BoA

BoA
BoA
Background information
Birth name	Boa Kwon
Born	November 5, 1986 (age 38)
Origin	Guri, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Genres	K-pop; J-pop; pop; R&B; dance-pop; electropop;
Occupation(s)	Singer; dancer;
Years active	2000–present

Kwon Bo-ah (born 5 November 1986 in Guri, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) is a South Korean singer. She is commonly known by her stage name BoA. She has been active in both South Korea and Japan. Aside from Korean, BoA also speaks Japanese and English and has released songs in those languages. She also released some Chinese songs, but she does not know Chinese. BoA succeeded not only in Korea, but in all of East Asia as well.

BoA was born and raised in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. She was discovered by SM Entertainment talent agents when she accompanied her older brother to a talent search. In 2000, after two years of training, she released ID; Peace B, her debut Korean album. Two years later, she released her debut Japanese album, Listen to My Heart. On October 21, 2008, BoA debuted in the United States with the single "Eat You Up",^[1] and released her debut English-language album, BoA on March 17, 2009.^[2]