Sohyang

Biography

Sohyang studied French at Kyunghee University.

At the age of 20, when Sohyang was freshly married, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer which she survived but now she cannot bear any children.

Sohyang is the sister-in-law of DNCE's JinJoo Lee. They have a really close relationship which is often showcased on social media accounts like Jinjoo's Instagram profile.

In December 2016, she was awarded the Seoul Success Award in the Culture category.

Career

She made her debut in 1996 with the song "MR", which was released on Naver Music. Despite having a long career in South Korea, she was only able to make her international breakthrough in 2014, when she became the first Korean artist to sing the American national anthem at a NBA game. Sohyang also achieved fame when she sang with Kirk Franklin. Sohyang has participated many times on television music competition programs Immortal Songs 2 and I Am a Singer, winning twice on Immortal Songs 2 with songs "Lean on Me" and "Bridge over Troubled Water".

In Disney's movie Moana, Sohyang voiced the protagonist in the Korean-dubbed version, for the singing parts.

In the first half of 2017, Sohyang appeared on MBC's King of Mask Singer as a contestant for the show's 2nd anniversary and became the winner six consecutive times (Generation 53-58), making her the female singer with the highest number of consecutive wins ever achieved (second highest overall) before losing her crown in July 2017 and departing from the show.

Voice

Sohyang's vocal type is a lyric soprano, specifically a Full-Lyric Soprano. Her vocal range spans from D₃ to A₆ (supported range from G#₃ to E₆), a total of 3 octaves, 3 notes, and a semitone. She is known for her emotive and powerful vocals, with characteristics being a homogeneous, rounded, and bright instrument of remarkable beauty and meticulous control. This skill has been very much well showcased all throughout her career.

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