Dick Lee was the eldest child in the family of five, with three brothers and a sister.
15 Facts About Dick Lee
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Dick Lee received his early education at St Michael's School and his secondary education at St Joseph's Institution.
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Dick Lee started his career in 1971 at the age of fifteen when he joined when he the group Harmony as a pianist and participated in several talent contests with the group.
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Dick Lee would performed on stage both as a group or on his own.
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Dick Lee's pioneering album, Life in the Lion City, won acclaim.
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Dick Lee won several awards in Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan for these early artistic efforts.
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Dick Lee has written numerous songs for top singing talents in Asia.
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Dick Lee has written many staged musicals including Beauty World, Fried Rice Paradise, Kampong Amber, Sing to the Dawn, Hotpants, Jacky Cheung's acclaimed Snow.
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Dick Lee was appointed the Creative Director for Singapore's 2002 National Day Parade.
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Dick Lee wrote an autobiography, The Adventures of the Mad Chinaman, in 2004.
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Dick Lee returned as a judge for the second and third seasons in 2006 and 2009.
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Dick Lee was the director of the 30-minute musical extravaganza involving 376 Singaporean artistes in a concert extravaganza enhanced by multimedia projections.
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Dick Lee was named a Steinway Artist and became Creative Director of the revamped Rediffusion Singapore radio station.
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Dick Lee designed his own labels for his boutique Ping Pong, as well as for Hemispheres, the first young designer store he set up with a partner.
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Dick Lee chaired the 2011 Audi Fashion Festival, and in 2014, he was named brand ambassador for Audi Singapore.