Chong Lim: Malaysia – 63

Pro-pianist and music director Chong Lim moved to Australia for an engineering degree because we bet he didn’t know what the land down under had in store for him. We can’t deny the artistic skills boasted of since childhood either. The virtuoso’s career highlight was his collaboration with pop icon John Farnham, whom he toured with.

Lim credits his steady growth to the diverse projects he has worked on, ranging from composing music for the ‘Commonwealth Games’ to providing consultation services for the music company ‘Roland Corporation.’ To honor the star session musician for his service in performing arts, he was appointed a ‘Member of the Order of Australia.