Ricksen Tam

Biography

Tan Ching, known in English as Ricksen Tam, is a singer from Hong Kong whose original name is Tam Jin-an. He began his career as a fashion model and later won an advertising spokesperson competition, which led him to enter the music industry. His first radio-played song "塗鴉" (Graffiti) reached fourth place on the Metro Pop Song Chart. In a talent competition, he chose to perform a self-composed song, which caught the attention of musicians who gave him an audition opportunity and he worked with producers Zhang Jiacheng and Fan Zhenfeng. Tan Ching stated that he started learning guitar after seeing Nicholas Tse play and finding it stylish, but after learning the guitar, he truly fell in love with music. He released his first EP containing five songs mostly about emotions, aiming to inspire the audience and spread positive energy. The song "塗鴉" combines positive energy of friendship and love, encouraging people to bravely face anything in life. In 2012, he joined the television division of City Telecom and became an artist under Hong Kong Media Production. He also appeared in the 2015 short film "Another Window" as Billy. He won the Uchannel "Youth Most Favorite Male Newcomer" award and the Metro "Blasting New Male Singer" award in 2011.