Phil Lam

Phil Lam Yik-hong (, born 12 June 1985 as Phillip Lam zh , link=no , c=林漢輝) is a Canadian-born Hong Kong artist and sing-songwriter. Born in Nanaimo and raised in Qualicum Beach, 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 (), which earned him a Top 20 Gold Song Award in the 2014 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation.

Career

Early stages of his career: 2007 to 2011

In 2007, Phil Lam participated the Vancouver qualification for the New Talent Singing Awards. Later, he represented Vancouver to participate in the New Talent Singing Awards.

In 2009, he signed a contract with Sony Music Hong Kong to be a singer-songwriter. Originally, his debut will be in late 2009. But thanks to the conflict of Sony Music Hong Kong with TVB, the plan was postponed.

In September 2010, Phil Lam finally debuted and released his first Mandarin song, Rain Fell on the Ground () . On 11 November 2010, he held his first concert, Listen · Phil Lam Showcase (). He also released his first EP, loaded on 25 November 2010.

In 2011, Phil released a song, Infinity () with Jason Chan.

Poor-performing period: 2012–2013

In 2012, Phil releases his first album, Phil Lam, this album contains all songs from his previous EP, Loaded, but he only sent the song Things to be Completed Before 30 Years Old () to the radio. He did not release any album or singles in 2013.

He became famous: 2014 to 2016

In 2014, he released his second EP, 3. He was noticed by the song Hills and Valleys () and the music video of the song is one of the most watched Cantopop music videos on YouTub

In 2015, he released his second album, Someone Echoes() and sent the songs Song of Praise (), Andersen's Fault () and Someone Echoes (). He also released a song, A New Day ()with Robynn & Kendy. The music videos of Andersen's Fault () and Someone Echoes () got around 5 million views on YouTube each.

Stably Important: 2017 to 2020

February 2017, he held a 3-day concert at Macpherson Stadium, Hong Kong , Macpherson Stadium named PHIL LIKE LIVE 2017. He also released his third album, Songs of Love. One of the song in the album, Once in a Blue Moon () became a top hit on the radio and the music video got more than a million views on YouTube.

In the middle of 2017, he released 3 songs, "It is Good to Have Tears" (), "Resting and Not Working Today" () and "Grassland" (). He also released an EP at the end of that year, My Taste of Life, and held the Grassland Concert ().

At the year-end music awards ceremony, Lam won the Metro Music Awards' Best Singer-Songwriter and the HITS Music Awards' Best Singer-Songwriter Gold Award, and won the Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs Award for his song "Rare Encounter" ().

In January 2018, Lam announced at the Hit Music Awards Ceremony that he had obtained Hong Kong residency.

Personal breakthrough: 2021

In 2021, Lam served as a guest mentor in the 10th and 11th episodes of the TVB singing talent show "STARS Academy".

In 2021, Lam successively released EDM-style works "Prisoner of Time" ( zh, 時間的囚犯) and "The Thinker" ( zh, 沉思者), among which "Prisoner of Time" won three championships and one runner-up.

In September 2021, Lam released the single "About Love Thoughts" ( zh, 關於愛的碎念) and invited popular actress Kathy Ngai on-Chi to collaborate for the first time. The philosophical concepts and expressions presented in the MV and the song were well received, and received over 800,000 hits on YouTube in less than two months. It became the champion song of three stations at the same time, and also ranked among the top three in New Town and TVB.

On November 19, 2021, Lam released his philosophy-themed album of the same name, "Philosophy". The single "Answer" ( zh, 解答) included in the album was released to major platforms on the same day.

Becoming a mentor for "STARS Academy 2": 2022 to present

In 2022, after becoming a guest mentor of "STARS Academy 2" the previous year, Lam officially became a mentor of the TVB singing talent show "The Voice of China 2". On July 24 of the same year, he was awarded the "Hong Kong Golden Songs Award CASH Songwriter Silver Award" at the " Hong Kong Gold Songs Award Presentation Ceremony 2021/2022".

Emotional life

In March 2017, Lam announced on Instagram that he had successfully proposed to his girlfriend of nine years, former TVB host Rikko Lee. Got married in Canada at the end of August 2017.【專訪】「眼淺」林奕匡月尾舉行婚禮 交界未婚妻話晒事
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Accidental Injury

In July 2020, Lam went out to sea with his friends. He accidentally slipped and had an accident when getting off the boat. He needed to have his right hand in a cast, his feet wrapped in gauze, and he needed to be hospitalized for treatment. He later thanked the medical staff for their care on social media.

Filmography

Television shows

Songwriting Works For Other Singers

As Composer:
*"A world for two" (二人世界) by Jason Chan Pak-yu (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)
*"Dear my friend," by Keung To (2021)
*"第一個迷" by Jeffrey Ngai (2022)

References

External links

Phil's YouTube Channel
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University of British Columbia alumni
Sony Music artists
Canadian expatriates in Hong Kong
Hong Kong male singers
1985 births
Living people
Sony Music Hong Kong artists