ArtistInfo

윤복희

voc, KR
Singer of Pop and R&B/Soul

윤복희 (Yoon Bok-Hee) is a South Korean singer, musical actress, and songwriter. Her father is Yoon Bu-gil, a popular comedian and her mother is Sung Kyung-ja, a well known classical ballerina. She is known for being an early adopter of the miniskirt in South Korea in the 1960s and for her songs "Everyone" and "I'll Follow You". In 1963 at the age of seventeen, Yoon performed at the opening of the Walker Hill Resort in Seoul, sharing the billing with Louis Armstrong. In October 1964, exactly one year later, she gained an opportunity to become a worldwide star. After watching her performance in Singapore, English show promoter Charles Owe offered her the chance to join the vocal group called the “Korean Kittens”. In November, the group went to London and performed in the BBC Tonight Show wearing hanbok. In 1979, she sang “Yo Ro Boon” (It’s You) at the Seoul international Song Festival, winning the Grand Prix, – a memorable moment in Korean popular music history.

Genres

• Pop
• R&B/Soul
• Folk
• World