Alfred Sim

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Alfred Sim
沈志豪
Born
Alfred Sim Chee Hao

(1981-10-04) 4 October 1981 (age 39)
Singapore
OccupationSinger, Athletics Coach
Years active2014–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2015)​
Children2
AwardsStar Awards 2017 : Best Theme Song
Musical career
Also known asZolalfredo
GenresMandopop
Labels
  • Cross Ratio Entertainment
  • S2S Pte. Ltd.
Chinese name
Chinese沈志豪
In this Chinese name, the family name is Sim.

Alfred Sim Chee Hao (born 4 October 1981), is a Singaporean singer and athletics coach. He is best known for being the overall winner of the third season of reality singing competition Project SuperStar.

Singing career[]

Sim auditioned for the first and second seasons of Project Superstar in 2005 and 2006 respectively, but he did not make it as one of the finalists.

In 2011, Sim became part of Sparkle Live Music,[1] which was founded by singer Tay Kewei, her sister Tay Kexin, and keyboardist , in which he performs songs at weddings. Sim also participated in Guinness Live, a competition "to find the next William Scorpion",[2] representing Team Firefly, along with Howie Yeo, Willis Loye and Yee Si Ling, managed by Fatt Zhai.[3] They were the eventual champions, winning each member a winner's single.

In 2013, Sim sung the theme song of television series The Journey: A Voyage, entitled 家乡 (Homeland). It was nominated as Best Drama Theme Song for MediaCorp's Star Awards 20.

In 2014, Sim took part in the third season of reality singing competition Project SuperStar, in which he received 52 percent of the public votes via the app Toggle Now, defeating Abigail Yeo's 48 percent. He won a $15,000 cash prize and a one-year MediaCorp contract.[4]

In May 2015, Sim was invited to take part in the Singapore auditions for the fourth season of The Voice of China, and eventually won the auditions. He was unfortunately eliminated later on in the competition.[5]

On 11 November 2015, Sim released his first single, "Lover", a cover of Beyond's song.

On 14 January 2016, Sim released his first EP "等到沈志豪".[6]

On 27 February 2016, Sim headlined alongside Zhang Kefan, Allan Moo, Guan Dehui & for the High 5 Power Concert at the Resorts World Theatre.[7]

On 17 June 2016, Sim was a guest artist in his wife's Tay Kewei's solo concert "Chi".

In December 2016, Sim and Tay Kewei represented Singapore at the China-ASEAN Friendship Concert in Hainan, singing their original duet "以爱为豪".[8]

Sim held his first solo concert "Huayi 华艺 Livehouse!" at the Esplanade Annex on 3 February 2017.[9]

Sim was also selected to perform CHINGAY 2017 Theme Song "Rainbow in Our Hearts"[10]

Sim represented Singapore at the Hong Kong Asian-Pop Music Festival 2017. He finished as overall Top 3 and managed to win the "Best Stage Performance" award.[11][12]

In September 2017, Sim performed at the Stärker Music Carnival 2017 which headlined Taiwanese vocal powerhouse, A-Lin.[13]

Athletics career[]

Sim completed his degree in Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science at the Edith Cowan University. Since 2008, Sim has been a youth development coach for the Singapore Athletic Association, and has trained athletes such as Calvin Kang Li Loong, Shalindran Sathiyanesan and Joshua Lim. In 2010, Sim founded Reactiv, which specialises in training athletes.

Sim was awarded the POSB Everyday Champions Award 2009, organised by POSB Bank and Singapore Sports Council. In the same year, SSC awarded him with the High Performance Coaches Scholarship.

Personal life[]

Sim married Tay Kewei in January 2015.[14] Together, they have two sons.[15][16]

Filmography[]

TV Series[]

Year Title Role Network Ref
2015 Crescendo 起飞 Singing competition host
2016 Don't Worry, Be Healthy 家有一保 Chen Zida 陈子达
2016 You Can Be an Angel 2 你也可以是天使2
2017 Dream Coder 梦想程式 Kay

Awards[]

Other Awards
Year Ceremony Category Nominated Work Result
2017 23rd Star Awards Best Theme Song If Only I Could Won
2015 Voices of China (Singapore) Champion N/A Won

Discography[]

EPs[]

  • Alfred 等到沈志豪 (2016)

Singles[]

Year Title Album Label
2015 以愛為豪 (with Tay Kewei) Alfred 等到沈志豪 S2S Pte. Ltd.
Lover 情人 Cross Ratio Entertainment
2016 拨一通电话

Drama Soundtracks[]

Year Drama Title Song Title Notes
2013 The Journey: A Voyage
信约: 唐山到南洋		 家乡
  • Opening Theme Song
2016 If Only I Could
十年...你还好吗？		 最美的时光
  • Opening Theme Song
2017 When Duty Calls
卫国先锋		 一直都在
  • Ending Sub-Theme Song
以为的以为 (Feat.Tay Kewei
  • Ending Sub-Theme Song
2018 Till We Meet Again
千年来说对不起		 弹指间 (Feat.Jocie Kok) ▪Opening Theme Song
2021 CTRL
操控		 反话 ▪︎Opening Theme Song

Accolades[]

Star Awards[]

Star Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result
Star Awards 2014 Best Theme Song 家乡 Nominated
Star Awards 2017 Best Theme Song 最美的时光 Won

Asian Television Awards[]

Asian Television Awards
Year Category Nominated work Result
Asian Television Awards 2017 Best Theme Song 《最美的时光》 Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ "Sparkle Live Music - Alfred Sim". Sparkle Live Music. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Guinness Live @ Dragonfly, Firefly & Shanghai Dolly". ComeSingapore. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  3. ^ "The Unveiling of the 12 Contestants". Only William. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Athletics coach Alfred Sim wins Project Superstar singing contest". Singapore Press Holdings. 28 October 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  5. ^ Ng, Gwendolyn (4 May 2015). "Project Superstar winner Alfred Sim to represent Singapore in Voice Of China". The Straits Times. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  6. ^ "S'pore singer Alfred Sim bares all for new EP". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  7. ^ "High 5 Power Concert". aRWSome. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  8. ^ Cross Ratio Entertainment (2017-03-23), 沈志豪 x 郑可为－《从新加坡唱到中国》完整版 Alfred Sim x Tay Kewei : China-Asean Friendship Concert SG Episode, retrieved 2018-04-09
  9. ^ "Huayi Livehouse! Alfred Sim". esplanade.com. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  10. ^ hermesauto (2016-12-06). "Liang Wern Fook pens new song, Rainbow In Our Hearts, for Chingay 2017". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  11. ^ "Alfred Sim to represent Singapore at Hong Kong music festival". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  12. ^ hermes (2017-03-20). "Buzzing: Singapore singer wins Best Stage Performance Award in Hong Kong". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  13. ^ "Starker Music Carnival 2017". Peatix. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  14. ^ Tan, Tammi (4 January 2015). "Just married: Alfred Sim & Tay Kewei's SuperStar gala". 8 Days. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  15. ^ Ng, Gwendolyn (29 September 2017). "Local singers Tay Kewei and Alfred Sim's son shares same birthday as their idol Andy Lau". The Straits Times. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  16. ^ Lee, Jan (29 June 2020). "Local singers Alfred Sim and Tay Kewei welcome their second child, launch new reality series". The Straits Times. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
Preceded by
Daren Tan 		Winner of Project SuperStar
2014 		Succeeded by
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