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is an American singer and songwriter.

Early life and education

Born in Los Angeles, Susie Suh sang in a choir for the Los Angeles-based KTE TV station when she was a child, performing Korean folk songs and American pop and children's songs. She attended a boarding school in New England, where she self-released a six-track EP. As a college student, she continued performing, and eventually drew the attention of

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archive) She graduated from

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with a

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in English Literature.

Career

After auditioning for major label executives she signed with Sony's

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. Her debut album, ''

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'', was produced by

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and released in 2005. Five songs from that album were used on the TV series ''

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'', among them "Recognition," "All I Want" and "Light on My Shoulder". "Shell," also from this self-titled release, co-written by Ballard, was featured on the soundtrack of the 2005 film ''

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''. A one-minute crop of it was bundled with

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mobile phones. Following her debut, Suh released ''The Bakman Tapes'' in 2011 on her own label, Collective Records. The single “I Do” has received over 51 million streams on

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. In 2015, her track “Good Times” was featured on the final episode of the second season of NBC's ''The Night Shift'' and in Fox's ''Rosewood''. Tracks from the album also appeared in film and television, including ''Parenthood'' and ''Hart of Dixie.'' Her single "Here with Me" was featured on season 1, episode 3 ("Wujing (No. 84)") of the television series ''

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'', and in 2019 in the film ''The Sun Is Also a Star.'' It received more than 51 million streams on Spotify. In 2021 she released the album ''Invisible Love''. ''Parade'' called the title track "a transcendent pop gem" and its video "hauntingly gorgeous." A special edition vinyl release was scheduled for 2022. As of May 2022 her songs had been streamed more than 125 million times on Spotify, and in 2021 she was added to more than 130,000 Spotify playlists. Her music has been compared to that of

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and

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. She has cited

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among her influences.

Discography

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'' – (2005) 1. "Won't You Come Again" 2. "Your Battlefield" 3."Shell" 4."Harmony" 5."Seasons Change" 6."Light on My Shoulder" 7."Lucille" 8."Petrified to Be God-Like" 9."Recognition" 10."All I Want" *''The Bakman Tapes'' – (2011) **1. Feather in the Wind **2. Good Times **3. Why **4. In the Moonlight **5. Winter **6. Love is on the way **7. Love.Love.Love.Love **8. I Do **9. Canopy *''Everywhere'' – EP (2015) **1. Everywhere **2. Here With Me (Two Worlds) **3. You & I * ''Evening Prayer'' – EP (2019) **1. All I Want **2. This Is Love **3. Harmony **4. Good Times * ''Invisible Love'' (2021) **1. The Beginning (Intro) **2. Invisible Love **3. Best Friend **4. Over You **5. Down the River **6. Winning Feeling **7. Taste of Your Tears **8. A New Year **9. This Is Love **10. Jophiel **11. Blood Moon **12. The End (Outro)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Suh, Susie American musicians of Korean descent Living people Musicians from Los Angeles Brown University alumni Year of birth missing (living people)