Annette Lee

Annette Rochelle Lee (born 10 July 1992), is a Singaporean actress, singer-songwriter, scriptwriter, director and YouTube personality. She is best known for her appearances in the popular Singapore media platform SGAG's comedic videos under the personas "Sue Ann" and "Suezanna Chole Tan".[1] She released her debut electro-folk EP All Our Achilles Heels in 2017.

Annette Lee
李安
Annette Lee, at her EP Launch at Canvas Club, Boat Quay, Singapore, in 4 November 2017.
Born
Annette Rochelle Lee

(1992-07-10) 10 July 1992
Singapore
NationalitySingaporean
Alma materCedar Girls' Secondary School
Saint Andrew's Junior College
Nanyang Technological University
Occupation
Years active2015–present
EmployerSGAG
Musical career
GenresElectrofolk, Pop
InstrumentsPiano, guitar, harmonica
Chinese name
Chinese李安
Websiteannettelee.sg

Early life

Born in Singapore in 10 July 1992 to parents of Peranakan descent, Lee studied at Saint Andrew's Junior College and graduated from the Nanyang Technological University's School of Art Design and Media.[2]

Career

Prior to joining SGAG, her short films Keep Mum and Graduation were featured in the Singapore Short Film Awards, Cana Film Festival, Hong Kong International Mobile Film Awards.[3][4]

Lee was first brought to the attention of the SGAG founders from her blog,[2][5] in which she drew comics and shared stories about her life.[6] She joined SGAG in Feb 2016 to start the video team.[7][8] She continues to write, direct, and act in many of SGAG's videos.[2]

Music

In September 2017, Lee released her first musical work, an EP titled All Our Achilles Heels. Her album was awarded the National Arts Council presentation grant.[9] In August 2017, Lee released her first music video on YouTube, entitled Ready for a Savior.[10] Her second music video release in March 2018 was titled None Good.[11]

Filmography
Films
Date of release Title Role Note
2015 Graduation Director, writer, editor Short film
2015 Keep Mum Director, writer, editor Short film
Music Videos
Date of release Title
31 August 2017 Ready for a Savior
30 March 2018 None Good
24 March 2020 Gold

Discography
EP
Date of release Title
20 September 2017 All Our Achilles Heels
2 October 2020 Song for the Underdog

References
  1. "Interview: Annette Lee". TimeOut. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. "The secret life of an SGAG writer: Annette Lee – Toggle".
  3. "Singapore Young Writer's Festival by Scape". www.scape.sg. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  4. "Review – NTU ADM Film 2015 Graduation Shorts". www.sindie.sg.
  5. "Annette Lee Bio – Content Summit Asia 2017". contentsummit.asia. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  6. "5 Minutes with Annette Lee". Cleo. Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  7. "Vulcan Post 2017 Content Summit". Vulcan Post. 31 October 2017.
  8. "How I hire: SGAG's co-founder Karl Mak". wantedly.com. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  9. hermes (29 October 2017). "SGAG funny girl Annette Lee also sings". The Straits Times. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  10. "#876 – "Ready for a Savior" by ANNETTE". www.newreleasetoday.com. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  11. "ANNETTE Unveils Music Video for 'None Good'". www.newreleasetoday.com. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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