Wendy (singer)

Wendy
Wendy at the 2018 Winter Olympics Cheer Concert in September 2016
Native name
Born	Son Seung-wan (1994-02-21) February 21, 1994 (age 23) Seongbuk-dong, Seoul, South Korea
Other names	Wendy
Occupation	Singer
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2014–present
Labels	S.M. Entertainment
Associated acts	Red Velvet SM Town

Son Seung-wan (born February 21, 1994), known professionally as Wendy, is a South Korean singer. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Red Velvet.

Wendy was born on February 21, 1994 in Seongbuk-dong, Seoul, South Korea. Coming from a family of music lovers, Wendy showed interest in becoming a singer when she was only five years old. Besides her passion for singing, she is also able to play several instruments, including the piano, guitar, flute, and saxophone.

She lived with her family in Jecheon until her fifth year of elementary school, when she moved to Canada with her older sister, Son Seung-hee, to study abroad. She lived in Brockville, Ontario before moving to the U.S. to attend Shattuck-Saint Mary's in Faribault, Minnesota, where she was an honor student and athlete and had earned various awards for academics and music-related activities. There, she started using her English name 'Wendy Shon'. She later studied at Richmond Hill High School in Richmond Hill, Greater Toronto, Ontario, where she participated in the school's show choir called Vocal Fusion. While living in both countries, she became fluent in English and also learned to speak French and Spanish.

Her parents were initially against her pursuing a career in music and wanted her to focus on her studies, but while she was still in high school, they eventually allowed her to audition to become a singer in South Korea.