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Ah Lam's English name is GEORGE Lam but he doesn't like the name at all.
Born Oct 1947,
a libra.
Father was a physician. Parents seperated. Went to boarding school and attended
Diocesan Boy's School. One younger brother (Tony).
Left Hong Kong in 1965 to attend university in England, majoring English Literature.
He formed a band called "Midnighter" with some schoolmates. In 1968,
he emigrated to Los Angeles. By 1971, he had worked as a telephone salesman,
stock broker, and Beverley Hills tennis coach. (Although collecting unemployment
cheques most of the time). He visited HK for several months. He returned to
Hong Kong again in 1975 to visit his ailing grandfather. He brought a tape to
a TV station and joined the band Jade (玉 石 樂 隊 ). In 1976, he signed contract
with EMI and released his first album LAM I in October.
Several person of significance in Lam's early career:
Teresa Carpio 杜麗沙--A frequent singing
partner. The song "April" was first sung by Carpio.
甄思秦(sp.)"師傅"--The producer
of his first several albums.
K. K. Wong--He discovered Lam and
signed the contract with him.
Chris Babida--The boss of the nightclub
where Lam sang.
In 1982, the album 成吉思汗 had accumulated a total sale of six platinum i.e. 300,000 copies and set the HK record.
Ah Lam released
his first album in Warner at 1983.
Ah Lam got married to 吳 正 元 in U.S. at 1980. He had two children, one boy 德正
(1985 March 6th) and one girl 德薏 (1986 March 5th). He had been constantly delivering
hits after hits. In the 1980's, he reigned along with Alan Tam, Anita Mui and
Leslie Cheung as one of the most famous singers in Hong Kong.
Aside from singing, Lam also starred in many movies.
Ah Lam had held several series of concerts which are quite successful. HK audience
seem to accept his style of holding a concert--neither too much fanfares nor
gadgets but just a string of good songs and a full-fledged effort. He just held
a 20-year anniversary concert at 1995.
Being a popular singer and sometimes actor, he is disproportionally low-profile.
Interviews are rarely conducted. As a result, he might give an impression of
being aloof and reserved. However, many colleagues had confirmed that once he
is familiar with someone, he can be quite friendly. It is quite well known that
he is not very fluent in the Chinese language. One will more aptly describe
him as the "strong and silent type". Also, he is considered quite
well dressed.
By the end of 1990, he had finished 6 series of concerts.
In the 1990's,
Lam had been constantly producing one or two album per year. In recent years,
several significant events happened:
Joined EMI again.
Divorced 吳 正 元 in 1994.
Married Sally Yeh, one of the most
famous female singers in the 1980's.
In 1999, Ah Lam was arrested in
an airport duty free shop for shoplifting a pair of sun glasses. Ah Lam decided
to plea guilty and have the matters done with in the quickest manner. However,
he had expressed regret on the plea and would have done otherwise by maintaining
his innocence.
