Sylvester Sim

Sylvester Sim (born 19 January 1983) is a Singaporean singer.

Life and career Sim contested in the first Singapore Idol talent contest in 2004 was placed second place behind Taufik Batisah. He is also known as Sly. He used to be part of the J-rock band L'zefier.

Sim v Lim (scheduled muay thai fight) On 31 July 2017, it was announced that Sim will be fighting prominent local celebrity Steven Lim in a muay thai "celebrity bout". The fight was supposed to be held on 23 September 2017 at the inaugural Asia Fighting Championship event in Singapore. According to Sim's management agency, "this decision was made after careful considerations of the potential risks involved and ensuring Sylvester’s safety and well-being is of paramount importance."

Sim was replaced by Pradip Subramanian, the President of the World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation in Singapore. Subramanian lost consciousness shortly after and died from a cardiac arrest respiratory failure. It was reported that there were people who blamed Sim's "last-minute pull-out", suggesting that Sim's action was a cause of Subramanian's death, but "there were many others who disagreed with this opinion". Lim was declared the winner.

Personal life Sim married Sisy Wang, a dance choreographer from China, at Singapore Recreation Centre on 7 August 2012. They later had a daughter, Naomi Sim, who was born in 2016.

Discography Qi Fei (Take Flight) (April 2005) "New Hope" (January 2016)

Filmography Film Year Title Role Ref 2013 Everybody's Business English music video artiste Special appearance