ArtistInfo

IU

voc, *1993 KR, Seoul
Singer / Songwriter of Pop
A.k.a. Lee Ji-eun (이지은)

Lee Ji-eun (Korean: 이지은; born 16 May 1993), better known by her stage name IU (Korean: 아이유), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actress. While still in middle school, IU auditioned for various talent agencies with ambitions of becoming a singer. She signed with LOEN Entertainment in 2007 as a trainee and began her music career at the age of 15 with her debut album, Lost and Found. Her follow-up albums, Growing Up and IU...IM, brought her mainstream success, but it was through "Good Day" (Korean: 좋은 날), the lead single from her 2010 album Real, that she achieved national stardom. "Good Day" spent five consecutive weeks at the top position of South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart and holds the record for spending the most number of weeks at No. 1 along with Psy's "Gangnam Style".

Genres

• Pop
• Folk
• World
• Blues
• Electronic