{{Short description|Singaporean musician}} {{Multiple issues|{{BLP sources|date=February 2022}}}} {{EngvarB|date=July 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{family name hatnote|Lim|lang=Chinese}} {{infobox person | name = Ken Lim | image = | alt = | caption = Singapore Idol and The Final 1 judge | birth_place = 1964 Singapore | occupation = Musician | years_active = 1977–2025 | module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes | t = 林智強 | s = 林智强 | p = Lín Zhìqiáng }} }} '''Ken Lim Chih Chiang''' (born 1964) is a Singaporean musician and convicted sex offender.
== Early life and career == He was born in 1964.
In 1992 at the age of 28, he started record company Hype records, and has served as the executive director since.<ref name=":0" />
From 2004 to 2009, he served as a chief judge of Singapore Idol, known for his remarks and deadpan expressions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lim, Ken |url=https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/artist-detail/music/14514-lim-ken |access-date=3 April 2026 |website=nlb.gov.sg}}</ref>
From 2002 to 2017, Hype records managed Jeanette Aw. Similarly from 2002 to 2021, they also managed Rui En.<ref name=":0" />
==Controversy==
=== Sexual Offences === In 2024, Lim was acquitted of insulting a woman’s modesty in an alleged incident which alleged happened in 2012.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-12-11 |title=Ex-S’pore Idol judge Ken Lim found not guilty of insulting woman’s modesty |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/ex-spore-idol-judge-ken-lim-found-not-guilty-of-insulting-womans-modesty?ref=search-results |access-date=2025-11-22 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref>
On 18 Nov 2025, Lim was sentenced to 13 months imprisonment for molesting a 25-year old woman in 2021 during an interview. The case is currently on appeal before the High Court of Appeal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Singapore Idol judge Ken Lim sentenced to 13 months' jail for molesting woman |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/former-singapore-idol-judge-ken-lim-sentenced-molesting-woman-5473556 |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=CNA |language=en}}</ref> The incident happened at the Hype Records office in Henderson Road on Nov 23, 2021, where Lim was the executive director of the record company.
==Personal life==
Ken is married to Judy Hsu, a Taiwanese-Canadian and Singaporean PR who is currently the CEO of Wealth and Retail Banking at Standard Chartered bank.She was formerly a singer known as Hsu Zhong Wei (徐仲薇). They have two boys.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=5 Things To Know About Ken Lim, Former Singapore Idol Judge And Hype Records Head Honcho |url=https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/local/ken-lim-things-know-molestation-charge-767396 |access-date=2025-11-22 |website=8days |language=en}}</ref>
==Awards== {{Unreferenced section|date=April 2026}} •1981 – Awarded 'The Most Outstanding Composition Award' at the Asia Popular Song Festival
•1985 – Awarded the 'Most Outstanding Television Theme Song' for 2 consecutive years
•1999 – Won Best Movie Theme Song at Compass;
•2002 – Won the Siggraph awards in New Orleans for the cyber recording artiste video
==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=1122758|name=Ken Lim}}
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