Audrey Chu (born April 2, 1999), known by her stage name Audrey Nuna, is an American singer and rapper. She is best known for her singles "Damn Right" and "Comic Sans" (featuring Jack Harlow). She was born and raised in New Jersey, and studied in the Clive Davis Music Institute of New York University for her freshman year, but has since taken a break to focus on music. Her songs have been described as pop, R&B, rap and trap.

She is also known for providing the singing voice for the character Mira in the animated musical film KPop Demon Hunters (2025). "Golden", one of the songs she co-performed for the film, topped the Billboard Hot 100 and charts in other countries. It received the Critics' Choice Award, Golden Globe Award, and Academy Award for Best Original Song. At the 68th Grammy Awards, the song received four nominations (including Song of the Year) and won Best Song Written for Visual Media. It is the first K-pop song to win a Grammy Award or an Academy Award.

Early life Raised in Manalapan Township, New Jersey, Audrey Nuna – known first professionally as Audrey – started making music in her teens uploading covers. Her first experience singing for a large crowd was performing "America the Beautiful" at the US Open when she was ten. While attending the Clive Davis Institute in Brooklyn, she was contacted by producer and future manager Anwar Sawyer, who saw her Instagram covers.

Career 2018–2024: Independent tracks and Trench

In 2018, Nuna began releasing independent tracks. In 2019, after she released two more singles, Sony Arista Records signed her to the label. She made her label debut with her singles "Time", "Paper", and a collaboration with Jack Harlow in "Comic Sans".

In 2020, she changed her stage name to Audrey Nuna and released more singles, including "damn Right" and "damn Right Pt. 2" with DJ Snake. The next year, she issued a ten-track project of previous singles and new tracks named A Liquid Breakfast. In 2024, she released her debut album, Trench.

2025–present: KPop Demon Hunters

On the soundtrack of the 2025 film KPop Demon Hunters, Nuna provided the singing voice for the character Mira, in the songs "Golden", "How It's Done", "What It Sounds Like", and "Takedown" (soundtrack version). On October 4, 2025, she along with her fellow KPop Demon Hunters cast-mates Ejae and Rei Ami made a cameo appearance on the season 51 premiere of Saturday Night Live in a sketch based on the film, reprising their respective roles as Rumi, Mira and Zoey. On October 7, they together performed "Golden" live in full for the first time on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. On December 25, she and the other voices of Huntrix performed "12 Days of Christmas" at the Snoop Dogg 2025 NFL Halftime Show.

Nuna performed at the opening ceremony for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup at Perth Stadium in Australia, then at halftime of the first game. On April 10, 2026, she and the other voices of Huntrix appeared during Katseye's Coachella 2026 performance as surprise guests and performed "Golden" alongside Katseye.

In August 2026, it was reported that Nuna had signed with Republic Records.

Discography

Projects +TitleDetailsA Liquid Breakfast Released: May 21, 2021 Label: AristaChump Change (with Deb Never) Released: June 3, 2022 Label: AristaTrench Released: October 18, 2024 Label: Arista

Singles +TitleYearAlbum"80deg"2018 rowspan="8" "Party""I Try""Honeypot""Empty Hands"2019"Soufflé""Time""Paper""Comic Sans" (featuring Jack Harlow) A Liquid Breakfast"Long Night"2020 "Damn Right"A Liquid Breakfast"Space"2021"Blossom""That XX -- Spotify Singles" rowspan="2" "IDGAF"2023"Locket" Trench"Cellulite" "Starving" (featuring Teezo Touchdown)2024Trench"Jokes On Me""Suckin Up""Mine"

Other charted songs + List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US AUS CAN KOR MLY [Select 2025 Week 28] NZ PHLHot SGPPeaks on the Official Singapore Chart: "Takedown": "How It's Done": "Golden": "What It Sounds Like": UK WW "How It's Done" 2025 8 7 9 10 9 8 12 9 9 5 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum KPop Demon Hunters "Golden" 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 RIAA: 5× Platinum ARIA: 5× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum KMCA: Platinum MC: 8× Platinum RMNZ: 5× Platinum "Takedown" 21 15 25 37 18 18 24 13 67 11 ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum "What It Sounds Like" 15 12 15 44 7 10 17 8 13 7 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2025 KPop Demon Hunters Mira (singing voice) Netflix original movie The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon Herself Guest and live performer Saturday Night LiveHerself Season 51, Episode 1Cameo 99th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Live performance Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2023 UK Music Video AwardsBest Visual Effects in a Video (VFX Artist: Square)"Locket" Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Video – International (Director: Valentin Petit) Best Styling in a Video (Stylist: Florie Vitse) Best Editing in a Video (Editors: Valentin Petit & Simon Tristant at Monumental FX) 2024Berlin Music Video AwardsBest Visual Effects in a Video (VFX Artist: Square) UK Music Video AwardsBest Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video – Newcomer (Director: Zac Dov Wiesel) "Cellulite" 2025Asia Artist AwardsBest OST "Golden" Berlin Music Video AwardsBest VFX"Jokes on Me"K-World Dream AwardsBest OST"Golden" Korea Grand Music AwardsBest Virtual Artist Los 40 Music Awards Best International New Artist Huntrix MAMA Awards Best OST "Golden" Melon Music Awards Song of the Year Best OST MTV Video Music Awards Song of Summer UK Music Video Awards Best R&B / Soul / Jazz Video – International (Director: Zac Dov Wiesel) "Mine" Variety Hitmakers Awards Variety's Hitmakers Audrey Nuna 2026 Advanced Imaging Society Lumiere Awards Best Musical Scene or Sequence "Golden" American Music Awards Song of the Year Best Pop Song Best Vocal Performance Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production KPop Demon Hunters Billboard Women in Music Billboard Women of the Year Huntrix Brit Awards International Group of the Year International Song of the Year "Golden" Dorian Award Film Music of the Year KPop Demon Hunters Grammy AwardsBest Pop Duo/Group Performance"Golden"iHeartRadio Music AwardsDuo/Group of the YearHuntrixPop Song of the Year"Golden"K-pop Song of the YearBest Lyrics Japan Gold Disc Award Song of the Year by Download (Asia) Song of the Year by Streaming (Asia) Korea First Brand Awards Hot Icon (Female)Huntrix Korean American Community Foundation Trailblazer Award MTV Video Music Awards Song of the year"Golden" Music Awards Japan Best Song Asia Best International Pop Song in Japan International Song powered by Spotify Music City Film Critics Association Best Original Song SEC Awards International Song of the Year

Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Billboard Korea 2025 K-Pop Artist 100 Forbes 2025 100 Most Powerful Women Luminate 2025 Most Streamed K-Pop Artist in US Gold House 2026 Gold100 List

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