Lee Hwa-ja
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Details
| Birthday |
30th November, 1915
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| Died |
1950
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Trot, Sin-minyo (New Folk Song), Jazz, Japga, Folk
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| Year(s) Active |
1936–1950
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| Record Label |
New Korea Records, Polydor, Okeh
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Lee Hwa-ja (Korean: 이화자; Hanja: 李花子; 1916 – 1950), born Lee Soon-jae, was a pioneering Korean singer and cultural icon during the Japanese colonial period. Known as the "Queen of Folk Songs," she rose from the lowest social strata to become one of the most successful recording artists of the 1930s and 1940s. She is historically significant as a founding member of the Jeogori Sisters, the first girl group on the Korean Peninsula, and is cited as a foundational figure in the evolution of Trot and modern K-pop.
