generasia:Featured article for 2016 week 40
Ailee
Ailee (에일리) is a Korean-American singer. She is signed to YMC Entertainment in South Korea and Warner Music in Japan.
Before her K-Pop debut, Ailee was signed under Muzo Entertainment in America. She moved to South Korea in 2010, where she passed an audition and became an artist for YMC Entertainment. After being recognized for her singing on Singer and Trainee, she started acting on the KBS drama series Dream High 2. She has released three extended plays and one studio album.
Ailee received the Best New Artist Award at the MelOn Music Awards, Golden Disk Awards, Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards and the Seoul Music Awards. She has also received a Best Newcomer and three Best Female Vocal Performance awards at the Mnet Asian Music Awards for "U&I", "Noraega Neureosseo" and "Sondaejima". For her work in Unmyeongcheoreom Neol Saranghae's OST, "Jamsi Annyeongcheoreom", Ailee won Best Original Soundtrack at the 7th Korea Drama Awards.
Ailee was invited as a VIP guest to perform at a pre-Grammy party for the 55th Grammy Awards and attended both the ceremony and red carpet in Los Angeles. She has received the Mnet America Rising Star Award.
Her fourth Korean mini-album A New Empire is released this week on October 5th.
