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Bella Lam is an Asian American Musical Artist born in Nashville, Tennessee  on May 6, 2002 to physician Michael Lam and costumer/clothing Designer Kylee Jo Lam. From a young age she knew that she wanted to be a musician. After moving to Jackson, Tennessee, Bella and her sister lived in a home filled with musical instruments. They explored the music of the area. Carl Perkins’ House was a mile away with it’s gate made out of musical notes. Bella remembers playing his guitar at the Rock-a-billy museum and wanting to learn to play the guitar.

Bella has released two singles on Kat Bel Music. "Move On" was released in March of 2021. It was written in 2019 in Memphis, Tennessee. "Try Harder" was released in May 2021 and was written in Ooltewah, Tennessee. She describes her music style as Southern Pop and explains that her lyrics express the challenges that a young person has to overcome as they become an adult in the twenty first century. Bella's first two singles were mixed at the legendary Blackbird Studios in Nashville, Tennessee by Grammy Award winner Lowell Reynolds and are available on all major streaming sites including Spotify, Apple Music, Soundcloud and Amazon Music. They are also available through her website bellalammusic.com.

Early Life

Born in Nashville, Bella grew up in Jackson Tennessee. Her father Michael is a physician is half Chinese and half Caucasian/Native American. Her Mother, Kylee Jo, is a Costumer and Clothing Designer. She has an older sister and two older brothers. She started taking music lessons at a young age though a number of outlets including private teachers and Union University of Jackson, TN Community Music Program. She attended elementary school at St Mary’s Catholic Elementary School. She sang in Church and School Choir. Bella also became involved in The Jackson Children’s and Teen Theatre during elementary school. When she attended Sacred Heart of Jesus High School she was nominated for a Orpheum High School Musical Theatre Award for her performance of Disney’s Peter Pan Jr. She performed at The Orpheum In Memphis for the opening and closing numbers that year. She moved to Germantown, Tennessee and continued to be involved in musical theatre at Houston High School. While there, she began writing and recording her own original music. She began to intensely concentrate on her music during the COVID 19 pandemic and graduated from Ooltewah High School outside Chattanooga, Tennessee. It was just prior to graduation that she released her first two singles. The isolation and stress of the pandemic was a major driving force for her musical releases.

Currently

Bella is Currently writing and recording new music for an upcoming album as well as attending college and performing in the Chattanooga area.

Releases

Move On: March 2021 Kat Bel Worldwide Music

Try Harder: May 2021 Kat Bel Worldwide Music

Website

bellalammusic.com