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In this Chinese name, the family name is Yu.
Kaila Yu
Born (1979-05-16) May 16, 1979 (age 45)
Taipei, Taiwan
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, actress

Kaila Yu is a Taiwanese American singer, songwriter, former model, and freelance journalist for The Rolling Stone, CNN, Glamour, and more.[1] She was formerly the lead singer and vocalist for the all-Asian-American, female rock band Nylon Pink.[2] In addition to having Yu on the lead vocals, Nylon Pink also features Katt Lee on the bass, Kiki Wongo as the lead guitarist, Jamie Scoles on the drums and Yuki Ito on the keyboards. Yu is also one of the founders of the jewelry/fashion line "Hello Drama" which is affiliated with the Nylon Pink band and style.[3]

She has also been an import model and appeared in magazines including Stuff Magazine, Maxim, FHM and House of Roses.[4] Yu had a brief role in Dark Blue, appeared as a race girl in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, and also hosted shows on channels such as MTV Asia, MTV Chi, Music Plus TV, TorqueTV, Octane TV and Ripe TV.[4]

Yu is a graduate of UCLA (with a degree in economics), after transferring there from the University of California, San Diego, where she initially majored in biology.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Pardon Our Interruption".
  2. ^ AllKPop, Girl Pop Rock Band 'Nylon Pink' reveals English Cover of "Gee", Allkpop.com
  3. ^ Hellodrama.net
  4. ^ a b c Id.
  5. ^ All Music, Kaila Yu Bio, AllMusic
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