Maya | |
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Born |
Kim Young-sook 17 November 1975 Chungju, South Korea |
Alma mater | Seoul Institute of the Arts |
Occupation | Singer, actress |
Years active | 2003-present |
Agent | Jin-ah Entertainment |
Website | http://www.soulmaya.com/ |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 마야 |
Revised Romanization | Ma-ya |
McCune–Reischauer | Ma-ya |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 김영숙 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Yeong-suk |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yŏngsuk |
Maya (born Kim Young-sook on 17 November 1975) is a South Korean singer and actress. Maya began her singing career as an underground rock music singer in 1996, and made her onscreen performance debut on the Mnet program Show King M on 11 March 2003. Maya's first hit song from her debut album was "Azalea," based on the same-titled poem by Kim Sowol.