Dami Im | |
|---|---|
 Im in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Im Da-mi |
| Born | 17 October 1988 Seoul, South Korea[1][2] |
| Origin | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Genres | Pop R&B soul Gospel[3] |
| Occupation(s) | Singer and songwriter |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Sony (2013–2019), ABC Music (2020–present) |
| Spouse | Noah Kim (m. 2012) |
| Website | damiim |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 임다미 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Im Da-mi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Im Tami |
Dami Im (/ˌdɑːmi ˈɪm/ DAH-mee IM;[4] Korean: 임다미; RR: Im Dami; IPA: [im dami]; born 17 October 1988) is an Australian singer and songwriter. She represented Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 held in Stockholm, Sweden with the song "Sound of Silence", placing second and achieving the highest Eurovision Song Contest score for Australia.
Born in South Korea, Im emigrated to Australia with her family at the age of nine. She won the fifth season of The X Factor Australia and subsequently received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia. In 2020 she left Sony Music and signed with ABC Music.
After winning The X Factor, Im released her debut and winner's single "Alive", which debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart. This was followed by the release of her self-titled second studio album, which debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association. Im became the first X Factor Australia contestant to follow up a number one single with a number one album on the ARIA Charts. Im's third studio album, Heart Beats, was released in 2014 and became her second top-ten album. It produced the top-twenty hits "Super Love" and "Gladiator".
- ^ "한국계 호주대표 임다미, 유로비전 송 콘테스트 아쉬운 2위" [Korean singer Dami Im representing Australia, finished in second place in the Eurovision Song Contest]. Yonhap News Agency. Yonhap News Agency. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
서울에서 태어나 9살 때 호주로 온 임다미... [Born in Seoul, Dami Im moved to Australia at the age of 9...]
- ^ Moran, Jonathan (30 August 2013). "The X Factor favourite Dami Im was bullied at school". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ Wass, Mike (9 October 2014). "Dami Im's 'Living Dangerously' Is Another Gorgeous Pop Anthem: Listen to the 'Heart Beats' Buzz Track". Idolator. SpinMedia. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ Armbruster, Stefan (26 January 2017). "'Go back to your country, China': South Korean-born Dami Im's first day in Australia". Seoul Broadcasting System.
Her name, Dami Im – pronounced as "dah-me im" – did and is something she still struggles with.