DeVita (singer)

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Background information
Birth name| Cho Yun-gyeong
Born|  (1998-04-20) April 20, 1998 (age 26)
Genres| R&B
Occupation(s)| Singer-songwriter
Years active| 2018-present
Labels| AOMG

Cho Yun-gyeong ( born April 20, 1998), known professionally as DeVita , is a Korean-American singer-songwriter. She signed to hip-hop and R&B label AOMG in 2020 where she released the extended plays Creme (2020) and American Gothic (2022).

## Contents

* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
* 2.1 2018-2020: Creme
* 2.2 2021-2022: American Gothic
* 3 Artistry
* 4 Discography
* 4.1 Compilation album
* 5 Filmography
* 5.1 TV
* 6 Awards and nominations
* 7 References
* 8 External links

## Early life[edit]

Cho Yun-gyeong was born on April 20, 1998, in South Korea.[1] She emigrated to the United States in 2009 and spent her teenage years in Chicago. She started gaining attention when she uploaded her original tracks to SoundCloud.[2]

She adopted the stage name "DeVita" from the character "Salvatore Di Vita" of the movie Cinema Paradiso and "Evita Peron," a former first lady of Argentina.[3]

## Career[edit]

### 2018-2020: Creme[edit]

In August 2018, DeVita released her debut single "Sugar" with rapper Ugly Duck.

In November 2019, she released the compilation album Slow Step.

In April 2020, she signed to hip-hop and R&B label AOMG and released her debut EP Creme.[4] "Evita!", the lead single of the EP, was nominated for Best R&B Song at the Korean Music Awards and R&B Track of the Year at the Korean Hip-hop Awards.[5][6]

### 2021-2022: American Gothic[edit]

In February 2022, DeVita released the EP American Gothic.

## Artistry[edit]

DeVita cited musicians Damon Albarn, Kanye West, and Frank Ocean as her biggest influence.[7]

## Discography[edit]

### Compilation album[edit]

Title  | Details

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Slow Step |

* Released: November 1, 2019
* Labels: 8BallTown, Genie Music, Stone Music Entertainment
* Format: Digital download

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## Filmography[edit]

### TV[edit]

Title  | Year  | Role  | Ref.

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K-pop Star 3 | 2013  | Contestant  | [8]

## Awards and nominations[edit]

Award  | Year  | Nominee  | Category  | Result  | Ref.

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Korean Music Awards  | 2021  | Herself  | Rookie of the Year  | Nominated  | [9]
"Evita!"  | Best R&B Song  | [5]
Korean Hip-hop Awards  | Herself  | New Artist of the Year  | [6]
"Evita!"  | R&B Track of the Year

## References[edit]

1. ↑ "드비타" [DeVita]. Daum Encyclopedia (in 한국어).
2. ↑ Lee, Jaehun (February 15, 2022). "드비타, 오늘 새 EP '아메리칸 고딕'…"폭 넓은 스펙트럼"" [DeVita, today new EP "American Gothic"..."Wide spectrum"]. Newsis (in 한국어).
3. ↑ Bastien, Maceo (May 8, 2020). "DEVITA / 1974". Flaunt.
4. ↑ Kim, Hyojeong (April 8, 2020). "AOMG, 신예 '드비타' 영입…내일 데뷔 앨범" [AOMG, signs rookie "DeVita"... Tomorrow debut album]. Yonhap News (in 한국어).
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "DeVita 'EVITA!'". Korean Music Awards (in 한국어).
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "한국 힙합 어워즈 2021 후보" [Korean Hip-hop Awards 2021 Nominees]. Korean Hip-hop Awards (in 한국어).
7. ↑ Basbas, Franchesca (February 17, 2022). "Asia Spotlight: DeVita talks bringing life to her sophomore EP 'American Gothic'". Bandwagon Asia.
8. ↑ SBS [K팝스타3] \- 2분안에 모든것을 보여줄 투미닛(조윤경,장한나,김수현) [SBS [K-pop Star 3] - Two Minute (Cho Yun-gyeong, Jang Han-na, Kim Suhyeon) who will show everything in 2 minutes] (in 한국어). SBS Now. January 6, 2014 - via YouTube.
9. ↑ "DeVita". Korean Music Awards (in 한국어).

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