When you think of Dami Im your first thought might be a girl who can do no wrong, with the powerful vocals, songs that tell a story and a Twitter following of over 49,000 devoted #DamiArmy Fans.

While Dami Im has had many successes in her music career from winning the 2013 X Factor Australia, having ARIA number one album, number one single for the song alive in 2014 as well as being nominated for four awards at the World Music Awards (World’s Best female artist, World’s Best Live Act, World’s Best Entertainer of the Year and Worlds Best Song (Alive)).

What many don’t realise is the struggles that this powerhouse has had to overcome. In an interview in 2017 with SBS Australia, Dami talked about how she got bullied for not being born in Australia. You see Dami Im was born in Seoul, South Korea and migrated with her parents to Australia when she was nine years old.

In the interview with SBS Dami said “Other people go through really tough racism, For me, I’ve been pretty lucky most of the time.

“I’ve only noticed discrimination after being on television and being known. On social media people have said some unfair comments, things like, ‘Go back to your country, China’. I’m not Chinese.

“It affects me a little while when I read that, but then I realise there are tonnes of other people who aren’t like that and that’s how I got to be where I am today because there are so many other people who would support me rather than discriminate.

“When I came here as the little Korean girl, I never expected myself to arrive where I am today and live out my dreams. It’s going so much better than I ever hoped for.”

With that experience, Dami Im is back with her first Independent Single Crying Underwater it is about something many can relate to about feeling sad and isolated but each day putting on a mask for other people. “There is so much pressure in today’s society to always look happy, so we end up feeling like we’re not allowed to talk about how we really feel.. Just like you’re crying underwater where no one can see you crying”. Co-written with Michael Tan and produced by Andy Mak, Dami wrote majority of the song sitting at her piano at home where she feels the most comfortable.

For more Dami Im news catch her on Fresh7@7 on the 1st of November when she joins Russell on an exclusive part 1 of the interview talking about her latest music and what she has been up to recently in South Korea.

You can Buy Dami Im new song Crying Underwater here (https://orcd.co/dami_crying_underwater)

Read the full story here - https://www.sbs.com.au/news/go-back-to-your-country-china-south-korean-born-dami-im-s-first-day-in-australia