Lee Mi-ja explained

Lee Mi-ja
Birth Date:	30 October 1941
Birth Place:	Keijō, Keiki-dō, Korea (today Seoul, South Korea)
Occupation:	Singer
Years Active:	1959–present
Honours:	Geumgwan Order of Cultural Merit (2023)
Module:	Embed: yes Genre: Trot
Module2:	Headercolor: transparent Child: yes Hangul: 이미자 Hanja: 李美子 Rr: I Mi-ja Mr: 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
South Korea	Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards	2013	Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit	^[6]
		2023	Gold Crown Cultural Medal	^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 이미자 소개. Mnet. ko. Lee Mi-ja Profile. 2018-02-11.
2. News: 10 Influential Women on the Cultural Scene (1950–2007). 2007-10-22. The Korea Times. 2018-02-11. en.
3. News: Root of K-pop. Park. Si-soo. 2013-10-31. The Korea Times. 2018-02-11. en.
4. News: Lee Mi-ja Looks Back on Her 50-Year Singing Career. Choi. Bo-shik. 2009-03-08. The Chosun Ilbo. 2018-02-11. Reprinted in Korea Focus.
5. News: 그땐 평양서 효리·젝키 공연, 평창엔 북한 걸그룹 오나요. Lee. Yoo-jin. 2018-01-05. The Hankyoreh. 2018-02-11. ko.
6. Web site: Veteran entertainers win cultural order. November 10, 2013. The Korea Herald. December 31, 2020.
7. Web site: 이미자, 대중음악인 최초 금관문화훈장 수훈‥황정민·신동엽 대통령 표창. Lee. Ha-na . 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 . Naver. October 20, 2023. November 1, 2023. ko.