Lee Soo-young
Lee Soo-young | |
|---|---|
Lee in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Lee Ji-yeon April 12, 1979 |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Label | New Era project |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이지연 |
| Hanja | 李知姸 |
| RR | I Jiyeon |
| MR | I Chiyŏn |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 이수영 |
| Hanja | 李秀英 |
| RR | I Suyeong |
| MR | I Suyŏng |
Lee Soo-young (Korean: 이수영; born Lee Ji-yeon, 이지연on April 12, 1979) is a South Korean ballad singer. She debuted in 1999 with the hit album, I Believe, and quickly gained popularity due to her strong singing skills. During the mid-2000s, Lee was one of South Korea's best-selling singers, selling more than 700,000 albums in 2004 alone despite a recession in the music industry at the time.