Lee Mi-ja

Lee Mi-ja (Hangul: 이미자; born October 30, 1941)[1] is a South Korean singer. She is widely considered the most influential trot singer in Korean music history.[2] Lee debuted in 1959 and rose to stardom with her 1964 best-selling song, "Camellia Girl."[3] She has released over 500 albums during her career and is known as the "Queen of Elegy," after one of her most popular songs.[4] In 2002, she became one of the first South Korean singers to perform in North Korea.[5]

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
For the Korean basketball player, see Lee Mi-ja (basketball).
Lee Mi-ja
Born (1941-10-30) October 30, 1941
Keijō, Keiki-dō, Korea
(today Seoul, South Korea)
OccupationSinger
Years active1959–present
Honours Geumgwan Order of Cultural Merit (2023)
Korean name
Hangul
이미자
Hanja
李美子
Revised RomanizationI Mi-ja
McCune–ReischauerYi Mi-cha

Awards

References
  1. "이미자 소개" [Lee Mi-ja Profile]. Mnet (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  2. "10 Influential Women on the Cultural Scene (1950-2007)". The Korea Times. 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  3. Park, Si-soo (2013-10-31). "Root of K-pop". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  4. Choi, Bo-shik (2009-03-08). "Lee Mi-ja Looks Back on Her 50-Year Singing Career". The Chosun Ilbo. Reprinted in Korea Focus. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  5. Lee, Yoo-jin (2018-01-05). "그땐 평양서 효리·젝키 공연, 평창엔 북한 걸그룹 오나요". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  6. "Veteran entertainers win cultural order". The Korea Herald. November 10, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2020.


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