Baek A-yeon
| Baek A-yeon | |
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Baek A-yeon at 2015 Summer K-POP Festival
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| Background information | |
| Native name | 백아연 |
| Birth name | Baek A-yeon |
| Born |
March 11, 1993 Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | JYP Entertainment |
| Associated acts | JYP Nation |
| Website | baekayeon.jype.com |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 백아연 |
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| Hanja | 白娥娟 |
| Revised Romanization | Baek A-yeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Paek Ayŏn |
Baek A-yeon (Hangul : 백아연, born on March 11, 1993) is a South Korean singer-songwriter who debuted under JYP Entertainment. She is well known as one of the final three contestants from the first season of the South Korean talent show series K-pop Star.
Baek A-yeon was born on March 11, 1993. During her fifth year of elementary school she underwent treatment for cancer. She is currently studying at the Department of Practical Music at Howon University.
A-yeon first appeared on the South Korean television audition show K-pop Star. She was one of the top three contestants, along with Park Ji-min and Lee Hi. After she was eliminated she was approached by a number of entertainment agencies seeking to sign her. A-yeon eventually signed with JYP Entertainment, the company of K-pop Star judge JYP.
On September 2, Baek A-yeon's debut album I'm Baek was announced. 2PM member Jun. K produced a song for her entitled "Always" and was featured in the song on her debut album. On September 10, the music video for "Sad Song", a track composed by Super Changddai with lyrics by JYP, was revealed on YouTube. On September 13, she collaborated in a classic version of "Sad Song" with pianist Lee Jin Wook and Odd Eye. On December 15, Baek A-yeon released her first original soundtrack song, entitled "Daddy Long Legs," for the drama Cheongdam-dong Alice OST album.
On June 11, a teaser video for Baek A-yeon's second mini album, A Good Girl was released featuring A-yeon alongside miss A's Jia and Suzy. In 2013, Baek A-yeon released two original soundtrack tracks for different dramas, the first called "Introduction to Love," was released on April 10 for the drama When a Man Falls in Love and the second, called "Tears Are Also Love", was released on July 18 for the Goddess of Fire OST.
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