Charlie Lim

Charles Lim Yu (born 1988) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter, musician, producer and artist.

Early life and education Lim was exposed to music from a young age, as his mother taught the piano.

In 2005, he topped the state of Victoria for music performance and was selected by VCE's Season of Excellence to perform at Melbourne's Hamer Hall.

He later returned to Singapore to serve National Service, during which he joined the Singapore Armed Forces Music & Drama Company as their frontman for the combo band, which involved performing for foreign dignitaries, army recruits, black tie events, as well as goodwill tours in Australia and Brunei.

Lim continued his studies at Monash University in 2008 to complete his Bachelor's degree in Music. He currently shuttles between Singapore, Melbourne and London.

Lim released TIME/SPACE in 2015, an introspective and melancholic double EP that explores "different polarities" of his musical interests, with TIME reflecting his folkier, singer-songwriter sensibilities and SPACE a manifestation of his DIY approach to experimental pop production. The album went to #1 on Singapore's iTunes charts within an hour of its release. The Straits Times gave it a glowing review of 4.5/5 stars, and awarded it the Best Pop Album of 2015. Popular media outlets such as Today, Popspoken, Beehype and Juice, also considered the record as one of the best music releases of the year.

Following two sold-out shows at the 10th edition of the Mosaic Music Festival, Lim performed TIME/SPACE to another sold-out crowd in Singapore at the Esplanade Concert Hall, as part of a triple bill with Inch Chua and The Great Spy Experiment.

In 2015, Lim was commissioned to write two theme songs for the 28th Southeast Asian Games. He performed the song "Still" at the Singapore National Stadium for the Games' closing ceremony. and released his sophomore album CHECK-HOOK in 2018, which was heavily influenced by UK garage and electronic dance music. The album also clinched a #1 spot on the iTunes chart and was awarded Best Song of The Year by Apple Music.

For the 2018 Singapore National Day Parade, Lim updated and performed the classic 1987 National Day song, "We Are Singapore". His prelude was then turned into a full song, "Room at the Table". It was the opening song for 2020 National Day Parade, with proceeds donated to charities supporting migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lim also co-wrote and produced ‘Breathing City’ (2021) for 2021’s NDP.

In 2021, Lim received the Young Artist Award conferred by the National Arts Council, Singapore's highest award for arts practitioners aged 35 and below. He is currently music director of Indiego, a local internet radio station and platform supporting local and independent music.

In 2025, Lim wrote and performed "Here We Are", the official theme song for NDP 2025 and SG60.

Discography Charlie Lim EP (2011) TIME/SPACE (2015) CHECK-HOOK (2018) Hollow (2018) with Katz CHECK-HOOK: Remixes - Wave 1 (2019) CHECK-HOOK: Remixes - Wave 2 (2020) Welcome Home [Swimful Remix] (2020) with BIBI Hummingbird (2020) with Linying Two Sides (2020) with Gentle Bones Room at the Table (2020) Live at the Star Theatre (2020) Ashes (2020) with Miho Fukuhara Won't You Come Around (2021) with Aisyah Aziz Forgetting (2021) with Katz So I Say What's Up (2022) with Sheikh Haikel Boyhood (2022) with ABANGSAPAU Into Dreams (2022) with Ng Pei-Sian Definitely (2023) with Linying and Katz

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