林憶蓮

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Sandy Lam (林憶蓮) In the chinese pop music scene in Asia, especially to those who used to listen to radio from mid-80s and on in Hong Kong, Sandy Lam is a name equivalent to transformation, perfection, hard work, feminine, and talent. Her career began as a part-time DJ at Commercial Radio Hong Kong in 1982, in which she got an unique nick name 611 (6+1+1=8, in Cantonese '8' means being talkative and always questioning about gossips and other topics). Sandy joined SONY in 1983 and her debut in her Chinese name Lam Yik Lin was released in 1984. She rapidly became the most popular up-and-raising star. "Yik Lin", her third album released in 1987, reached double platinum and that's when her music career truly kicked off. With heavy influences from Western music, Sandy's music style started from cheesy Japanese teen pop to Light Jazz; and from there to R&B, Soul, or even Fusion. In fact, she is considered the only Hong Kong female singer with the best ad-libs. She has 27 full studio albums in Cantonese, Mandarin, English and Japanese, and adding other EPs, live recordings, compilations and co-operations, there is more than 80 or more on the list. Unlike many other singers in Hong Kong, …