Youn Sun Nah

vocals · 1969 · Seoul

Born in Seoul, she moved to Paris in 1995 to study jazz and chanson, notably at the CIM. Signed to ACT in 2008, she was made a Knight (2009) and then an Officer (2019) of the Order of Arts and Letters.

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Styles

• Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese
• Current scene (New York, Chicago, worldwide)

Landmark tracks

• My Favorite Things (Youn Sun Nah) (2010)

Cited in 2 radio episodes

• Mar 9, 2026: Les fragments sensibles de Youn Sun Nah (Deli Express, TSF Jazz, in French)
• May 9, 2019: China Moses Loves Youn Sun Nah... (Made in China, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

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