Thursday, September 25, 2008

Chet Lam

Chet Lam is a renowned Hong Kong based independent singer-songwriter whose style has been described by many as "city-". He is the elder brother of singer Eman Lam.

Biography


Chet Lam started performing professionally at the age of 10, in a broadcasting drama and TV commercial songs. After graduating from City University of Hong Kong, in which he majored in Japanese Business, He is a prolific song-writer, to date has released more than 200 pieces of melodic and lyrical compositions in Chinese music industry.

In 2003, Lam's debut album "Pillow Songs" was well received by critics and audience, some believe its success was due to its simplistic but touching tunes, and with hit songs like ''Ice-Cream Van'' and ''The Best is Yet to Come''. This success made the artist an immediate new folk icon and one of the best-selling singers in town. His second album Travelogue brought him a Best New Artist Award, and a Top Ten Album of the Year in the Chinese Music Media Awards. Within one year Lam secured his position in the music industry as one of the most celebrated artists in China.

His love of and songs and constant support of them have introduced his audience to a wide range of music. It's not surprising that he was invited to do the opening act for such artists as k.d. lang and Louis Eliot. As a songwriter, he has written many pop hits for singers like Sammi Cheng, Stefanie Sun, Eason Chan and at17.

In addition to chart topping singles, musical plays, gigs and big stadium concerts, all sold out, Chet has also released 4 collections of his writing and was the leading actor for two independent films revolving around homosexuality.

In 2007 Chet started his own online shop

Personal life


In 2005, Chet, who is gay, endorsed the Hong Kong Gay Pride, and made headlines in 2008 after kissing a male audience member at one of his concerts. As an honest assertion of his same-sex romantic inclination, he has refused to make commercial music videos, which invariably introduce a member of the opposite sex as the singer's onscreen partner.

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 -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


*【床頭歌】Pillow songs
*【遊樂】Travelogue 1
*【一個人在途上】Travelogue, too
*【林一峰遊樂會】Travelling Live
*【你今日拯救咗地球未呀?】The Soundtrack of Our Lives
*【這一路走來】Introducing Chet Lam
*【Camping】
*【Camping In Hong Kong】
*【思生活】the private life of c
*【一期一会】Once in a Lifetime
*【夜生活】the night life of c
*【三種幸福】3 Kinds of Happiness
*【城市旅人】Travelogue, three
*【The Storyteller Show】


Live performances


* Live in Vancouver/Toronto
* Traveling Live, Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* Live in Calgary/Toronto
* Camping in Hong Kong, Arts Centre
* Singapore Music Festival
* Taiwan Music Festival
* Camping in Vancouver, &
* Make It Happen Series, Arts Centre, Hong Kong
* Chinese National Tour
* The Storyteller Show, Star Hall, Hong Kong




Filmography


* I Am Not What You Want
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Stage


* 【馴情記】Best Memories in my Life
* 【你今日拯救o左地球未呀】Superman Forever
* 【一期一会】Once in a Lifetime


Books


* 【音樂.旅.情】
* 【隨身聽.隨心唱】
* 【一人一峰一結他】
* 【思生活】


Selected awards


* Best Song Written for a Movie - "Turn Left, Turn Right", Golden Horse Awards, Taiwan
* Best Folk Artist, Chinese Music Media Awards, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong
* Best New Artist, Chinese Music Media Awards, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong
* Top Ten Album of the Year - "Travelogue", Chinese Music Media Awards, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong
* IFPI Best Selling New Artist Award, Hong Kong
* Song of the Year , Global Chinese Music Awards, Taiwan
* Best Folk Artist, Chinese Music Media Awards, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong
* Best Music, Hong Kong Annual Theatre Awards, Hong Kong

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