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Name
Ken Lim
Role
Composer
Spouse
Judy Hsu
Music director
When I Fall in Love... with Both
Similar People
Sylvia Ratonel, Tabitha Nauser, Taufik Batisah, Hady Mirza, Elsa Lin
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Ken Lim (born 1964) is an album producer, composer, publisher, artist manager, concert promoter and a communications strategist from Singapore. He came under the spotlight in 2004 as a chief judge of the Singapore Idol series. His remarks and deadpan expressions invariably drew attention with his comments.
Ken has appeared in numerous magazine covers and press articles over the years. He is a respected & well known all-rounder entertainment icon in the Singapore music industry. Known to be honest and direct with his comments, he excels not only in one but in many areas of the music and entertainment industry. He is famous on being very particular on the delivery on his task, he has had more than two decades of significant contribution with regards to the development of Singapore's pop culture.
He currently runs one of Singapore's most established record companies, Hype Records, a set-up that does PR & Campaign conceptualization, Concert Promotions, Artiste & Music Promotions across Asia Pacific region, Record Production, Recording Facilities, Artiste Management, Music Publishing, TV & film productions.
Reputed to be a godfather to the local music and entertainment industry since the 80s, Ken represented Singapore in numerous song festivals and competition since he was 16. Amongst them, Asia Song Contest, Seoul Song Festival, World Popular Song Festival.
It is known that during the first Asian Idol competition in Jakarta, Indonesia, Ken being the last judge, predicted the unlikely victory of Hady Mirza while the other judges were praising other contestants to win. In another occasion, during the audition rounds of the third season of Singapore Idol, Ken despite opposition from the other judges, accurately foretold that one of the contestants, Sylvia, would be amongst the top 10 out of the thousands of participants that auditioned.
Ken is married to Judy Hsu, a Taiwanese Canadian and Singaporean PR who is currently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Standard Chartered Bank Singapore. They met while she was a successful recording artiste more than 32 years ago. They have two young boys, Jax and Kaz attending Anglo Chinese School.
Sylvia ratonel touched by an angel composed by ken lim
Timeline of achievements
1977 – Started career at the young age of 13 when he was awarded a scholarship from The Yamaha School of Music. Participated actively in concerts and performances all over Asia;
1978 – An engineer and record producer at EMI Recording Studios while till attending school
1978 – Started to produce recording artiste like Sudirman, Tracy Huang, Sarah Chang, et cetera
1981 – Awarded 'The Most Outstanding Composition Award' at the Asia Popular Song Festival at the age of 17;
1984 – Represented Singapore at the Seoul Song Festival held in Korea with composition 'I Live in the past';
1985 – Awarded the 'Most Outstanding Television Theme Song' for 2 consecutive years;
1987 – Composition featured in Miss Universe International Pageant opening segment hosted by Singapore;
1991 – Commissioned to produce the official theme songs for the XI Asian Games in Beijing;
1991 – Promoted Hideki Saijo's Concert
1992 – Promoted Rollins Band Concert
1993 – Commissioned to produce XVII Sea Games in Singapore;
1994 – Released self debut album entitled 'Empyrean' under the EMI International label. Was not successful;
1995 – Wrote songs for Sandy Lam, Stella Chang, Power Station, Linda Lan, et cetera
1995 – Secured a record-breaking recording contract for Stella Chang Chin Fang with EMI International;
1996 – Produced Fann Wong's debut album, Fanntasy, which spearheaded her entry into regional Asian showbiz;
1998 – Commissioned by the Television Corporation of Singapore to write, produce & brand its channel with the theme 'Your World at Home on 5';
1999 – Executive Producer and wrote the National Song 'Together'. The MV was directed by Tsui Hark
2000 – Executive Producer for the TV series 'Chemistry'
1999 – Composed the movie soundtrack for the Hong Kong films The Truth About Jane and Sam and When I Fall in Love... with Both, each starring Fann Wong. and won Best Movie Theme Song at Compass.
1999 – Wrote the National Song 'Together'
2000 – Produced Singapore's millennium song Moments of Magic, starring Fann Wong, Tanya Chua and Elsa Lin.
2001 – Commissioned by Ministry of Information and the Arts to produce the new version of the National Anthem of Singapore, 'Majulah Singapura'
2001 – Wrote 'The 'V’ in you' (performed by Dreamz FM, a local pop group), to commemorate the international year of volunteers'’ (Was the first Asian composition to be presented and performed at the United Nations Assembly in New York. This invitation was both Singapore's and Asia's first cultural presence at the United Nations);
2001 – Promoted Buena Vista Social Club's Concert
2002 – Partnered Tsui Hark, Hong Kong's top film director, and produced the world's first cyber recording artistes, AM FM and won the Siggraph awards in New Orleans.
2002 – Promoted F4's Concert
2003 – Consultant producer – 'True Hearts Charity Show' for Community Chest.
2004 – Became a Judge of Singapore Idol
2004 – Promoted Kazumasa Oda's Concert
2004 – Promoted Faye Wong's Concert
2004 – Consultant producer – 2nd 'True Hearts Charity Show' for Community Chest.
2005 – Executive Producer for the TV Series 'Shooting Star"
2005 – Appointed Starhub's Ambassador
2005 – Produced Taufik and Olinda's albums
2005 – Produced the National Song "Reach out for the Skies"
2005 – Named "Music Producer & Extraordinaire " in the Singapore Book of Records 2005
2006 – Returned as judge for Singapore Idol season 2
2007 – Promoted Olivia Newton-John's concert
2007 – Was one of 2 primary judges alongside Dick Lee for reality show "Live The Dream"
2007 – Became a Judge of Asian Idol, representing Singapore.
2008 – Promoted Lee Hom's Concert
2008 – Promoted Jay Chou and Lee Hom's concerts
2009 – Appointed 7–11 Spokesperson
2009 – Promoted Eason Chan's Concert
2009 – Consultant producer – 3rd'True Hearts Charity Show' for Community Chest
2009 – Promoted Grasshopper's Concert
2009 – Returned as chief judge for Singapore Idol Season 3 & wrote the winning song 'Touched by an angel".
2010 – Promoted first ever public concert at Resort World with US artiste "Boys Likes Girls"
2010 – Executive Producer and songwriter of Everyone – 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games theme song performed by Jody Williams, Jessica Mauboy, Tabitha Nauser, Steve Appleton (musician) and Sean Kingston.
2010 – Promoted Eason Chan's Duo Concert
2010 – Promoted Rainie Yang's 1st Concert in Singapore
2010 – Promoted Anzenchitai's Concert in Singapore
2010 – Promoted Fong Fei Fei's Concert in Singapore
2010 – Promoted Grasshopper's Concert in Singapore
2011 – Promoted 2 P.M's Concert in Singapore
2011 – Promoted The Cranberries' concert in Singapore
2011 – Promoted B.O.B's Concert in Singapore
2011 – Promoted Good Charlotte's Concert in Singapore
2011 – Music Changes Life Event
2011 – Consultant producer – 'True Hearts Youth Charity Show' for Community Chest.
2012 – Promoted AMei's Concert in Singapore
2012 – Promoted LeeHom's Concert in Singapore
2013 – Creator and Judge of The Final 1 (Season 1)
2013 – Promoted AMei's Concert in Singapore
2013 – Promoted Adam Lambert's concert in Singapore
2014 – Promoted Il Divo's Concert in Singapore
2014 – Promoted Siti Nurhaliza's Concerti n Singapore
2015 – Promoted Anuar Zain's Concert in Singapore
2015 – Executive Producer and producer for Let's Think About It Season 1 (Social Cohesion/Manpower Concerns/Future as a Global City)
2015 – Executive Producer, Producer & Judge for The Final 1 (Season 2)
2015 – Executive Producer and producer for Let's Think About It Season 2 (Retirement/Population/Education)
2016 – Promoted Zhang Qing Fang's Concert in Singapore
2016 – Promoted Il Divo's Concert in Singapore
2016 – Executive Producer and producer for Let's Think About It Season 3 (SkillsFuture)
2016 - Executive Producer and producer for Let's Think About It Season 4 (Multiculturalism)
2017 - Executive Producer and producer for Let's Think About It Season 5 (Committee on Future Economy)
Grooming of local talents
Discovered and developed numerous talents in the likes of Stella Chang Chin Fang, Rui En, Jeanette Aw, etc. & also responsible for exporting many local artistes Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia and China.