Taeyeon

Born as Kim Tae-yeon than commonly known as Taeyeon , is a South Korean pop singer, actress, and spokesmodel. She is the leader of the Korean nine-member girl group Girls' Generation, formed by SM Entertainment in 2007. She has also worked as TV presenter, radio DJ and appeared in reality-variety shows, as well as recording solo singles. She is known as Taiyan in Taiwan.

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Taeyeon was born in the city of Jeonju, North Jeolla on March 9, 1989. She was trained in singing and dancing. Taeyeon was discovered in the 2004 SM Entertainment's 8th Annual Best Contest winning Best Singer 1st Place & Grand Award in the contest. In 2004, she was featured in The One's song "You Bring Me Joy" before debuting as Girls' Generation leader. She is a 2008 graduate of Jeonju Art High School and was decorated by the Lifetime Achievement Award of the high school.

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Taeyeon has contributed to a couple of soundtracks as a solo artist, singing the theme song "Manyage" for the KBS2 drama Hong Gil Dong and "Deullinayo" from the Beethoven Virus soundtrack. "If" became popular on various online charts, around the same time "Baby Baby" was released, while "Deullinayo" received the YEPP Popularity award at the 2008 Golden Disk Awards.

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