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American musician
Musical artist
Emily Li , professionally known as Emei , is an alternative pop musician based in
Los Angeles, California .
Early life
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]
Music career
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]
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]
Personal life
In 2022, Emei graduated from
Yale University with a degree in
cognitive science .
[2]
Discography
Extended plays
Title
Year
Source
End of an Era
2022
[6]
Scatterbrain
2023
[7]
Singles
Title
Year
Source
"Love Me Not"
2024
[
citation needed ]
"Cynical"
2023
[
citation needed ]
"Irresponsible"
2023
[8]
"Scatterbrain"
2023
[9]
"Backtrack"
2022
[10]
"End of an Era"
2022
[11]
"Regrets"
2022
[12]
"Trust Issues"
2022
[13]
"That Girl"
2022
[14]
"Better People To Leave on Read"
2022
[15]
"Late to the Party"
2022
[16]
"Distracted"
2021
[17]
"Hold On Me"
2023
"Ferris Bueller
2022
References
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"Meet Emei: 'That Girl' Making a Name for Herself in the Music Industry" . Peoplemag . Retrieved 2023-08-07 .
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d Peed, Andrea Thompson (2022-05-19).
"Already a singing sensation, Emily Li broadened her academic horizons" . YaleNews . Retrieved 2023-08-07 .
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c Tran, Teresa (2023-01-23).
"Emei Is the Chinese American Pop-Rock Artist We've Been Waiting For" . JoySauce . Retrieved 2023-08-07 .
^ Callwood, Brett (2023-05-22).
"Emei Digs Fearless - LA Weekly" . www.laweekly.com . Retrieved 2023-08-07 .
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"Alternative Pop Singer Emei Drops New Single "Late To The Party" and Lands Cover Of Spotify "Fresh Finds" " . Mundane . 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2023-08-07 .
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"Ones To Watch" . Ones to Watch . Retrieved 2023-08-07 .
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Scatterbrain , 2023-10-20, retrieved 2024-03-11
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" 'Irresponsible' is a creative and abundantly fun new release from Emei" . Clout . 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2023-08-07 .
^ Bowenbank, Starr; Lynch, Joe; Havens, Lyndsey; Lipshutz, Jason (2023-02-06).
"10 Cool New Pop Songs to Get You Through the Week: Lizzy McAlpine, Caroline Polachek & More" . Billboard . Retrieved 2023-08-07 .
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"Emei will keep you on your toes with newest single, "Backtrack" " . // MELODIC Magazine . 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2023-08-07 .
^ Polsely, Victoria (2022-10-27).
"Emei shares existencial new single "End of an Era" " .
Earmilk . Retrieved 2023-08-07 .
^ Radic, Randy (2022-09-28).
"Emei Releases Multihued New Single "Regrets" - Guitar Girl Magazine" . Retrieved 2023-08-07 .
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"Full Lyrics And Analysis Of Emei's Song 'Trust Issues - Magnetic Magazine" . Magnetic Magazine . Retrieved 2023-08-07 .
^ Severs, Sophie (2022-08-10).
"The Never-Ending Pursuit of Perfection with Emei's "That Girl" " . Atwood Magazine . Retrieved 2023-08-07 .
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"Emei Finds "Better People to Leave on Read" on Cutthroat New Single" . Ones to Watch . 2022. Retrieved 2023-08-07 .
^ Thomson, Zangba (2021-10-15).
"Emei releases an alternative pop tune, entitled, "Late to the Party" " . Bong Mines Entertainment . Retrieved 2023-08-07 .
^ Emu, Eilonwy Has An (2021-08-21).
"Get "Distracted" and dance with Emei x LEXIM" . My Emu Is Emo . Retrieved 2023-08-07 .