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Lee Mi-ja

Lee Mi-ja

Born	(1941-10-30) October 30, 1941 (age 82) Keijō, Keiki-dō, Korea (today Seoul, South Korea)
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1959–present
Honours	Geumgwan Order of Cultural Merit (2023)
Musical career
Genres	Trot
Musical artist

Korean name
Hangul	이미자
Hanja	李美子
Revised Romanization	I Mi-ja
McCune–Reischauer	Yi Mi-cha

Lee Mi-ja (Hangul: 이미자; born October 30, 1941)^[1] is a South Korean singer. She is widely considered the most influential trot singer in Korean music history.^[2] Lee debuted in 1959 and rose to stardom with her 1964 best-selling song, "Camellia Girl."^[3] She has released over 500 albums during her career and is known as the "Queen of Elegy," after one of her most popular songs.^[4] In 2002, she became one of the first South Korean singers to perform in North Korea.^[5]

Awards

2013 MBC Entertainment Awards – Achievement Award

State honors

Name of country, year given, and name of honor
Country	Organization	Year	Honor or Award	Ref.
South Korea	Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards^{[note 1]}	2013	Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit	^[9]
South Korea	Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards^{[note 1]}	2023	Gold Crown Cultural Medal	^[10]

Notes

^ Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.^[6]^[7] They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.^[8]

References

^ "이미자 소개" [Lee Mi-ja Profile]. Mnet (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-02-11.
^ "10 Influential Women on the Cultural Scene (1950–2007)". The Korea Times. 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
^ Park, Si-soo (2013-10-31). "Root of K-pop". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
^ Choi, Bo-shik (2009-03-08). "Lee Mi-ja Looks Back on Her 50-Year Singing Career". The Chosun Ilbo. Reprinted in Korea Focus. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
^ Lee, Yoo-jin (2018-01-05). "그땐 평양서 효리·젝키 공연, 평창엔 북한 걸그룹 오나요". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-02-11.
^ Hicap, Jonathan (October 18, 2018). "BTS, Red Velvet win at Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ Yeo, Yer-im (October 25, 2018). "BTS gets award upon their return home". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021 – via Korea JoongAng Daily.
^ Lee, Sang-won (October 25, 2016). "Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards announces winners". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ "Veteran entertainers win cultural order". The Korea Herald. November 10, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
^ Lee, Ha-na (October 20, 2023). "이미자, 대중음악인 최초 금관문화훈장 수훈‥황정민·신동엽 대통령 표창" [Lee Mi-ja becomes the first popular musician to be awarded the Gold Medal of Culture by Presidents Hwang Jung-min and Shin Dong-yup]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Naver.