Damien Sin (1965 – 2011), born Foong Yu Lei,[1] was a Singaporean author, poet and musician.

[1][2] After failing his 'A' Levels, Sin started his career as a karaoke-jockey before he turned to writing erotic stories while he was in detention for a drug offence.

Sin also wrote the screenplay of the critically acclaimed film, Mee Pok Man (1995), which launched director Eric Khoo's career.

[5] Sin was also the frontman of two bands: Fairweather Friends, whose music appeared on various Pony Canyon compilations released in Singapore in the 1990s, including Dazed and Confused,[6] and Transformer, whose other members went on to form Zircon Lounge.

[7] As a solo singer-songwriter, he performed at The Substation in Singapore under the name 'The Hardcore Troubadour'.