Emei | |
|---|---|
 Emei in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Emily Li [1] |
| Born | New Jersey |
| Genres | Indie pop |
| Years active | 2021–present |
| Labels | Amuse |
| Website | beacons |
Emily Li, professionally known as Emei, is an alternative pop musician based in Los Angeles, California.
Emei was born in New Jersey to Chinese immigrant parents. [2] She grew up listening to Amy Winehouse, Ella Fitzgerald, the Jackson 5, Sara Bareilles, and Taylor Swift, [3] and has been singing since she was 9 years old. [2]
As a teenager, Emei competed on Dancing with the Stars in China. [4]
When Emei was 15, she took a year off from school to compete on Chinese Idol and placed third. [1] She attended Yale University, where she was a member of its a cappella group Mixed Company. [5]
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. [2] Her recent song with Whethan, "Sunny D", is a smash hit and was adopted by Sunny D, the company as its song of the year.
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." [5]
In November 2024, Emei released her third EP, RABBITHOLE. [6] She described it as "“All of [the songs] are like going through this journey of going down into panic and anxiety and then coming out of it.”
In 2022, Emei graduated from Yale University with a degree in cognitive science. [5]
| Title | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|
| End of an Era | 2022 | [7] |
| Scatterbrain | 2023 | [8] |
| Scatterbrain (Deluxe) | 2024 | [9] |
| RABBITHOLE | 2024 | [10] |
| Title | Year | Album / EP | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| "9 LIVES" | 2024 | RABBITHOLE [10] | [ citation needed ] |
| "SUNNYD" | Non-album singles | [ citation needed ] | |
| "ALL THESE KIDS" | RABBITHOLE [10] | [ citation needed ] | |
| “RABBITHOLE” | [ citation needed ] | ||
| "Love Me Not" | Non-album singles | [11] | |
| "Don't Know About The World" | 2023 | Scatterbrain [8] | [ citation needed ] |
| "Cynical" | [12] | ||
| "Irresponsible" | [13] | ||
| "Scatterbrain" | [14] | ||
| "Backtrack" | 2022 | Non-album singles | [15] |
| "End of an Era" | End of an Era [7] | [16] | |
| "Regrets" | [17] | ||
| "Trust Issues" | [18] | ||
| "That Girl" | [19] | ||
| "Better People To Leave on Read" | Non-album singles | [20] | |
| "Late to the Party" | End of an Era [7] | [21] | |
| "Distracted" | 2021 | Non-album singles | [22] |
| Title | Year | Album / EP | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Hold On Me (feat. Emei)" (NOTD, Emei) | 2023 | Non-album singles | [ citation needed ] |
| "RE-IGNITION" (VALORANT, ARB4, Jazz Alonso, Emei) | Non-album singles | [ citation needed ] |
| Title | Year | Album / EP | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| "SUGARCOAT" | 2024 | RABBITHOLE [10] | [ citation needed ] |
| "THE PART" | [ citation needed ] | ||
| "Agree to Disagree" | Scatterbrain (Deluxe) [9] | [ citation needed ] | |
| "You Are Bad" | [ citation needed ] | ||
| "Human Being - Demo" | [ citation needed ] | ||
| "711" | 2023 | Scatterbrain [8] | [ citation needed ] |
| "Dear Emily" | [ citation needed ] | ||
| "Picky" | [ citation needed ] | ||
| "Ferris Bueller" | 2022 | End of an Era [7] | [ citation needed ] |
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