Garlum Lau wants to focus on her songwriting
Disillusioned with life as a pop singer, Garlum Lau is now quietly content to take a back seat and hear her music come from other Canto-pop stars.
Lau was signed to EMI Music as composer and released her debut album Reach for Your Moon in 2003 when many new musicians of her generation were struggling to get their voices heard.
She is now working as a freelance writer and songwriter.
'Looking back, the experience helped me realise that working in showbiz [as a singer] didn't suit me. I realised I prefer to work behind the scenes and pen songs for others,' says Lau.
'A pop singer needs to spend a lot time making themselves look pretty or waiting. Sometimes you might be asked to arrive at an event at 2pm and wait until 11pm just to sing for 30 seconds.
