George Lam

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George Lam
林子祥
Lam in 2016
Born	(1947-10-12) 12 October 1947 (age 76) British Hong Kong
Occupation(s)	Singer, composer, music producer, actor
Years active	1976–present
Spouses	Ng Ching Yuen ​ ​ (m. 1980; div. 1994)​ Sally Yeh ​ (m. 1996)​
Children	2
Awards	Golden Needle Award in 1994, the CASH Hall of Fame Award in 2003, the J.S.G. Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015, and the RTHK Hall of Fame Award in 2016. Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Original Film Song 1987 Passion
Musical career
Also known as	Ah Lam (Chinese) Lam (English)
Genres	Cantopop, English pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, piano
Labels	Warner Music Group, EMI
Musical artist
Chinese name
Chinese	林子祥
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lín Zǐxiáng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping lam4 zi2 coeng4

George Lam Tsz-Cheung (born 12 October 1947), also known professionally by his surname Lam, is a Hong Kong-based veteran Cantopop singer, singer-songwriter, music producer and actor, with a career that has so far lasted more than four decades. Lam produces most of his own albums, writes many of his own songs, occasionally writes for other artists, and covers other people's songs. Lam has a wide vocal range and is capable of interpreting and performing many different genres of music. He is heavily involved with planning and designing his concerts and his LP/CD covers. He was the one who came up with the first Cantopop rap, "Ah Lam's Diary", and he also pioneered the stringing together of multiple hit Cantopop songs to create a 10-minute long medley which is called "10 Minutes 12 Inches". In 2019, Lam interwove his songs together to put on a musical-like concert, Lamusical.

In addition to his singing career, Lam has also acted in some TV dramas, and played lead roles in many films, making his film debut in Luckies Trio in 1978. Possibly his most memorable role was as Stephen Akutagawa, a Japanese journalist in Boat People (1982), directed by Ann Hui.