ADORA
- Name: ADORA
- Native name: 아도라
- Also Known as: 박수현
- Nationality: South Korean
- Gender: Female
- Born: September 25, 1997
- Age: 28
Adora started singing and writing songs at an early age. One of her first compositions includes a fan song she made for Highlight in 2011 at 13 years old.
She joined Stardom Entertainment as a 14-year-old trainee in 2012. She trained with Topp Dogg and co-composed their song "Playground" from their debut EP Dogg's Out released in 2013. She left the company for unknown reasons then joined Music K Entertainment in 2014 and trained with the members of The Ark but did not make it into the final lineup of the group.
In 2016, she applied to Big Hit Music's 'Next New Creator' audition project and was selected to join the company that same year. Her first professional songwriting credit under the name Adora started with the song "Interlude: Wings" on BTS' album Wings (2016) and the singles "Spring Day" and "Not Today" on their repackage You Never Walk Alone (2017). As an in-house producer for Big Hit Music, she also co-wrote songs for TXT and GFriend. She left the company somewhere in 2020.
On October 25, 2021, it was announced that Adora signed an exclusive contract with Aura Entertainment. She officially debuted as a singer on November 5 with the release of the single "Make U Dance", which was a collaboration with Dingo Music.
In 2021, the Recording Academy spotlighted Adora as one of the 5 K-pop songwriters and producers who 'defined 2021' by making their mark worldwide. She also named by NME, Tone Deaf, and Bandwagon as one of new artists to watch in 2022.
Adora revealed that she used to suffer from thyroid cancer, which later became a turning point to her life to achieve her dream of becoming a singer once again.
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