Amy Lee (born May 30, 1989), known professionally as Ailee, is an American singer and songwriter based in South Korea.

She won four consecutive Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Female Vocal Performance titles from 2013 to 2016, with "U&I", "Singing Got Better", "Mind Your Own Business", and "If You" respectively.

After her Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School graduation, she studied communications at Pace University[4] before dropping out to pursue a career in music.

[5] Before her K-pop debut, Ailee was signed under Muzo Entertainment, an independent agency in New York City and New Jersey.

[citation needed] Before moving to South Korea, Ailee created the YouTube channels "mzamyx3" and "aileemusic" to bring attention to her singing on the web.

[citation needed] Ailee moved to South Korea in 2010 after she landed a music label audition through her uncle's connections.

[citation needed] In September 2011, Ailee and Wheesung were featured on the MBC's Chuseok special episode of Singer and Trainee.

[7] On February 9, 2012, Ailee released her debut single "Heaven" along with the music video, which featured Gi Kwang of Beast.

[9] Billboard commented, "From her debut single, Ailee proved that she had an ability beyond her years to communicate the deeper experiences one feels in love.

[20][21] On November 6, 2013, Ailee made her Japanese debut with Japanese-version of "Heaven" and "Starlight" under Warner Music Japan.

[31] After wrapping up her joint Unite the Mic Tour with Jay Park and San E in Toronto in March 2015, plans were revealed for Ailee to hold a solo concert three years after her debut.

She sang "Shut Up" with Showry, "Like Nobody Knows" and "Comma 07" with Cheetah, "Wash Away" and "Officially Missing You" with Geeks, "NimA" and "Shower of Tears" with Baechigi, and "Touch My Body" and "Let"s Go Travel" with Shin Bo-ra.

[36] On August 23, 2016, Ailee released her single "If You", which subsequently topped the Gaon Weekly Chart for Digital Download.

[46][47][48][49][50] Ailee previously held two Christmas concerts in Seoul titled Welcome Home at Kyunghee University's Grand Peace Palace on December 24–25, 2016.

[52] On November 18 and 19, Ailee held two concerts at the Pechanga Theater in California, selling out a total of 2,600 tickets combined.

[53] On March 18, 2018, Ailee performed "I Will Show You" at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium.

[citation needed] On November 8, 2020, Ailee released "Blue Bird", an OST that would be part nine of singles for the South Korean drama Start-Up.

[67] On November 3, 2022, Pop Music announced that the '2022 Ailee National Tour Concert 'One Step More', scheduled to take place on the 5th and 6th, has been postponed to January 28 and 29, 2023, on the aftermath of the Seoul Halloween crowd crush.