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Chet Lam started to perform professionally at the age of 10, in a broadcasting drama and TV commercial songs. After graduating from City University of Hong Kong, having majored in Japanese Business, 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. Main campus of CityU The City University of Hong Kong (CityU) (Traditional Chinese: ) is one of the eight universities in Hong Kong. ...

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. Within one year Lam secured his position in the music scene as one of the most celebrated artists in China.

His love of Mandarin and English songs and constant support of them have introduced his audience to a wide range of music worldwide. It's not surprising that he was invited to do the opening act for such artists as k.d. lang and Louis Elliot. As a songwriter, he has written many pop hits for singers like Sammi Cheng, Stefanie Sun, Eason Chan and independent group at17. Mandarin (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; literally speech of officials), or Beifanghua (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; literally Northern Dialect(s)), is a category of related Chinese dialects spoken across most of northern and south-western China. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC (born November 2, 1961), best known by the stage name k. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... at17 is a Hong Kong girl band that is pitched to appeal to high school and university students. ...

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 leading actor for two independent films revolving around homosexuality.

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 Ming Pao (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Jyutping ming4 bou3; Hanyu Pinyin: míngbào), a Chinese language newspaper, is a publication by the Ming Pao Group in Hong Kong. ...

"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 Cantonese is a major dialect group or language of the Chinese language, a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ... The South China Morning Post, together with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is the dominant English-language newspaper in Hong Kong, with a circulation of 104,000. ...

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) (2006)
• 【思生活】The Private Life of C (2007)
• 【一期一会Music Theatre Soundtrack】Music Theatre Soundtrack (2007)

Live Performances

• Live in Vancouver/Toronto (2003)
• Traveling Live, Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong (2004)
• Live in Calgary/Toronto (co-headline with at17) (2005)
• Camping in Hong Kong, Arts Centre (2006)
• Singapore Music Festival (2006)
• Taiwan Music Festival (2006)
• Camping in Vancouver (2006)
• Make It Happen Series, Arts Centre, Hong Kong (2006)
• Chinese National Tour (Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan, Guangzhou) (2007)

Filmography

• I Am Not What You Want (2001)
• Buffering (2003)

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Stage

• 【馴情記】Best Memories in my Life (2003)
• 【你今日拯救o左地球未呀】Superman Forever (2005)
• 【一期一会】Once in a Lifetime (2007)

Books

• 【音樂．旅．情】(Music, Travel, Love)(2004)
• 【隨身聽．隨心唱】(Take it Easy)(2005)
• 【一人一峰一結他】(One Man One Guitar) (2006)
• 【思生活】(Never Forget How to Feel) (2007)

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)

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)

External links

• Chet Lam's official website
• Chet Lam @ pinkwork (sound & video)
• Chet Lam's online journal