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Lee Chae-rin (born February 26, 1991 , better known by her stage name CL, is a South Korean recording artist.
She was born inSeoul, South Korea and spent much of her early life in Japan and France. She trained in JYP Entertainment before joining YG Entertainment, and became a member of the girl group 2NE1.
Early career
CL was born in Seoul, South Korea, but spent most of her childhood living in Paris, Tsukuba Science City and Tokyo. She attended international schools. When she was 13, she moved back to Paris alone where she studied for two years.
She got an audition with YG Entertainment when she was 15.
CL’s first feature on a song recording was Big Bang’s “Intro (Hot Issue)” in 2007.
Later that year, she had her first stage debut at Seoul Broadcasting System’s Music Awards alongside her label mates at YG Entertainment.
Her first credited appearance in a song was in 2008, with Uhm Jung-hwa’s “DJ,” in which she rapped.
2NE1
2NE1 debuted in SBS’s The Music Trend on May 17, 2009 where they performed “Fire. For 2NE1’s second album Crush, CL wrote the lyrics and co-composed the music for the tracks “Crush”, “If I Were You”, and “Baby I Miss You”. She also did the lyrics for her solo track “MTBD”, as well as the track “Scream”.
Solo activities
In August 2009, CL collaborated with label-mates G-Dragon and Teddy Park of 1TYM for “The Leaders”, on G-Dragon’s first solo album, Heartbreaker.
In August, after finishing “I Don’t Care” promotions, 2NE1 members released their own solo singles. CL collaborated with fellow member Minzy for “Please Don’t Go,” which charted at number six by the end of November.
CL’s first solo single, “The Baddest Female”, was released on 28 May 2013.
Musical style and influences
CL is the leader, vocalist and rapper in her group. She cites 1TYM leader Teddy Park who produces much of 2NE1’s music as influences and inspirations, as well as Madonna, Queen andLauryn Hill.
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