Chet Lam
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Chet Lam Yat Fung (Traditional Chinese: 林一峰, born 11 April 1976) Hong Kong is a renowned Hong Kong independent singer-songwriter whose style has been described by many as city-folk music.
Chet Lam has started to perform professionally from the age of 10, in broadcasting drama and TV commercial songs. After graduated from City University of Hong Kong (Japanese Business Major) he has been contributing to the Chinese music scene and has released more than 200 pieces of work to date in terms of music and lyrics.
In 2003, Lam's debut album "Pillow Songs" surprised the local music industry by its simplicity, with songs like Ice-Cream Van and The Best is Yet to Come it helped the artist become a new folk icon and one of the best-selling singers in town. The critical and commercial success of the album set up a platform for the singer to produce the second album Travelogue, which brought him a Best New Artist Award, and a Top Ten Album of the Year in the Chinese Music Media Awards, the Chinese answer to the Grammies in the States. Within one year Lam had secured his position in the music scene as one of the most celebrated artists in China.
His fluency and ability in Cantonese, Mandarin and English has earned him a reputation of ambassador of international music to the Chinese audience, it's not surprising that he was invited to be the opening act for such artists as k.d. lang and Louis Elliot. In October 05, Chet Co-headlined with the Grammy Award-nominees Vocal Sampling (Cuba) in Havana-Mania Carnival, giving two energetic shows at Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong. As a songwriter he has written many pop hits for singers like Sammi Cheng, Stefanie Sun, Eason Chan and Hong Kong independent group At17.
In addition to chart topping singles, musical plays, gigs and big stadium concerts, all sold out, Chet has also released three collections of his writing and was the star of two independent films revolving around homosexual issues.
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[edit] 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
[edit] Discography
- 【床頭歌】 pillow songs (2003)
- 【遊樂】 travelogue 1 (2003)
- 【一個人在途上】 travelogue, too (2004)
- 【林一峰遊樂會】Chet Lam Travelling Live 2004 (2004)
- 【你今日拯救咗地球未呀】the soundtrack of our lives (2005)
- 【這一路走來】Introducing Chet Lam (2005)
- 【Camping】(Debut English Album) (2006)
- 【Camping In Hong Kong】(Live Album) (2006)
[edit] Concert
- Traveling Live (2004)
- Camping Live in Hong Kong (2006)
- Camping in Vancouver Music Gathering + Mini Concert (2006)
- Make It Happen with Chet Lam (2006)
[edit] Filmography
- I Am Not What You Want (2001)
- Buffering (2003)
[edit] Stage
- 【馴情記】Best Memories in my Life (2003)
- 【你今日拯救o左地球未呀】Superman Forever (2005)
[edit] Books
- 【音樂.旅.情】(2004)
- 【隨身聽．隨心唱】 (2005)
- 【一人一峰一結他】 (2006)
[edit] Selective Awards
- Best Song Written for a Movie - <Turn Left, Turn Right>, Golden Horse Awards, Taiwan (2003)
- Best Folk Artist, Chinese Music Media Awards, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong (2004)
- Best New Artist, Chinese Music Media Awards, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong (2004)
- Top Ten Album of the Year - <Travelogue>, Chinese Music Media Awards, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong (2004)
- IFPI Best Selling New Artist Award, Hong Kong (2004)
- Song of the Year (Yu Jian), Global Chinese Music Awards, Taiwan (2004)
- Best Folk Artist, Chinese Music Media Awards, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong (2005)
[edit] Other credits
- <Viva Indie!> Concerts for Hong Kong Arts Festival, with the pancakes and Ketchup (2004)
- Narrator of the Hong Kong animation <McDull, Prince de la Bun> (2004)
- Voice over for Stripes in the Chinese version of Racing Stripes (2005)
