SuperKnova | |
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Also known as | Ellie Kim |
Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
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Years active | 2017–present |
Labels | Self-released |
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superknovaofficial |
Ellie Kim, artist name SuperKnova, is a singer, activist, physician and musician. [1] [2] [3] She has released two studio albums, American Queers [4] and, most recently, superuniverse. [5] She is noted for speaking out publicly against non-consensual intersex surgery in infants while working at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. [6] [7]
Kim attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where she studied jazz guitar. [8] She attended Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and graduated with her MD in 2019. [9] She did not attend residency and instead chose to pursue a career in music after graduating. [10]
Ellie Kim started SuperKnova while in medical school. [11] [12] During this time, she began her gender transition and wrote songs as a form of therapy to process her emotions around coming out. She initially did not plan on releasing them. However, a friend eventually convinced her to put them on Bandcamp. [13] Her first album Splendor Dysphoria was released on Bandcamp in June 2017. [14] She chose the artist name SuperKnova based on her childhood fascination with space. The name is based on the cosmological phenomenon of a supernova, the final most energetic explosion before the death of a star. She saw this as an analogy of how she wanted to live life: giving it her all and seeing beauty in the chaos. [15] [16] Her second album American Queers is one of the “all-time best selling transgender albums” on Bandcamp. [17]
Kim is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer and audio engineer. She writes, produces, records, mixes and masters all of her own music. [18]
As a physician, Kim has advocated for intersex justice alongside activist Pidgeon Pagonis. [19] [20] On July 23, 2020, Kim became the first physician at Lurie Children’s Hospital to publicly speak out against cosmetic, medically unnecessary surgeries performed on intersex infants without their consent. [21] She advocated for change within Lurie Children's Hospital in collaboration with Dr. Robert Garofalo, division head of Adolescent Medicine. [22] [23] On July 29, 2020, Lurie Children’s hospital formally changed their policy regarding intersex infant surgery and became the first hospital in the United States to do so. [24] [25]
Kim is a genderfluid, transgender woman and uses she/her/hers pronouns. [26] [27] [28]
SuperKnova's song "Glitter and Blood" appears in Season 1, Episode 2 of Showtime's Work in Progress. [29] She also sings a cover of The Beat's " Mirror in the Bathroom" (produced by Ethan Stoller) that appears in Season 1, Episode 4, the "Bathroom" episode. [30]
In 2023, beauty retailer Sephora added SuperKnova to their Sephora Sounds artist roster, a music collective that "reflects the authenticity of Sephora's broader beauty community." [31] [32] She was one of three artists to be featured on their TikTok page alongside the announcement of the program. [33]
In 2021, SuperKnova's music video for her song "Goals_" was selected to the 44th Asian American International Film Festival in New York City. [34]
In 2023, SuperKnova's music video for her song "Islands" was selected to the 46th Asian American International Film Festival in New York City. [35]
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SuperKnova | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | Ellie Kim |
Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
Genres |
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Occupation(s) |
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Instrument(s) |
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Years active | 2017–present |
Labels | Self-released |
Website |
superknovaofficial |
Ellie Kim, artist name SuperKnova, is a singer, activist, physician and musician. [1] [2] [3] She has released two studio albums, American Queers [4] and, most recently, superuniverse. [5] She is noted for speaking out publicly against non-consensual intersex surgery in infants while working at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. [6] [7]
Kim attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where she studied jazz guitar. [8] She attended Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and graduated with her MD in 2019. [9] She did not attend residency and instead chose to pursue a career in music after graduating. [10]
Ellie Kim started SuperKnova while in medical school. [11] [12] During this time, she began her gender transition and wrote songs as a form of therapy to process her emotions around coming out. She initially did not plan on releasing them. However, a friend eventually convinced her to put them on Bandcamp. [13] Her first album Splendor Dysphoria was released on Bandcamp in June 2017. [14] She chose the artist name SuperKnova based on her childhood fascination with space. The name is based on the cosmological phenomenon of a supernova, the final most energetic explosion before the death of a star. She saw this as an analogy of how she wanted to live life: giving it her all and seeing beauty in the chaos. [15] [16] Her second album American Queers is one of the “all-time best selling transgender albums” on Bandcamp. [17]
Kim is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer and audio engineer. She writes, produces, records, mixes and masters all of her own music. [18]
As a physician, Kim has advocated for intersex justice alongside activist Pidgeon Pagonis. [19] [20] On July 23, 2020, Kim became the first physician at Lurie Children’s Hospital to publicly speak out against cosmetic, medically unnecessary surgeries performed on intersex infants without their consent. [21] She advocated for change within Lurie Children's Hospital in collaboration with Dr. Robert Garofalo, division head of Adolescent Medicine. [22] [23] On July 29, 2020, Lurie Children’s hospital formally changed their policy regarding intersex infant surgery and became the first hospital in the United States to do so. [24] [25]
Kim is a genderfluid, transgender woman and uses she/her/hers pronouns. [26] [27] [28]
SuperKnova's song "Glitter and Blood" appears in Season 1, Episode 2 of Showtime's Work in Progress. [29] She also sings a cover of The Beat's " Mirror in the Bathroom" (produced by Ethan Stoller) that appears in Season 1, Episode 4, the "Bathroom" episode. [30]
In 2023, beauty retailer Sephora added SuperKnova to their Sephora Sounds artist roster, a music collective that "reflects the authenticity of Sephora's broader beauty community." [31] [32] She was one of three artists to be featured on their TikTok page alongside the announcement of the program. [33]
In 2021, SuperKnova's music video for her song "Goals_" was selected to the 44th Asian American International Film Festival in New York City. [34]
In 2023, SuperKnova's music video for her song "Islands" was selected to the 46th Asian American International Film Festival in New York City. [35]
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