After relocating to Paris from South Korea to study voice and jazz, her new home embraced her with the great distinction of being appointed Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture. Renowned throughout Europe and Asia, Youn Sun Nah has built an impressive mainstream following by performing on some of the world’s greatest stages, such as the 2014 Winter Olympics and the Montreal Jazz Festival. The Ottawa Citizen described her live show as a “program that drew heavily on vintage music by Lou Reed, Jimi Hendrix, Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell, among others. Frequently, Nah was simply fascinating. But she also was something of a mystery.”