Elly Lam

Biography

Elly Lam, known as Annie, is a Hong Kong singer, actress, and model born on 17 December 1989, raised in the New Territories region. She comes from an artistic family, with her elder sister being composer Lin Lai. She studied at St. Paul's Secondary School where she served as volleyball team captain. In 2011, she participated in the talent show "Super Voice 3" under her original name Lam Lai Sze while in her third year of nursing studies at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, but was eliminated in the fourth round. After graduating, she worked as a registered nurse in surgical departments at several hospitals for six years, specializing in elderly care and plastic surgery. Alongside her nursing career, she pursued professional singing as a resident singer at the Shangri-La Hotel, lead singer for wedding bands, and demo singer, specializing in pop music while also enjoying classical music. In 2018, she released her first Hi-Fi album "Dreamy" under Hi-Fi Records production. In 2019, she was discovered by Emperor Entertainment Group and signed with them, releasing her second album "Closer" in September 2020 with a limited pressing of 2000 copies and a German vinyl edition. During the COVID-19 pandemic, her artistic work was heavily affected, so she created a YouTube channel to maintain her presence and share beauty and makeup tips. As the pandemic subsided in 2023, she traveled to Tokyo and collaborated with Japanese producers Masakazu Kimura and Jun Abe to release her third album "TOKYO BLOOM". Annie has appeared in several films and TV series, including "12 Days," "Moon Thieves," "Family for Rent," "Breaking Hell," and "Love Like Me," as well as TV series "Black Gold Storm," "Forensic JD," and "Office Romance." She has won several awards including Best Adapted Song at the 2020 New City Awards for "Ambiguous" and Best New Artist at the 2020 Gold Songs Awards.