Wax (singer)

Cho Hye-ri (born May 31, 1972), better known by her stage name Wax, is a South Korean pop singer. She debuted in 1998 as the lead vocalist of the rock band DOG. She released her first solo album, The Diary of Mom, in 2000. Wax made her acting debut in 2007 with a main role in the musical Fixing My Makeup, the plot of which is based on her hit song of the same name.

Biography
Wax was born Cho Hye-ri on May 31, 1972. She graduated from the Department of Postmodern Music at Kyung Hee University. Although she has been professionally active since 1998, her personal life has been mostly veiled from the public.

Career
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 Vol. 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.

Awards

 * 2001 – KBS: Singer of The Year Award
 * 2001 – MBC: Best Top Ten Musicians Award
 * 2001 – Mnet: Best Music-video Award
 * 2001 – 16th Golden Disk Award
 * 2002 – 17th Golden Disk Award
 * 2003 – SBS: Field of Ballad Award
 * 2003 – KMA: Singer of This Year Award
 * 2003 – 18th Golden Disk Award
 * 2009 – Achievement Award from Kyung Hee University