CL (singer)
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CL at YG Family 2014 World Tour
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| Native name | 이채린 |
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Lee Chae-rin February 26, 1991 Seoul, South Korea |
| Other names | CL |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Hangul | 이채린 |
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| Revised Romanization | I Chae-rin |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Ch'ae-rin |
Lee Chae-rin (born February 26, 1991), better known by her stage name CL, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper. Born in Seoul, South Korea, she spent much of her early life in Japan and France. She was trained in JYP Entertainment before joining YG Entertainment, and became a member of the girl group 2NE1. She is currently working on an English-language album.
Lee Chae-rin was born in Seoul, South Korea, but spent most of her childhood living in Paris, Tsukuba Science City and Tokyo. When she was 13, she moved to Paris alone where she studied for two years. She got an audition with YG Entertainment when she was 15.
Lee's first feature on a song recording was Big Bang's "Intro (Hot Issue)" in 2007. Later that year, she performed for the first time on stage at Seoul Broadcasting System's Gayo Daejeon alongside her label mates. Her first credited appearance in a song was in 2008, with Uhm Jung-hwa's "DJ," in which she rapped.
Lee Chaerin took on the stage name 'CL' and was placed as the leader and lead rapper of 2NE1, alongside Bom, Sandara Park and Minzy. The group then collaborated with label-mates Big Bang for the song "Lollipop" before officially debuting on SBS's The Music Trend on May 17, 2009 where they performed "Fire". The group achieved significant success with the number-one single "I Don't Care" from their first extended play, 2NE1, which won them the "Song of the Year" award at the 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards, making them the first rookie group to win a daesang in the same year of debut.
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