Tiffany (South Korean singer)
| Tiffany Hwang | |
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Tiffany at a fansigning in Busan, in June 2016
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| Born |
Stephanie Young Hwang August 1, 1989 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Hwang Mi-young |
| Education | Korea Kent Foreign School |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | S.M. Entertainment |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | tiffany |
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| Revised Romanization | Hwang Mi-yeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hwang Mi-yŏng |
Stephanie Young Hwang (born August 1, 1989), known professionally as Tiffany or Tiffany Hwang, is an American singer based in South Korea. Born and raised in California, she was discovered by South Korean entertainment agency S.M. Entertainment at the age of fifteen and subsequently moved to South Korea. After four years of training, Tiffany debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation (and later its subgroup TTS) in August 2007, who went on to be one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of South Korea's most popular girl groups worldwide. In 2016, following her contribution to several side projects during the early part of her career, Tiffany became the second Girls' Generation member to release a solo debut album, I Just Wanna Dance.
Tiffany was born Stephanie Young Hwang on August 1, 1989 in San Francisco, California. Her family consists of her father, an older sister named Michelle, and an older brother, Leo. Her mother died when she was at a young age. Tiffany did not publicly disclose about her mother's passing until a 2009 interview, in which she tearfully expressed "Mom, you left this world before I have, but you gave me 8 [Girls' Generation] sisters. I want to thank my mom and God." Growing up in Diamond Bar, California, Tiffany’s childhood hobbies included dancing and singing. She started becoming inspired to be a singer by listening to K-pop artist BoA–a figure whom Tiffany would later go on "look[ing] up to [her] entire career". Encouraged by her brother, at the age of 15, Tiffany participated in a singing contest, held by an L.A.-based Asian-American talent show called "Kollaboration", at a Korean festival. Although she was not chosen at this event, her potential was spotted by a local S.M Entertainment representative, who invited her to audition at the company–she was accepted as a trainee. Her father, at the time, opposed the idea of his daughter becoming an entertainer. Tiffany was adamant with her decision, however, recalling telling her father that he could have "ruined her life". He gave in, giving her the permission to move to South Korea three weeks later.
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