Yiruma | |
Number of songs: 1 | Total weeks on charts: 17
Appearing in a total number of: 5 charts | Total period running: 787 days
Appearing in a total number of: 5 charts | Total period running: 787 days
Songs by Yiruma
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Biography
Lee Ru-ma, stage name Yiruma, (ì´ë£¨ë§ˆ, born February 15 1978, Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean piano music composer. His albums are sold all over Asia, as well as the United States and Europe. His most famous pieces include "Kiss the Rain", "Maybe" and "River Flows in You" (First Love).
Yiruma started to learn the piano at home in Korea at the age of 5. In 1988 he moved to England, and in December 1996 he participated in the album The Musicians of Purcell (Decca). He graduated from Purcell Specialist Music School (London) in July 1997, then from King's College London in June 2000.
He said "I'm Christian, and I am not a New-age artist. Most people misunderstand me."
Although he formerly held dual citizenship as a citizen of the United Kingdom and South Korea, in July 2006 he gave up his British citizenship and entered the Republic of Korea Navy to begin his military service, which is mandatory for all male South Koreans.
[official website: http://www.yiruma.com/]
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