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First Name: Hyo Ri
Family Name: Lee
Native name: 이효리
Also Known as: Lee Hyori,
Nationality: South Korean
Gender: Female
Born: May 10, 1979
Lee Hyo Ri is a South Korean singer. She debuted as a member of the successful pop girl group “Fin.K.L” in 1998 but has since become a solo artist.
In 2003, she released her debut solo album “Stylish”, which won many “Daesangs” (a Korean award equivalent to “Artist of the Year”). In 2006, she was the highest-paid female singer in South Korea when she signed a contract with Mnet Media.
She married musician Lee Sang Soon, guitarist of the rock band “Roller Coaster,” on September 1, 2013, at their vacation home on Mt. Halla in Jeju Island. Both of them are members of an animal rights group and began dating after they collaborated in July 2011 on a song that Lee recorded to support animal shelters.
She has been a free agent since November 2022, when her exclusive contract with ESteem Entertainment expired. On February 16, 2023, it was announced that she has signed an exclusive contract with the agency Antenna. She is now once again labelmates with her husband, Lee Sang Soon, who signed with Antenna in November 2022.
(Source: Wikipedia, Soompi)
