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Emily Li, professionally known as Emei, is an alternative pop musician based in Los Angeles, California.
Emei | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Emei in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Emily Li[1] |
| Born | New Jersey |
| Genres | Indie pop |
| Years active | 2021–present |
| Labels | Amuse |
| Formerly of | Mixed Company[2] |
| Website | |
Emei was born in New Jersey to Chinese immigrant parents.[3]
She grew up listening to Amy Winehouse, Ella Fitzgerald, the Jackson 5, Sara Bareilles, and Taylor Swift.[4]
She has been singing since she was 9 years old.[3]
As a teenager, Emei competed on Dancing with the Stars in China.[5]
When Emei was 15, she took a year off from school to compete on Chinese Idol and placed third.[2][1]
In 2022, Emei's single “Late to the Party" went viral, gaining 5.5 million streams on music platforms and 9.5 million views on TikTok and Instagram Reels.[3] Her 2nd newest song with Whethan, "Sunny D", is a smash hit and was adopted by Sunny D, the company as its song of the year.
In January 2023, she performed at the halftime of a Los Angeles Clippers game against the San Antonio Spurs.[1] In November 2023, Emei teamed up with production duo NOTD on "Hold On Me".
Emei's stage name is "a cross between her Chinese name, An Mei, and her English nickname, Emmy."[2]
In 2022, Emei graduated from Yale University with a degree in cognitive science.[2]
| Title | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|
| "9 Lives" | 2024 | [] |
| "SUNNYD" | 2024 | [citation needed] |
| "All These Kids" | 2024 | [citation needed] |
| “Rabbithole” | 2024 | [citation needed] |
| "Love Me Not" | 2024 | [8] |
| "Cynical" | 2023 | [9] |
| "Irresponsible" | 2023 | [10] |
| "Scatterbrain" | 2023 | [11] |
| "Backtrack" | 2022 | [12] |
| "End of an Era" | 2022 | [13] |
| "Regrets" | 2022 | [14] |
| "Trust Issues" | 2022 | [15] |
| "That Girl" | 2022 | [16] |
| "Better People To Leave on Read" | 2022 | [17] |
| "Late to the Party" | 2022 | [18] |
| "Distracted" | 2021 | [19] |
| "Hold On Me" | 2023 | [citation needed] |
| "Ferris Bueller | 2022 | [citation needed] |
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