Dami Im participant of Eurovision Song Contest
Dami Im ( DAH-mee IM, Korean: 임다미; RR: Im Da-mi, IPA: [im‿da.mi]; born 17 October 1988) is an Australian singer and songwriter. She represented Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 held in Stockholm, Sweden with the song "Sound of Silence", placing second and achieving the highest Eurovision Song Contest score for Australia.
Born in South Korea, Im emigrated to Australia with her family at the age of nine. She won the fifth season of The X Factor Australia and subsequently received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia. In 2020 she left Sony Music and signed with ABC Music.
After winning The X Factor, Im released her debut and winner's single "Alive", which debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart. This was followed by the release of her self-titled second studio album, which debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association. Im became the first X Factor Australia contestant to follow up a number one single with a number one album on the ARIA Charts. Im's third studio album, Heart Beats, was released in 2014 and became her second top-ten album. It produced the top-twenty hits "Super Love" and "Gladiator".2020–present: Signing with ABC, Bluesfest, Dancing with the Stars, My Reality and memoir
In early 2020, Im was announced as a contestant on the seventeenth series of Dancing with the Stars, being paired with new professional dancer Shae Mountain. They were the sixth couple to be eliminated, placing fifth overall for the season.On 8 February 2020, Im performed "Walk with Me" with Måns Zelmerlöw at Eurovision – Australia Decides, the event that decides Australia's entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. as well as performing her new single "Marching On" which she wrote about her mother. She made a surprise announcement that she would be competing in Australia Decides 2021, which was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 31 August 2020, Im confirmed she had signed with ABC Music and announced a new album. On 17 September, she released "Paper Dragon", her first single with the new label. The song was intended to be her entry for Australia Decides 2021, which was cancelled due to the pandemic.Im performed for the first time at Byron Bay Bluesfest in 2021. She released her sixth studio album, My Reality, on 29 October 2021.
Im released a memoir titled "Dreamer" in 2022.In May 2023, Im announced the forthcoming release of EP In Between, released on 7 July 2023.