Dick Lee
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Richard "Dick" Lee Peng Boon (born 24 August 1956) is a Singapore
an pop singer, composer, songwriter, and playwright
. He is best known as a Singapore Idol
judge, but often too as spokesperson for the New Asian generation.
He was born to a Peranakan
father, Lee Kip Lee, (who writes for The Straits Times
), and a Chinese mother, Elizabeth Tan. He was the eldest child in the family of five, with three brothers and a deceased sister. He received his early education at St. Michael's School (now SJI Junior) and his secondary education at St. Joseph's Institution. In 1992, he married jazz
singer Jacintha Abisheganaden
and divorced a few years later. He is a Roman Catholic.
Throughout the 70s and 80s, Dick championed the acceptance of Asian elements in pop music. His pioneering album, Life In The Lion City (1984), won acclaim for just that. But the album that shot him to regional prominence was his 1989 release, The Mad Chinaman. Dick has also won several awards in Singapore
, Hong Kong
and Japan
.
where he continued to develop the new Asian identity through his solo work, as well as collaborations with top Asian artistes like Sandy Lam
from Hong Kong
and Japanese group Zoo
. He has to date, written countless songs for the top singing talents in Asia
.
Dick's album, Transit Lounge, released under the Sony
Label, won both critical and popular praise during the same time when he was also the regional Vice-President of Artiste and Repertoire for Sony Music Asia, based in Hong Kong from 1998–2000. Dick's most recent album, Everything, released in November 2000, features a rare collection of his works written since 1970s. In December 2001, Dick and his friend Leonard T contributed a song in a Charity CD - Love Is The Answer For Kids With Aids, KK Outreach for Kids Fund. The song tile "It All Begins With Love" is heard frequently in Singapore
's radio stations.
(1996), Hotpants (1997), Jacky Cheung
's acclaimed Snow.Wolf.Lake
(1997). Nagraland (1992), Puteri Gunung Ledang (musical)
(2006) and P Ramlee (musical) (2007) toured Japan
, Singapore
and Hong Kong
in a sold-out season. Dick continues his love for theatre by being Associate Artiste Director of the Singapore Repertory Theatre
, an appointment he has held since 1998.
For 2000, Dick composed the songs to the musical of Phua Chu Kang
, a highly popular sitcom, for the Singapore
President’s Star Charity Drive. Produced and broadcast by Television Corporation of Singapore
(TCS), now known as Mediacorp Studios (MCS), the musical raised over a record-setting $2 million dollars.
In 2002 he wrote and co-directed his first dance musical re:MIX for Singapore Repertory Theatre Young Company (SRT Young Company), as well as a specially commissioned work, Forbidden City: Portrait of An Empress
, one of the highlights of Singapore
’s prestigious new cultural centre, The Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay
opening festival in October that year and a popular re-run in September 2003, and again in 2006. It was directed by Steven Dexter
and will go on a world tour in 2008, first stop London's West End.
. Coincidentally, his song We Will Get There
was selected to be 2002 theme song for the parade. Top Singapore-born Chinese pop superstar Stefanie Sun
performed the song and also included it in her own top-selling album. This was his second National Day theme song, having written Home, performed by Kit Chan
, in 1998.
In 2003, he penned the English lyrics of Treasure The World, the image song of J-ASEAN campaign by The Japan Foundation. Artistes from Japan
and 10 ASEAN countries recorded this song for the campaign in English and their respective native languages. In July 2003, the highest honour to Dick’s works came in the form of the prestigious Fukuoka Arts and Culture Prize, an award by the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prizes committee to recognise an individual’s substantial contributions to the arts scene in Asia
.
Lee wrote an autobiography
, The Adventures of the Mad Chinaman, in 2004.
In 2004, he joined Singapore Idol
as a judge alongside fellow Singaporeans Florence Lian and Ken Lim
. He also returned as a judge for Singapore Idol for the second and third seasons in 2006 and 2009 respectively.
On 17 December and 18 December 2004, Lee held a 30th anniversary concert, titled Life Stories at the Kallang Theatre. Guest stars included Singapore Idol winner Taufik Batisah
and runner up Sylvester Sim
, Kumar, ex-wife Jacintha, Koh Chieng Mun, Hossan Leong
, and others.
In 2009, he penned the theme song for the APEC Singapore 2009
summit which was performed in front of world leaders such as Barack Obama
by Kit Chan during the Singapore Evening at the APEC Singapore 2009 summit on November 14, 2009 at the Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay. He was also the director of the 30-minute musical extravaganza involving 376 Singaporean artistes in a concert extravaganza enhanced by multimedia projections.
In 2010, Dick was Creative Director of Singapore's 44th National Day Parade.
In 2011, Dick returns with The Adventures of the Mad Chinaman, a concert, and Beauty Kings, an original comedy play.
. His interest began at the early age of 16 when he designed for his mother’s boutique Midteen.
His fashion career has taken him to Carrie Models, where he scouted and trained the top Singapore models, and designing his own labels for his boutique Ping Pong, as well as in Hemispheres, the first young designer store he set up with a partner.
Other forays in the fashion world include Display Director for Tangs departmental store in 1984, fashion editor of Female magazine in 1986 and one of the founders of the Society of Designing Arts, which spearheaded the introduction of Singapore designers to the local fashion market.
From 1982–1990, Dick also ran his own event company Runway Productions, which specialized in fashion and tourism events. His company also had a hand in the creation of the Boom Boom Room, a successful cabaret featuring the now renowned talents of drag comedian Kumar.
In January 2004, his composition Sandarken won the Best Malay Pop from the COMPASS Awards.
On the platform of his musical talent, Dick has always been actively involved in fund-raising projects for several beneficiaries including Singapore Repertory Theatre
, KK Children’s Hospital
, Make-A-Wish Foundation
and Church of St Ignatius.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
an pop singer, composer, songwriter, and playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
. He is best known as a Singapore Idol
Singapore Idol
Singapore Idol is a television show on Channel 5 of MediaCorp TV. It is a competition among undiscovered singers in Singapore. Like others in the Idol series, it is modelled after Pop Idol. The current judges are singer/songwriter Dick Lee and record producers Florence Lian and Ken Lim. Previous...
judge, but often too as spokesperson for the New Asian generation.
He was born to a Peranakan
Peranakan
Peranakan Chinese and Baba-Nyonya are terms used for the descendants of late 15th and 16th-century Chinese immigrants to the Indonesian archipelago of Nusantara during the Colonial era....
father, Lee Kip Lee, (who writes for The Straits Times
The Straits Times
The Straits Times is an English language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore currently owned by Singapore Press Holdings . It is the country's highest-selling paper, with a current daily circulation of nearly 400,000...
), and a Chinese mother, Elizabeth Tan. He was the eldest child in the family of five, with three brothers and a deceased sister. He received his early education at St. Michael's School (now SJI Junior) and his secondary education at St. Joseph's Institution. In 1992, he married jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
singer Jacintha Abisheganaden
Jacintha Abisheganaden
Jacintha Abisheganaden , also known as Jacintha or Ja for short, is a Singaporean singer and actress.- Discography :Studio albums* 1998: Here's To Ben - A Vocal Tribute To Ben Webster...
and divorced a few years later. He is a Roman Catholic.
Early years
Dick Lee started his career 1971 when, at the age of fifteen, Dick participated in various talent contests with the group, Harmony, and Dick and the Gang (teaming with his siblings). His first album, Life Story, featuring his compositions, was released in 1974.Throughout the 70s and 80s, Dick championed the acceptance of Asian elements in pop music. His pioneering album, Life In The Lion City (1984), won acclaim for just that. But the album that shot him to regional prominence was his 1989 release, The Mad Chinaman. Dick has also won several awards in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
The 90s
In 1990 Dick moved to JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
where he continued to develop the new Asian identity through his solo work, as well as collaborations with top Asian artistes like Sandy Lam
Sandy Lam
Sandy Lam, also known as Lam Yik Lin, is a Cantopop singer who sings in Cantonese, Mandarin, English, and Japanese.-Career:...
from Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
and Japanese group Zoo
Zoo
A zoological garden, zoological park, menagerie, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures, displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred....
. He has to date, written countless songs for the top singing talents in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
.
Dick's album, Transit Lounge, released under the Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
Label, won both critical and popular praise during the same time when he was also the regional Vice-President of Artiste and Repertoire for Sony Music Asia, based in Hong Kong from 1998–2000. Dick's most recent album, Everything, released in November 2000, features a rare collection of his works written since 1970s. In December 2001, Dick and his friend Leonard T contributed a song in a Charity CD - Love Is The Answer For Kids With Aids, KK Outreach for Kids Fund. The song tile "It All Begins With Love" is heard frequently in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
's radio stations.
Plays and musicals
Dick is also passionate about musicals. He has written many staged musicals including Beauty World (1988), Fried Rice Paradise (1991), Kampong Amber (1994), Sing to the DawnSing to the Dawn
Sing to the Dawn is a 1975 story by Minfong Ho, which was originally published as a short story and won the first prize in the Council of Interracial Books for Children. It was later extended to a full-length novel.-Plot summary:...
(1996), Hotpants (1997), Jacky Cheung
Jacky Cheung
Jacky Cheung is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor. The Chinese language media refers to him, Aaron Kwok, Andy Lau and Leon Lai as the Cantopop Four Heavenly Kings , with more than 60 million records sold as of 2000....
's acclaimed Snow.Wolf.Lake
Snow.Wolf.Lake
Snow.Wolf.Lake is Hong Kong's first modern musical. Jacky Cheung, a cantopop artist, was the artistic director of the show. He also played the leading character of the musical. The show time of the whole musical lasts for about three hours. Snow. Wolf.Lake has two different versions; one in...
(1997). Nagraland (1992), Puteri Gunung Ledang (musical)
Puteri Gunung Ledang (musical)
Puteri Gunung Ledang is a Malaysian musical directed by Zahim Albakri, co-directed by Adlin Aman Ramlie, book by Saw Teong Hin and music composed by Dick Lee. The musical is based on the 2004 Puteri Gunung Ledang film. The original production was staged at the Istana Budaya in February 2006, this...
(2006) and P Ramlee (musical) (2007) toured Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
and Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
in a sold-out season. Dick continues his love for theatre by being Associate Artiste Director of the Singapore Repertory Theatre
Singapore Repertory Theatre
The Singapore Repertory Theatre is the first Singapore-based professional theatre group which was founded in 1993. It is reputed to be the leading English language theatres in whole of Asia...
, an appointment he has held since 1998.
For 2000, Dick composed the songs to the musical of Phua Chu Kang
Phua Chu Kang
Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, also known as PCK Pte Ltd or Phua Chu Kang for short , was a Singaporean sitcom on MediaCorp TV Channel 5. The show debuted in Singapore in 1997. A sequel, Phua Chu Kang Sdn...
, a highly popular sitcom, for the Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
President’s Star Charity Drive. Produced and broadcast by Television Corporation of Singapore
Television Corporation of Singapore
Television Corporation of Singapore was a private company that provide television broadcasting services in then monopolised media industry. TCS existed from 1 October 1994 to 11 February 2001; Singapore Broadcasting Corporation was privatised on 1 October 1994 at 00:00 am...
(TCS), now known as Mediacorp Studios (MCS), the musical raised over a record-setting $2 million dollars.
In 2002 he wrote and co-directed his first dance musical re:MIX for Singapore Repertory Theatre Young Company (SRT Young Company), as well as a specially commissioned work, Forbidden City: Portrait of An Empress
Forbidden City: Portrait of An Empress
Forbidden City: Portrait of an Empress is a Singapore Musical that tells the story of China's Legendary Empress Dowager Cixi. It was staged by the Singapore Repertory Theatre originally on 17-19 October 2002 at the Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay, as part of its opening festival, and back again in...
, one of the highlights of Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
’s prestigious new cultural centre, The Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay
Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay
Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay is a waterside building located on six hectares of waterfront land alongside Marina Bay near the mouth of the Singapore River, purpose-built to be the centre for performing arts for the island nation of Singapore...
opening festival in October that year and a popular re-run in September 2003, and again in 2006. It was directed by Steven Dexter
Steven Dexter
Steven Dexter is a theatre director and writer. Born in South Africa, he moved to London in 1984 and studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.- West End productions :...
and will go on a world tour in 2008, first stop London's West End.
New millennium
A dream come true for Dick was to be appointed the Creative Director for Singapore’s 2002 National Day ParadeNational Day Parade
The Singapore National Day Parade is a national ceremony in Singapore that, as its name implies, includes a parade on Singapore's National Day on August 9, in commemoration of Singapore's independence that is usually held at the Padang , the National Stadium, various decentalized venues all over...
. Coincidentally, his song We Will Get There
Leave (album)
Leave is Singaporean Mandopop artist Stefanie Sun's fourth Mandarin studio album. It was released on 21 May 2002 by Warner Music Taiwan.The album features the English and Mandarin version of "一起走到" , the theme song of Sing Singapore for the 2002 National Day Parade.The album was awarded one of the...
was selected to be 2002 theme song for the parade. Top Singapore-born Chinese pop superstar Stefanie Sun
Stefanie Sun
Stefanie Sun was born Sng Ee Tze on 23 July 1978, and known to fans as 13姐 , is a Singaporean singer-songwriter. She has sold over 30 million copies of her albums during the span of her career thus far. She does the majority of her recording, and conducts most of her publicity events, in Taiwan,...
performed the song and also included it in her own top-selling album. This was his second National Day theme song, having written Home, performed by Kit Chan
Kit Chan
Kit Chan is a Singaporean singer.-Music:She was a member of the pioneer generation of Singaporean singers to successfully break into the international market, marked in particular by her breakthrough into the competitive and highly critical Taiwanese market with her hit Mandarin album Heartache ...
, in 1998.
In 2003, he penned the English lyrics of Treasure The World, the image song of J-ASEAN campaign by The Japan Foundation. Artistes from Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and 10 ASEAN countries recorded this song for the campaign in English and their respective native languages. In July 2003, the highest honour to Dick’s works came in the form of the prestigious Fukuoka Arts and Culture Prize, an award by the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prizes committee to recognise an individual’s substantial contributions to the arts scene in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
.
Lee wrote an autobiography
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
, The Adventures of the Mad Chinaman, in 2004.
In 2004, he joined Singapore Idol
Singapore Idol
Singapore Idol is a television show on Channel 5 of MediaCorp TV. It is a competition among undiscovered singers in Singapore. Like others in the Idol series, it is modelled after Pop Idol. The current judges are singer/songwriter Dick Lee and record producers Florence Lian and Ken Lim. Previous...
as a judge alongside fellow Singaporeans Florence Lian and Ken Lim
Ken Lim
Ken Lim is an album producer, composer, publisher, artist manager and concert promoter from Singapore who came under the spotlight in 2004 as a chief judge of the Singapore Idol series...
. He also returned as a judge for Singapore Idol for the second and third seasons in 2006 and 2009 respectively.
On 17 December and 18 December 2004, Lee held a 30th anniversary concert, titled Life Stories at the Kallang Theatre. Guest stars included Singapore Idol winner Taufik Batisah
Taufik Batisah
Muhammad Taufik Bin Batisah, is the winner of the first season of the reality TV series Singapore Idol...
and runner up Sylvester Sim
Sylvester Sim
Sylvester Sim is a Singaporean singer. He was the first runner-up of the talent contest Singapore Idol. He is widely known as Sly to his fans. He used to be part of the popular J-rock band L'zefier....
, Kumar, ex-wife Jacintha, Koh Chieng Mun, Hossan Leong
Hossan Leong
Hossan Leong is a stage and screen actor from Singapore.Educated at the Anglo-Chinese School for most his primary and secondary school years, Hossan was active in many stage productions even before he left the school system and embarked on a 2 year diploma course in electronics at the...
, and others.
In 2009, he penned the theme song for the APEC Singapore 2009
APEC Singapore 2009
Singapore hosted the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings from February to November 2009. The APEC 2009 meetings will culminate in the 17th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting , where Leaders of APEC's 21 member economies will meet from 14 to 15 November 2009.-Theme:The theme for 2009 is...
summit which was performed in front of world leaders such as Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
by Kit Chan during the Singapore Evening at the APEC Singapore 2009 summit on November 14, 2009 at the Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay. He was also the director of the 30-minute musical extravaganza involving 376 Singaporean artistes in a concert extravaganza enhanced by multimedia projections.
In 2010, Dick was Creative Director of Singapore's 44th National Day Parade.
In 2011, Dick returns with The Adventures of the Mad Chinaman, a concert, and Beauty Kings, an original comedy play.
Fashion Interest
Apart from music, Dick’s other passion is for fashion, having studied fashion design at Harrow School of Art in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. His interest began at the early age of 16 when he designed for his mother’s boutique Midteen.
His fashion career has taken him to Carrie Models, where he scouted and trained the top Singapore models, and designing his own labels for his boutique Ping Pong, as well as in Hemispheres, the first young designer store he set up with a partner.
Other forays in the fashion world include Display Director for Tangs departmental store in 1984, fashion editor of Female magazine in 1986 and one of the founders of the Society of Designing Arts, which spearheaded the introduction of Singapore designers to the local fashion market.
From 1982–1990, Dick also ran his own event company Runway Productions, which specialized in fashion and tourism events. His company also had a hand in the creation of the Boom Boom Room, a successful cabaret featuring the now renowned talents of drag comedian Kumar.
In January 2004, his composition Sandarken won the Best Malay Pop from the COMPASS Awards.
On the platform of his musical talent, Dick has always been actively involved in fund-raising projects for several beneficiaries including Singapore Repertory Theatre
Singapore Repertory Theatre
The Singapore Repertory Theatre is the first Singapore-based professional theatre group which was founded in 1993. It is reputed to be the leading English language theatres in whole of Asia...
, KK Children’s Hospital
Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital
Formerly known as Kandang Kerbau Hospital, KK Women's and Children's Hospital is now the largest hospital specialising in healthcare for women and children in Singapore....
, Make-A-Wish Foundation
Make-A-Wish Foundation
The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a 501 non-profit organization founded in the United States that grants wishes to children who have life-threatening medical conditions. The charity now operates in forty-seven countries around the world through thirty-six affiliate offices.The president & CEO of this...
and Church of St Ignatius.
Achievements
| Year | Achievement |
|---|---|
| 1995 | The Perfect 10 Music Achievement Award for outstanding contribution in the Singapore Music scene, by Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... 's leading radio station, Perfect 10. |
| 1996 | Best Original Theme Song in the Golden Horse Awards for his song, The Search of My Life, which was selected as the theme song for the hit movie, He is a Woman, She is a Man, starring Leslie Cheung Leslie Cheung Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing , nicknamed elder brother , was a film actor and musician from Hong Kong. Cheung was considered as "one of the founding fathers of Cantopop", and "combining a hugely successful film and music career".In 2000, Cheung was named Asian Biggest Superstar by China Central... and Anita Yuen Anita Yuen Anita Yuen Wing-yi is a Hong Kong film and television actress. She was the winner of the 1990 Miss Hong Kong Pageant.-Pageant career:At the age of 18, Yuen entered the Miss Hong Kong 1990 pageant. She was a heavy favorite to win the crown from the semifinal to final. During the semifinals on August... . |
| 1998 | Received the awards for Top Local English Pop Song and Top Local Composer of the Year in the Composers and Authors Society of Singapore Ltd (Compass) Awards. He composed the song Home which was selected to be the National Day Theme Song. |
| 1999 | Best Original Movie Theme Song in the Hong Kong Academy Awards for the theme song of the movie The City of Glass, starring Leon Lai Leon Lai Leon Lai is a Hong Kong-based actor and Cantopop singer. The media refer to Aaron Kwok, Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau and Leon Lai as the Cantopop Four Heavenly Kings . He uses the stage name "Li Ming" or "Lai Ming" which literally means "dawn."-Biography:... and Shu Qi Shu Qi Shu Qi is the stage name of a Taiwanese actress born Lin Li-Hui . Her stage name is occasionally romanized as Hsu Chi or Shu Kei . Her name is sometimes seen in the Western order as Qi Shu.-Early life:... . Awarded three top accolades in the Compass Awards for:
|
| 2000 | Released English album "Everything." under Sony Sony , commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues.... Music Top Local Composer of the Year in the COMPASS COMPASS COMPASS is an acronym for COMPrehensive ASSembler. COMPASS is any of a family of macro assembly languages on Control Data Corporation's 3000 series, and on the 60-bit CDC 6000 series, 7600 and Cyber 70 and 170 series mainframe computers... Awards 2000 |
| 2001 | Top Local Composer of the Year in the COMPASS COMPASS COMPASS is an acronym for COMPrehensive ASSembler. COMPASS is any of a family of macro assembly languages on Control Data Corporation's 3000 series, and on the 60-bit CDC 6000 series, 7600 and Cyber 70 and 170 series mainframe computers... Awards 2001 |
| 2002 | He composed the song We Will Get There Leave (album) Leave is Singaporean Mandopop artist Stefanie Sun's fourth Mandarin studio album. It was released on 21 May 2002 by Warner Music Taiwan.The album features the English and Mandarin version of "一起走到" , the theme song of Sing Singapore for the 2002 National Day Parade.The album was awarded one of the... which was selected to be the National Day Theme Song. |
| 2003 | Fukuoka Asian Culture Awards: Arts Award. COMPASS COMPASS COMPASS is an acronym for COMPrehensive ASSembler. COMPASS is any of a family of macro assembly languages on Control Data Corporation's 3000 series, and on the 60-bit CDC 6000 series, 7600 and Cyber 70 and 170 series mainframe computers... Award for top Malay song |
| 2005 | Cultural Medallion Cultural Medallion The Cultural Medallion is a Singapore cultural award conferred to those who have achieved artistic excellence in dance, theatre, literature, music, photography, art and film.... Award Winner |
| 2006 | Top Local Composer of the Year in the COMPASS COMPASS COMPASS is an acronym for COMPrehensive ASSembler. COMPASS is any of a family of macro assembly languages on Control Data Corporation's 3000 series, and on the 60-bit CDC 6000 series, 7600 and Cyber 70 and 170 series mainframe computers... Awards 2006 "Puteri Gunung Ledang (musical) Puteri Gunung Ledang (musical) Puteri Gunung Ledang is a Malaysian musical directed by Zahim Albakri, co-directed by Adlin Aman Ramlie, book by Saw Teong Hin and music composed by Dick Lee. The musical is based on the 2004 Puteri Gunung Ledang film. The original production was staged at the Istana Budaya in February 2006, this... The Musical" in which he composed the music, premiered at Istana Budaya Istana Budaya The Istana Budaya or The Palace of Culture, founded in September 1999, is Malaysia's main venue for all types of theatre including musical theater, operetta, classical concert and opera from local and international performances... , Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... on 7 until 26 February 2006. |
| 2007 | "P Ramlee The Musical" in which he composed the music, premiered at Istana Budaya Istana Budaya The Istana Budaya or The Palace of Culture, founded in September 1999, is Malaysia's main venue for all types of theatre including musical theater, operetta, classical concert and opera from local and international performances... , Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... on 18 October 2007 and ran until 3 November 2007. |
| 2008 | "P Ramlee The Musical" ran for a second season in Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... and made its Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... premiere on 17 May 2008. |
| 2009 | Directed Singapore Evening at The Esplanade concert for world leaders such as American President Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in... during the APEC Singapore 2009 APEC Singapore 2009 Singapore hosted the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings from February to November 2009. The APEC 2009 meetings will culminate in the 17th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting , where Leaders of APEC's 21 member economies will meet from 14 to 15 November 2009.-Theme:The theme for 2009 is... summit Wrote the theme song for the APEC Singapore 2009 summit. |
| 2010 | Fried Rice Paradise re-staged by the People's Association for its 50th Anniversary. Creative Director for Singapore's 44th National Day Parade |
| 2011 | Dick Lee to chair 2011's Audi Fashion Festival. Staging The Adventures of the Mad Chinaman and Beauty Kings. |
Discography
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1974 | Life Story |
| 1979 | Single - Internationaland |
| 1984 | Life In The Lion City Surirum Bumboat! |
| 1985 | Fried Rice Paradise |
| 1986 | The Songs From Long Ago |
| 1988 | Connections |
| 1989 | The Mad Chinaman When I Play |
| 1990 | Asiamajor |
| 1991 | Orientalism |
| 1993 | The Year of The Monkey Peace Life Love Life Story Hong Kong Rhapsody |
| 1994 | Compass |
| 1995 | Secret Island |
| 1996 | Singapop |
| 1999 | Transit Lounge |
| 2000 | Everything |
| 2003 | Rice |
| 2004 | Life (Compilation English album) |
| 2004 | Stories (Compilation Chinese album) |
| 2010 | Life Deluxe |