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Annette Lee
李安
Annette Singing at canvas club.jpg
Annette Lee, at her EP Launch at Canvas Club, Boat Quay, Singapore, in 4 November 2017.
Born
Annette Rochelle Lee

(1992-07-10) 10 July 1992 (age 31)
Singapore
Alma mater Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)
Cedar Girls' Secondary School
Saint Andrew's Junior College
Nanyang Technological University
Occupations
Years active2015–present
Spouse
Raphael
​
(m. 2017)​
Musical career
Genres Electrofolk, Pop
Instrument(s)Piano, guitar, harmonica
Chinese name
Chinese 李安
Website annettelee.sg

Annette Rochelle Lee (born 10 July 1992) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter, scriptwriter and YouTube personality. She is known for her short video series on social media such as #ChatsWithChantelle,#AsianParentTings, YouTube shows like Glowing Up and News Plannette. She had previously started out on popular Singaporean social media platform SGAG's comedic videos under the persona "Sue Ann". [1] She released her debut electro-folk EP All Our Achilles Heels in 2017 and Sophomore album Song For The Underdog in 2020.

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Early life

Born in Singapore on 10 July 1992 to parents of Peranakan descent, Lee studied at Saint Andrew's Junior College and graduated from the Nanyang Technological University's School of Art Design and Media. [2]

Career

Prior to joining SGAG, her short films Keep Mum and Graduation were featured in the Singapore Short Film Awards, Cana Film Festival, Hong Kong International Mobile Film Awards. [3] [4]

Lee was first brought to the attention of the SGAG founders from her blog, [2] [5] in which she drew comics and shared stories about her life. [6] She joined SGAG in Feb 2016 to start the video team. [7] [8]

Since 2020, she has left SGAG and now creates her own shows for her own platforms. [9] She also sometimes collaborates with various Singapore Government agencies and organisations like SCDF and Ministry of Health in public service campaigns. [10]

Music

In September 2017, Lee released her first musical work, an EP titled All Our Achilles Heels. Her album was awarded the National Arts Council presentation grant. [11] In August 2017, Lee released her first music video on YouTube, entitled Ready for a Savior. [12] Her second music video release in March 2018 was titled None Good. [13]

Personal life

Lee married Raphael in 2017. [14]

Filmography

Films
Date of releaseTitleRoleNote
2015GraduationDirector, writer, editorShort film
2015Keep MumDirector, writer, editorShort film
2022Asian BillionairesDirector, writer, editorShort film - YouTube
Music Videos
Date of releaseTitle
31 August 2017Ready for a Savior
30 March 2018None Good
24 March 2020Gold
8 October 2020Crossroads
27 November 2020Remind Me

Discography

EP
Date of releaseTitle
20 September 2017All Our Achilles Heels
2 October 2020Song for the Underdog

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  3. ↑ "Singapore Young Writer's Festival by Scape". www.scape.sg. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Review – NTU ADM Film 2015 Graduation Shorts". www.sindie.sg.
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  6. ↑ "5 Minutes with Annette Lee". Cleo . Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Vulcan Post 2017 Content Summit". Vulcan Post. 31 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "How I hire: SGAG's co-founder Karl Mak". wantedly.com. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "why i left my job last year Glowing Up Ep 10". 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021– via YouTube. why i left my job last year
  10. ↑ Madarang, Catalina Ricci S. (5 July 2021). "Singapore's 'test, trace, vaccinate' video sparks question on why other countries cannot do similar COVID-19 response". Interaksyon. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  11. ↑ hermes (29 October 2017). "SGAG funny girl Annette Lee also sings". The Straits Times. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "#876 – "Ready for a Savior" by ANNETTE". www.newreleasetoday.com. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "ANNETTE Unveils Music Video for 'None Good'". www.newreleasetoday.com. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "Annette Lee, Whose Husband Is Her First Boyfriend, Had Concerns About Marriage 'Cos Her Parents Used To Quarrel A Lot". 8 Days. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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