Freya Lim facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Freya Lim 林凡
Freya Lin in 2011
Born	(1979-11-20) 20 November 1979 (age 45) Taiwan
Occupation	Singer, radio deejay
Years active	2000–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	林凡
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lin Fan Southern Min Hokkien POJ Lîm Hoân
Musical career
Also known as	Freya Lin, Lin Fan, Freya Lam
Origin	Penang, Malaysia
Genres	Mandopop
Labels	What's Music (1999–2001) Linfair Records (2002–2007) Rock Records (2010–present)

Freya Lim (born November 20, 1979), also known as Freya Lin, is a singer and radio DJ. She sings Mandopop, which is Chinese pop music. Freya is from Malaysia but lives in Taiwan. Her father is Malaysian, and her mother is Taiwanese.

Freya studied Psychology at the University of Washington Seattle. She graduated in 2002. Later, in 2007, after her third album, she went to Boston University. There, she studied for a master's degree in Applied Communication.

Freya Lim's Music Career

How Freya Started Singing

In 1999, Freya's singing talent was discovered. A famous music producer named Benjamin Lin Ming Yang heard her. Freya was singing a song by Sandy Lam at a KTV with friends. Benjamin Lin liked her voice a lot. Soon after, she signed with What's Music International Incorporated.

First Album Success

In 2000, Freya released her first music album. It was simply called Freya (林凡同名專輯). The first song on the album was a new version of Sandy Lam's classic hit Night's Too Dark. Other popular songs from the album included Anything Can Be Forgotten and Goodbye Seattle.

However, the song Living Alone (一個人生活) became the most popular. It was the ending theme song for a TV show called The Beauty Mermaid. This song was so popular that it was also covered in Cantonese by Hong Kong singer Vincy Chan. Freya's first album, Freya, sold 120,000 copies in Taiwan. It stayed on the Taiwan music charts for over six months!

Awards and Recognition

Freya was nominated for "Best New Artist" in 2001. This was at the Golden Melody Awards, a very important music award show. She also won "Best Newcomer (Bronze)" at the 2001 Singapore Hit Awards for her album Freya.

Beyond Singing

Besides singing, Freya has also acted. She was in a musical play called Love Mileage (愛情里程). This play was shown at the Taiwan Huashan Arts Centre in September 2009.

Freya also works as a Radio DJ. She hosts a show on BCC.

First Solo Concert

On August 18, 2012, Freya held her first solo concert. It was called 林凡 Freya&Friends 幸福零缺口犀利演唱會. The concert took place at the Taipei International Convention Center (TICC).

Freya Lim's Music Albums

Studio Albums

Singles

Awards and Nominations

Concerts

Solo Concerts

Joint Concerts

Radio

• Taiwan i-radio FM96 i-have fun (Weekdays UTC+08:00 16:00–18:00)

Theatre

• Musical play Love Mileage (愛情里程) (staged at Taiwan Huashan Arts Centre from 10–13 September 2009)