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Dick Lee (Richard Lee Peng Boon) was born on 24 August, 1956 in Singapore, is a Singaporean musician, playwright, and film director (born 1956). Discover Dick Lee's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?

Popular As Richard Lee Peng Boon
Occupation Singer, composer, songwriter, playwright, film director
Age 67 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 24 August, 1956
Birthday 24 August
Birthplace Singapore
Nationality Singapore

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Who Is Dick Lee's Wife?

His wife is Jacintha Abisheganaden (m. 1992-1997)

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Parents Lee Kip Lee (father)Elizabeth Tan (mother)
Wife Jacintha Abisheganaden (m. 1992-1997)
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Dick Lee Net Worth

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Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1956

Richard Lee Peng Boon, (born 24 August 1956) professionally known as Dick Lee, is a Singaporean singer-songwriter, playwright and film director.

1971

Lee started his career in 1971 at the age of fifteen when he joined the group Harmony as a pianist and participated in several talent contests with the group.

He soon left the group and formed his own group, Dick and the Gang, with his brothers.

He would performed on stage both as a group or on his own.

1974

His first album, Life Story, featuring his own compositions, was released in 1974.

Throughout the 70s and 80s, Lee championed the use of Asian elements in pop music.

1983

In addition to his recordings, in 1983, he co-produced and contributed keyboards to Zircon Lounge's debut album Regal Vigour.

1984

His pioneering album, Life in the Lion City (1984), won acclaim.

1988

Lee has written many staged musicals including Beauty World (1988), Fried Rice Paradise (1991), Kampong Amber (1994), Sing to the Dawn (1996), Hotpants (1997), Jacky Cheung's acclaimed Snow.Wolf.Lake (1997), Nagraland (1992), Puteri Gunung Ledang (2006) and P. Ramlee (2007).

1989

But the album that achieved regional prominence for him was The Mad Chinaman, released in 1989,

Lee won several awards in Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan for these early artistic efforts.

1990

In 1990, Lee moved to Japan where he continued to develop the new Asian identity through his solo work, as well as collaborations with top Asian artistes such as Tracy Huang, Sandy Lam and Japanese group Zoo.

He has written numerous songs for top singing talents in Asia.

1998

Transit Lounge, released by Sony, won both critical and music lovers' praise during the same time that he was regional vice-president of Artiste and Repertoire for Sony Music Asia, based in Hong Kong from 1998 to 2000.

Since 1998, Lee has been the Associate Artiste Director of the Singapore Repertory Theatre.

This was his second National Day theme song, having written "Home", performed by Kit Chan, in 1998.

2000

Everything, released in November 2000 also by Sony Music, features a collection of his works written since the 1970s.

In 2000, Lee composed the songs for the musical version of the sitcom Phua Chu Kang, produced for the Singapore President's Star Charity Drive and broadcast by Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS).

The musical raised over a record-setting $2 million.

2001

In December 2001, Lee and his friend Leonard T contributed a song to a charity CD – Love Is The Answer For Kids With Aids, KK Outreach for Kids Fund.

The song "It All Begins With Love" is aired frequently on Singapore's radio stations.

2002

In 2002, he wrote and co-directed his first dance musical re:MIX for the Singapore Repertory Theatre Young Company (SRT Young Company), and that same year wrote a commissioned work, Forbidden City: Portrait of An Empress, one of the highlights of the October opening festival of Singapore's prestigious new cultural centre, The Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay.

Lee was appointed the Creative Director for Singapore's 2002 National Day Parade.

Coincidentally, his song "We Will Get There" was selected to be 2002 theme song for the parade.

Stefanie Sun performed the song and also included it in her own top-selling album.

2003

The production was a popular re-run in September 2003 and again in 2006.

In 2003, he penned the English lyrics of "Treasure The World", the image song of J-ASEAN campaign by The Japan Foundation.

Artistes from Japan and 10 ASEAN countries recorded this song for the campaign in English and their respective native languages.

In July 2003, Lee was awarded the Fukuoka Arts and Culture Prize, an award by the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize committee to recognise an individual's substantial contributions to the arts scene in Asia.

2004

Lee wrote an autobiography, The Adventures of the Mad Chinaman, in 2004.

In 2004, he appeared on Singapore Idol as a judge alongside fellow Singaporeans Florence Lian and Ken Lim.

On 17 and 18 December 2004, Lee held a 30th anniversary concert, titled Life Stories at the Kallang Theatre.

Guest stars included Singapore Idol winner Taufik Batisah and runner up Sylvester Sim, Kumar, ex-wife Jacintha, Koh Chieng Mun, Hossan Leong, and others.

2005

Lee was awarded the Cultural Medallion, Singapore's pinnacle arts award, for music in 2005.

Lee was born to a Peranakan father, Lee Kip Lee, (who wrote for The Straits Times) and his wife, Elizabeth Tan.

He was the eldest child in the family of five, with three brothers and a sister (now deceased).

He received his early education at St. Michael's School (now SJI Junior) and his secondary education at St. Joseph's Institution.

In 2005, Lee was awarded the Cultural Medallion for music.

2006

He returned as a judge for the second and third seasons in 2006 and 2009.

2008

It was directed by Steven Dexter and was scheduled to go on a world tour in 2008, with the first stop being London's West End.