramount importance." [2] [3] However, many locals believed that Sim pulled out as Lim, through a series of posts on social media, demonstrated that he was training for the fight seriously. As such, the fight, informally dubbed Sim-Lim in the Square (after local landmark Sim Lim Square), never took place.

Sim was replaced by Pradip Subramanian, the President of the World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation in Singapore. [2] During the match, Subramanian took a "few blows to the head" and lost to Lim via a technical knockout. [4] Subramanian lost consciousness shortly after and died from a cardiac arrest respiratory failure. [5] It was reported that there were people who blamed Sim's "last-minute pull-out", suggesting that Sim's action was a cause of Subramanian's death, but "there were many others who disagreed with this opinion". [6] Lim was crowned the champion following his improbable victory, which kick-started his own personal fitness journey and cult of celebrity.

Personal life

Sim married Sisy Wang, a dance choreographer from China, at Singapore Recreation Centre on 7 August 2012. [7] They later had a daughter, Naomi Sim, who was born in 2016. [8]

Discography

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleRef
2013 Everybody's Business English music video artisteSpecial appearance

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sim Lim square off: Sylvester and Steven to fight". The New Paper. 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sylvester Sim drops out of Muay Thai fight with Steven Lim as he couldn't get enough insurance". Mothership.sg. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  3. 1 2 hermesauto (2017-09-22). "Ex-Singapore Idol runner-up Sylvester Sim cancels planned fight". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  4. ↑ "Bodybuilding champ Pradip Subramanian dies after Muay Thai match with Steven Lim". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  5. ↑ "Bodybuilder dies after kickboxing bout". BBC News. 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  6. ↑ "Shock, anger & grief over Pradip Subramanian's death after AFC fight with Steven Lim". Mothership.sg. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  7. ↑ "Sly speaks of wedding". www.asiaone.com. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  8. ↑ "Singapore Idol alum Sylvester Sim Has A Super Cute Daughter Now". 8 Days. Retrieved 2018-06-04.


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