Chon Hye-yong

Chon Hye-yong
Chon Hye-yong singing at a concert at Kim Il Sung Square, 2015
Born1972 (1972)
Pyongyang, North Korea
Occupation(s)Singer, Vocal Instructor
AwardsMerited Actress, People's Actress

Chon Hye-yong (Korean: 전혜영; born 1972) is a North Korean singer.

Biography

Chon Hye-yong was born in 1972 in Pyongyang, North Korea to a father who worked as a coal miner and a mother who was a middle school teacher.[1][2]

In 1983, Chon performed in Japan as a part of the Pyongyang Students and Children's Art Troupe (평양학생소년예술단) and received the Kim Il Sung Youth Honor Award (김일성소년영예상). She joined the Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble in 1988 and was awarded the title of Merited Actress in 1991 and People's Actress in 1992.[3][4]

Since 2011, Chon has been working as a vocal instructor at the Mangyongdae Children's Palace (만경대학생소년궁전).[2]

Selected discography

  • Whistle (휘파람)[2]
  • Warm is the Motherland's Love (조국의 사랑은 따사로워라)[1]
  • Cuckoo (뻐꾸기)[Note 1][5]
  • Thinking of the general (장군님 생각)[Note 1][5]
  • His solicitude unforgettable (그 품을 못 잊어)[Note 1][5]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Chon performed these songs in the 2015 concert Great Party, Rosy Korea.

References

  1. ^ a b 어제날의 《휘파람》가수 전혜영. Korean Central News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  2. ^ a b c "≪사람일보≫ 북, '휘파람' 전혜영 ˝남녘동포와 노래 하고파˝". 사람일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  3. ^ 전혜영 [Chon Hyeyong]. www.nks.ac.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  4. ^ [토요이슈]김정은 시대 들어 새롭게 떠오르는 北 여가수들 : 2016년 제20회 국회의원 선거. The Dong-A Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  5. ^ a b c NK Media (2017-01-07). Great Party, Rosy Korea. Retrieved 2024-12-24 – via YouTube.


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