Clara C
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Clara C performing at UC San Diego as part of her LovePrint tour
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Clara Chung |
| Also known as | Clara C |
| Born | October 31, 1987 |
| Origin | New York City, United States |
| Occupation(s) |
Guitarist Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, keyboard |
Clara Chung, known by her stage name Clara C, (born October 31, 1987) is an American singer and songwriter.
Chung is a YouTube artist who rose to fame when she won numerous talent competitions in a row including Los Angeles’ Kollaboration 10, KAC Media Juice Night, and ISA 2009.
Chung was born in New York on October 31, 1987 to South Korean-born parents who currently reside in Northridge, California.
Chung graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and a minor in Education in 2010. Although she is currently pursuing music full-time, she also works and teaches children with autism part-time.
In a 2011 interview after the release of her first album, Chung said that she initially was not particularly motivated to post videos of her singing and guitar playing on YouTube, but was encouraged by her friends to try it out. Chung describes the music in her album, The Art in My Heart, as being diverse and "taking on a lot of different sounds." "There are songs that are very much like Sara Bareilles and others that are more like Coldplay. And there are other songs that I can’t categorize. I guess if you want to sum up influences, I’d say definitely Sara Bareilles, John Mayer, Feist."
In 2010, Chung won the Kollaboration LA competition after writing her first hit original song "Offbeat", and performing it at the competition held at the Shrine located near University of Southern California.
In April 2010, Chung worked with other popular artists such as rappers Dumbfoundead and Jay Park.
In September 2010, she released her album Art in My Heart in conjunction with her music video for the lead single "Offbeat". The video for "Offbeat" was directed by viral video director Ross Ching (of Kina Grannis' "Valentine" music video fame) and produced by Don Le of Fusion3Films. The concept for the video was Chung singing amongst inspiring visuals in a world filled with bubbles. It has amassed over 13,000,000 unique YouTube views so far. DJ Descry and My Parasol have produced the only known remixes to date. In 2011, director Ross Ching and producer Don Le followed up with a second music video, "The Camel Song". The video featured YouTube personality, Nigahiga, as her love interest.
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