# Ken Lim
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{{Short description|Singaporean musician}}
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{{EngvarB|date=July 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{family name hatnote|[Lim](/source/Lin_(surname))|lang=Chinese}}
{{infobox person
| name = Ken Lim
| image =
| alt =
| caption = Singapore Idol and The Final 1 judge
| birth_place = 1964 [Singapore](/source/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.[{{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}}]
From 2002 to 2017, Hype records managed [Jeanette Aw](/source/Jeanette_Aw). Similarly from 2002 to 2021, they also managed [Rui En](/source/Rui_En).[{{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}}]
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.[{{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}}] 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.[{{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}}]
==Awards==
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•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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Category:Living people
Category:Singaporean people of Chinese descent
Category:Singaporean composers
Category:Singaporean musicians
Category:1964 births
Category:Music promoters
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