|
〕 | associated_acts = | occupation = Singer, songwriter | instrument = Vocals, piano, violin | years_active = 2010–present | label = Sony | website = }} Dami Im (Korean: , born 17 October 1988) is a Korean-Australian singer and songwriter. Born in South Korea, Im emigrated to Australia with her family at the age of nine. She began her music career as a gospel singer in Korea and independently released her debut studio album, ''Dream'', in 2010. Three years later, Im won the fifth season of ''The X Factor Australia'' and subsequently received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia. After winning ''The X Factor'', Im released her debut and winner's single "Alive", which debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart. This was followed by the release of her self-titled second studio album, which debuted at number one the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association. Im became the first ''X Factor Australia'' contestant to follow up a number one single with a number one album on the ARIA Charts. Im's third studio album, ''Heart Beats'', was released in 2014 and became her second top-ten album. It produced the top-twenty hits "Super Love" and "Gladiator". ==Early life== Dami Im was born in South Korea on 17 October 1988 to Hae Yun Lee, a trained opera singer, and Dong Eal Im. She is the oldest of two children.〔 Im began learning the piano at the age of five,〔 and she taught herself to sing by recording herself copying her favourite artists.〔 Aged nine, Im emigrated to Australia with her mother and younger brother Kenny because their parents thought they would have more opportunity growing up in Australia.〔 They stayed with their uncle in Brisbane,〔 while her father stayed in South Korea to earn money to support them.〔 Im's parents now live together, spending part of the year in Australia and part in South Korea.〔 Aged 11, Im began studying at the Young Conservatorium of Music program at Griffith University.〔 She was a national finalist in the Yamaha Youth Piano Competition, and won the Nora Baird Scholarship and the Queensland Piano Competition several times. Im attended John Paul College in Daisy Hill, Queensland and graduated in 2005. She never sang while at school and would only accompany the choir on piano, and play violin for the school's Silver Strings group. In 2009, Im graduated from the University of Queensland with first class honours in a Bachelor of Music. She subsequently completed a Masters of Arts degree in contemporary voice at Griffith University. Prior to entering ''The X Factor'', Im was a music and piano teacher. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dami Im」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|