Cho Hye-Ri

Background

Wax was born on May 31, 1976, with the birth name Cho Hye-Ri.

Education

Cho graduated from the Department of Postmodern Music at Kyung Hee University.

Career

She was the lead vocalist of the band Dog in 1998, and then went solo as Wax in 2000. She has released ten albums and digital singles. In addition to her singing, Cho made her acting debut in 2007.

She was cast as the main actress in the musical Fixing My Makeup (Hangul: 화장을 고치고), whose plot is based on her song of the same name.

Her hit songs include "Fixing My Makeup" and "Please". Although she has been professionally active since 1998, her personal life has been mostly veiled from the public.

Her debut as a singer was as lead vocalist of the band Dog in 1998. The band only released one album, DOG-1st.

The title track of the album was "Kyung Ah"s Day", and the album also included nine other songs.

After Dog disbanded, she made her solo debut with the stage name Wax in 2000. Her debut album as a soloist was Volume 1: The Diary of Mom, with a debut song called "Oppa", a cover version (without the suggestive lyrics) of Cyndi Lauper"s "She Bop".

As of 2012, she has released nine full-length albums and nine other albums.

In addition, she has released songs for the original soundtracks of several dramas. In 2007, Wax made her debut as a musical actress.

She was cast as the main actress for the musical Fixing My Makeup, which had a plot based on her song of the same name.

Achievements

• 2001 - Korean Broadcasting System: Singer of This Year Award 2001 - MBC: Singer of The Teens Award 2001 - Mnet: Best Music-video Award 2001 - 16th Golden Disk Award 2002 - 17th Golden Disk Award 2003 - Business School: Field of Ballad Award 2003 - KMA: Singer of This Year Award 2003 - 18th Golden Disk Award 2004 - Achievement Award from Kyung Hee University.