Ailee debuted in 2012 with her first single "Heaven", which peaked at number three on the Gaon Digital Chart and earned her Best New Artist Awards at the Melon Music Awards, Golden Disc Awards, Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards, and Seoul Music Awards.
33 Facts About Ailee
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Ailee was born in Denver, Colorado, on May 30,1989, and grew up in New Jersey.
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Ailee attended Palisades Park High School before moving to nearby Leonia.
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Ailee moved to South Korea in 2010 after she landed a music label audition through her uncle's connections.
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Ailee sang "Resignation" by Big Mama during the audition and was recruited for YMC Entertainment on the spot.
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Ailee sang in Decipher and Jay Park's song "Catch Me If You Can".
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Ailee performed "Halo" by Beyonce to a positive reaction from the audience.
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On February 9,2012, Ailee released her debut single "Heaven" along with the music video, which featured Gi Kwang of Beast.
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On October 16,2012, Ailee released her debut EP, Invitation, with the title track "I Will Show You".
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In 2012, Ailee was awarded the Best New Artist Award at the Seoul Music Awards, Melon Music Awards, Mnet Asian Music Awards, and Golden Disk Awards, as well as the New Female Solo Artist Award at the Gaon Chart Music Awards.
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Ailee has received the Mnet America Rising Star Award, a special award presented by Mnet America at the pre-show of 55th Grammy Awards.
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On July 12,2013, Ailee released her second Ep, titled A's Doll House.
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On November 6,2013, Ailee made her Japanese debut with Japanese-version of "Heaven" and "Starlight" under Warner Music Japan.
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On January 6,2014, Ailee released a single titled "Singing Got Better", produced by Wheesung.
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On September 25,2014, Ailee released her third EP, titled Magazine.
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Ailee was joined on stage several times by different artists who helped her sing her many duets and collaborations.
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Ailee won her first trophy for this promotion on October 7,2015, on Show Champion.
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Ailee was awarded the Best Female Vocal Award for the third consecutive year at the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards, for "Mind Your Own Business".
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On July 13,2016, Ailee was confirmed to participate as a judge on Superstar K 2016.
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On October 5,2016, Ailee released her EP A New Empire, along with the music video for "Home" that was officially released on LOEN and YMC Entertainment's official YouTube channel.
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On December 2,2016, Ailee was again awarded with Best Vocal Performance at the 2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards, this time for "If You", a record-breaking fourth consecutive win in the category.
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Ailee released the ballad "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" on the same day as part nine in a series composed of singles for the South Korean cable television series Guardian: The Lonely and Great God.
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On March 18,2018, Ailee performed "I Will Show You" at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium.
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On September 14,2018, Ailee was chosen as a member of the South Korean cultural delegation, alongside other selected South Korean artists, for the third inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang, North Korea, where she performed her OST "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow".
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On November 23,2018, Ailee announced her second nationwide tour, titled I Am: Ailee.
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Ailee released her second studio album, titled Butterfly, on July 2,2019, with the lead single "Room Shaker".
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On September 10,2019, Ailee announced on Instagram that she started a new company named, "Rocket3 Entertainment" after being signed with YMC Entertainment for eight years.
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On December 13,2019, Ailee released her first English language single under American label, Sun and Sky Records.
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Ailee released her fifth extended play titled I'm on October 6,2020, with the lead single "When We Were In Love".
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On November 8,2020, Ailee released "Blue Bird", an OST that would be part nine of singles for the South Korean drama Start-Up.
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On July 22,2021, Ailee joined The L1ve as their first official artist.
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On October 14,2021, it was announced that Ailee will be releasing her third studio album Amy on October 27, with the lead single "Don't Teach Me".
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On March 7,2022, Ailee released her English studio album I'm Lovin' Amy.