Phil Lam
Phil Lam | |
|---|---|
林奕匡 | |
Phil Lam, 2023 | |
| Born | Nanaimo, Canada |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Notable work | Hills and Valleys (高山低谷) |
| Spouse |
Rikko Lee (m. 2017) |
| Musical career | |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Genres | Cantopop, Jazz, Rhythm and blues, Indie pop, Electropop, Synth-pop |
| Instruments | saxophone, piano (grade 5), guitar |
Phil Lam Yik-hong[1] (Chinese: 林奕匡) is a Canadian-born Hong Kong artist and sing-songwriter. Born in Nanaimo and raised in Qualicum Beach,[2] he signed a contract with Sony Music Hong Kong in 2009. He rose to fame in Hong Kong in 2014 with the song Hills and Valleys (高山低谷), which earned him a Top 20 Gold Song Award in the 2014 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation.[3]
Career
Early stages of his career: 2007 to 2011
In 2007, Phil Lam participated the Vancouver qualification for the New Talent Singing Awards.[4] Later, he represented Vancouver to participate in the New Talent Singing Awards.
2017 to 2020
In January 2018, Lam announced at the Hit Music Awards Ceremony that he had obtained a Hong Kong identity card.[5]
Personal life
Lam married former TVB host Rikko Lee in 2017.[6]
Filmography
Television shows
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | King Maker III | ViuTV | Judge | EP27-30[7] |
| 2022 | Youniverse | HOY TV | Judge | EP16-20[8] |
| Stars Academy 2 | TVB | Coach |
Songwriting
Lam is the composer of the following songs:
- "A world for two" (二人世界) by Jason Chan (2012)
- "Little urchin" (小頑童) by Kay Tse (2013)
- "Still remember" (還記得) by Pakho Chau (2014)
- "How are you?" (別來無恙) by Jason Chan Pak-yu (2015)
- "無聊之歌" by MastaMic Feat. Bianca Wu (2015)
- "睡過頭" by Landy Wen (2015)
- "Dear my friend," by Keung To (2021)
- "難道我還未夠難" by Mischa Ip (2021)
- "第一個迷" by Jeffrey Ngai (2022)
References
- ^ "Meet singer Phil Lam". Young Post. South China Morning Post. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "林奕匡憂難越《高山》 憶曾經歌星夢碎 「100元也提不出」". HK01. 6 November 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2018.(in Chinese)
- ^ Hsia, Heidi Hsia. "Joey Yung wins JSG's Best Female Singer again". sg.news.yahoo.com. Cinema Online. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "09年入行 走過高山低谷 林奕匡 靠家人匯錢接濟 | 藝人專訪". 東方新地 (in Traditional Chinese). 14 July 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "林奕匡奪唱作人金獎 ：真正以一個香港人身份去攞呢個獎". 香港01. 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ 【專訪】「眼淺」林奕匡月尾舉行婚禮 交界未婚妻話晒事 Archived 2017-08-19 at the Wayback Machine 明報周刊
- ^ "King Maker III". ViuTV. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Youniverse". YouTube. HOY TV. Retrieved 8 April 2023.