Song Chang-sik (
Hangul
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: 송창식; born 2 February 1947) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, who is considered one of the country's most important and influential musicians of the 1960s and 1970s. He debuted in 1968 as a member of the
folk
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duo Twin Folio, and is credited as being in the vanguard of the early South Korean
folk-rock scene.
Biography
Song was born in 1947 in Incheon. He lost his father during the
Korean War
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, and he lost his mother three years later. Song first dreamed of being a singer when he was in 6th grade after having seen a performance of the orchestra at the hall of
Incheon Commercial Girls' High School. After meeting at a music room in Seoul called C'est ci bon, he started the band Twin Folio in 1967 with , and made his solo debut in 1970.
Honors
In 2012, Song was given the
Order of Cultural Merit by the South Korean government, who referred to him as the "Godfather of Folk Rock."
Awards
References
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Living people
South Korean male singers
South Korean singer-songwriters
South Korean folk rock musicians
1947 births
South Korean male singer-songwriters