Biography
I ru-ma was born in South Korea and was raised and educated in
England. Yiruma began playing the piano at the age of five, and
subsequently moved to London at the age of eleven (1988), to study at The Purcell School of Music. In December 1996 he participated in the album The Musicians of Purcell (Decca).
Graduating from Purcell School of Music in July 1997, Yiruma continued
his musical aspirations and completed a Composition major from King's College London
in June 2000. While studying at Kings College, this promising pianist
released his first album "Love Scene" through DECCA records.
Additionally, during his time in college, he participated in a musical
tour in Europe. Making a historical impact for his country, Yiruma was
the first Korean artist to receive an invitation to perform at the 2002
MIDEM in Cannes, France. Early in his career, his albums were released
in Europe and Asia, they are now available internationally through
various online sources such as Itunes, Amazon, and Yiruma's recording
label STOMP Records. In 2001 he released his most popular album to
date, "First Love". His #1 selling song "River Flows in You" was on
this album and since 2001 this song has been released on two other
albums (First Love [Repackaged] and Wedding Essentials: The Ceremony)
Yiruma released his third album, From The Yellow Room in 2003.
Pre-order sales topped 30,000 copies and the album was top-ranked on
many popular music charts, including Yes24, Phono, and Hot Tracks. His
12-city Korean tour was a sellout, as well as his November concert at
the Seoul National Arts Center.
