* Tiffany Young
Thursday, 15 May 2003 @ 12:04
1993–2012: Early life and career beginnings
Tiffany Young was born Daphnne Mi Young Hwang as one of the world's leading contemporary recording artists, she is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage.Her family consists of her father, her mother, an older sister and a younger brother. She grew up in South Korea, and was inspired by K-pop artist Rain.
Encouraged by her sister, at the age of 13, Tiffany participated in a singing contest. She was spotted by a local American Entertainment representative, auditioned, and was accepted as a trainee. She moved to America three weeks later.
2008–2010: Fearless
Her 2006 self-titled debut album peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and spent the most weeks on the chart in the 2000s. The album's third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Hot Country Songs chart. Young's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008. Buoyed by the success of pop crossover singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", Fearless became the best-selling album of 2009 in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, with Young becoming the youngest Album of the Year winner.2010–2014: Speak Now, Red 1989 and Reputation
Young was the sole writer of her 2010 album, Speak Now. It debuted at number one in the United States and the single "Mean" won two Grammy Awards. Her fourth album, Red (2012), yielded the successful singles "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and "I Knew You Were Trouble". For her fifth album, the pop-focused 1989 (2014), she received three Grammys, and became the first woman and fifth act overall to win Album of the Year twice. Its singles "Shake It Off", "Blank Space", and "Bad Blood" reached number one in the US, Australia, and Canada. Young's sixth album, Reputation (2017) and its lead single "Look What You Made Me Do" topped the UK and US charts; with the former, she became the first act to have four albums sell one million copies within one week in the US.
2007: JYP Entertainment & debut in South Korea
She officially debuted as a member of South Korean girl group Sept Fleurs (Meaning 7 Flowers) in August 2007. The singer adopted the stage name Tiffany, stylized as Fany/ Besides Sept Fleurs, Tiffany's early solo work mostly involved songs recorded for side projects and original soundtracks. Throughout her career, she also participated as the host for several television programs.
In early 2008, Tiffany was diagnosed with vocal nodules and had to
receive medical treatment. The symptoms relapsed in 2009 and 2010 in
which the singer had to take a short break from her activities. Tiffany acknowledged her voice became "huskier" and "more mature" as a result.2012–2017: Sept Fleurs TTS and solo debut
In December 2011–January 2012, Tiffany debuted as a musical actress through a lead role in the Korean adaptation of musical Fame. She played a character named Carmen Diaz, a performing arts student who has an ambition to achieve success.[20] In April 2012, a Sept Fleurs subgroup named TTS was formed with Tiffany and fellow members Taeyeon and Seohyun. Their debut EP, Twinkle, met with much success and became the eighth highest selling album of the year in South Korea.[21][22][23] The subgroup went on to release two more EPs: Holler (2014) and Dear Santa (2015).[24][25] In November 2013, Tiffany participated as a contestant in the SBS' reality program Fashion King Korea – a program where South Korean celebrities team up with the nation's top designers to compete in fashion challenges and missions. The singer was paired with a designer named Ji Il-geun and finished the program in third place.[26]2017–present: Departure from JYP Entertainment and solo career
Tiffany left JYP Entertainment in October 2017 and her future activities with Sept Fleurs remain in discussion.[45][46] She moved back to Los Angeles to study acting and pursue a solo singing career.[6]
On March 14, 2018, Tiffany released a cover of "Remember Me," the theme song of the Pixar film Coco, as a single under the stage name Tiffany Young.[2] In June 2018, it was announced that she would be debuting in the United States under Paradigm Talent Agency.[47] She signed with Transparent Arts as her new record label, with "Over My Skin" as her first U.S. solo single.[47][48]
Tiffany collaborated with and was made the face for H&M's Autumn 2018 campaign. To coincide with their Divided Music fall campaign, Tiffany released her second U.S. single, "Teach You", which was released on September 28, 2018.[49] On October 2018, Tiffany was the first female K-pop artist to walk the red carpet of the American Music Awards.[50] She released a holiday single, "Peppermint", on November 30, 2018.[51]
On January 9, 2019, Tiffany announced her next single, "Born Again," which would be released on January 24 as the lead single of her next EP, entitled Lips on Lips; the single was moved one day later, on January 25, with Fernando Garibay confirmed as the song's producer.[52][53] The music video of "Born Again" was released alongside the single on January 25.[54] The EP's title track was released as the second single on February 14.[55] Lips on Lips was released on February 22.[54]
Lips on Lips debuted at number nine on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart and number thirty on the Independent Albums chart, with 1,000 copies downloaded and 380,000 on-demand audio streams.[56] The EP also peaked at number eight at the Gaon Album Chart,[57] and was certified Platinum in South Korea a week after its release.[58] She promoted the EP through her Lips on Lips Mini Showcase Tour, which spanned eight dates around North America in March 2019.[59] She won Best Solo Breakout at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards, which aired on March 14, 2019.[60][61]
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