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{{Short description|South Korean DJ based in Berlin, Germany}}
{{Short description|South Korean DJ and record producer}}
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{{Family name hatnote|[[Kim (Korean surname)|Kim]]|lang=Korean}}
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| caption = Gou in 2019
| caption = Gou in [[Naples, Italy]], in 2019
| native_name = 페기 구
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| birth_name = Kim Min-ji ({{lang|ko|김 민지}})
| birth_name = Kim Min-ji ({{lang|ko|김민지}})
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* [[Deep house]]
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* DJ
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| years_active = 2014–present
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* [[XL Recordings|XL]]
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'''Kim Min-ji''' ({{korean|김민지||Gim Minji}}; born 3 July 1991), known as '''Peggy Gou''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|p|ɛ|g|i|_|ˈ|g|uː}} {{respell|PEG|ee|_|GOO}}; {{korean|페기 구||Pegi Gu|links=no}}), is a South Korean [[Disc jockey|DJ]] and [[record producer]] based in [[Berlin]], Germany. She has released seven [[Extended play|EPs]] on record labels including [[Ninja Tune]] and [[The Vinyl Factory#Fact and Phonica|Phonica]]. In 2019, she launched her own independent record label, Gudu Records, and released a [[DJ-Kicks]] compilation, ''[[DJ-Kicks: Peggy Gou]]'', on [[Studio !K7|!k7]] Records.
'''Kim Min-ji''' ({{korean|김민지||Gim Minji}}; born 3 July 1991), known as '''Peggy Gou''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|p|ɛ|g|i|_|ˈ|g|uː}} {{respell|PEG|ee|_|GOO}}; {{korean|페기 구||Pegi Gu|labels=no}}), is a South Korean DJ, singer, songwriter and record producer based in [[Berlin]], Germany. She has released seven [[Extended play|EPs]] on record labels including [[Ninja Tune]] and [[The Vinyl Factory#Fact and Phonica|Phonica]]. In 2019, she launched her own independent record label named Gudu Records, and released a [[DJ-Kicks]] compilation titled ''[[DJ-Kicks: Peggy Gou]]'', through [[Studio !K7|!k7]] Records. Her debut album ''[[I Hear You]]'' was released on 7 June 2024 through [[XL Recordings]].


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Peggy Gou was born Kim Min-ji in [[Incheon]], South Korea, on 3 July 1991. Her father, Kim Chang-yong, is a former journalist, a professor of [[mass communication]] at [[Inje University]] and standing commissioner of the [[Korea Communications Commission]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news1.kr/articles/?3828090|title='가짜뉴스 전문가'가 배우 유아인에게 '난' 받은 사연은|website=News1|date=31 January 2020|access-date=3 February 2020|language=ko|archive-date=1 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201144627/http://www.news1.kr/articles/?3828090|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=tab_jum&query=peggy+gou|title=Peggy Gou|website=[[Naver]]|access-date=3 February 2020|archive-date=6 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306095818/https://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=tab_jum&query=peggy+gou|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1005723578|title=문 대통령, 방통위 상임위원에 김창룡·안형환 임명|work=[[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]]|date=30 March 2020|access-date=16 February 2021|archive-date=6 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306095815/https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1005723578|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.koreatechtoday.com/kcc-hires-fake-news-expert/|title=KCC Hires "Fake News" Expert|website=Korea Tech Today|date=12 November 2019|access-date=16 February 2021|archive-date=27 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127013450/https://www.koreatechtoday.com/kcc-hires-fake-news-expert/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Peggy Gou was born Kim Min-ji in [[Incheon]], South Korea, on 3 July 1991. Her father, Kim Chang-yong, is a former journalist, a professor of [[mass communication]] at [[Inje University]] and standing commissioner of the [[Korea Communications Commission]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news1.kr/articles/?3828090|title='가짜뉴스 전문가'가 배우 유아인에게 '난' 받은 사연은|website=News1|date=31 January 2020|access-date=3 February 2020|language=ko|archive-date=1 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201144627/http://www.news1.kr/articles/?3828090|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=tab_jum&query=peggy+gou|title=Peggy Gou|website=[[Naver]]|access-date=3 February 2020|archive-date=6 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306095818/https://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=tab_jum&query=peggy+gou|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1005723578|title=문 대통령, 방통위 상임위원에 김창룡·안형환 임명|publisher=[[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]]|date=30 March 2020|access-date=16 February 2021|archive-date=6 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306095815/https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1005723578|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.koreatechtoday.com/kcc-hires-fake-news-expert/|title=KCC Hires "Fake News" Expert|website=Korea Tech Today|date=12 November 2019|access-date=16 February 2021|archive-date=27 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127013450/https://www.koreatechtoday.com/kcc-hires-fake-news-expert/|url-status=live}}</ref>


Gou began classical piano lessons at age 8.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ray-ban.com/usa/mobile/ray-ban-studios/clp?cid=ZE-SIS_190325-studiospeggygou_musiclovers|title=Feel Your Beat|work=[[Ray-Ban]]}}</ref> At age 14, her parents sent her to [[London]], [[England]] to study English. She moved back to Korea when she was 18 years old, but six months later she returned to London to study fashion at the [[London College of Fashion]]. After graduating, she worked as the London correspondent editor for ''[[Harper's Bazaar]] Korea'', and then moved to Berlin, Germany.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/03/arts/music/peggy-gou-dj-kicks.html|title=Peggy Gou Is Kicking Her Electronic Music Career to the Next Level|website=[[The New York Times]]|date=3 July 2019|first=Jonah Engel|last=Bromwich|access-date=24 July 2019|archive-date=24 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724014958/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/03/arts/music/peggy-gou-dj-kicks.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/zmkdpe/korean-techno-queen-peggy-gou-is-launching-a-fashion-line|title=korean djing queen peggy gou is launching a fashion line|last=Pitcher|first=Laura|website=[[i-D]]|date=30 August 2018|access-date=25 July 2019|archive-date=4 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604141806/https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/zmkdpe/korean-techno-queen-peggy-gou-is-launching-a-fashion-line|url-status=live}}</ref>
Gou began classical piano lessons at age eight.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ray-ban.com/usa/mobile/ray-ban-studios/clp?cid=ZE-SIS_190325-studiospeggygou_musiclovers|title=Feel Your Beat|work=[[Ray-Ban]]}}</ref> At age 14, her parents sent her to London, England, to study English. She moved back to Korea when she was 18 years old, but six months later she returned to London to study fashion at the [[London College of Fashion]]. After graduating, she worked as the London correspondent editor for ''[[Harper's Bazaar]] Korea'', and then moved to Berlin, Germany.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/03/arts/music/peggy-gou-dj-kicks.html|title=Peggy Gou Is Kicking Her Electronic Music Career to the Next Level|website=[[The New York Times]]|date=3 July 2019|first=Jonah Engel|last=Bromwich|access-date=24 July 2019|archive-date=24 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724014958/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/03/arts/music/peggy-gou-dj-kicks.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/zmkdpe/korean-techno-queen-peggy-gou-is-launching-a-fashion-line|title=korean djing queen peggy gou is launching a fashion line|last=Pitcher|first=Laura|website=[[i-D]]|date=30 August 2018|access-date=25 July 2019|archive-date=4 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604141806/https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/zmkdpe/korean-techno-queen-peggy-gou-is-launching-a-fashion-line|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Gou was taught to DJ in 2009 by her friend from Korea. She had her first gig in Cirque Le Soir, [[Soho]], and later performed weekly at The Book Club, [[East London]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/aug/08/freedom-fashion-and-being-scouted-on-facebook-how-peggy-gou-became-the-worlds-coolest-dj|title=Just Gou it: how Peggy Gou became the world's hippest DJ|last=Cliff|first=Aimee|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=8 August 2019|access-date=12 August 2019|archive-date=11 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811170304/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/aug/08/freedom-fashion-and-being-scouted-on-facebook-how-peggy-gou-became-the-worlds-coolest-dj|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, she learned to use [[Ableton Live]] and began to create her own tracks. Her first track, "Hungboo", was completed in 2014.<ref name="auto1" /> "Hungboo" was named for the hero of a Korean fairy tale. She played the track in Korea for the first time at the 2016 [[Style Icon Awards]] opening show, featuring award-winning actor [[Yoo Ah-in]] in a [[Visual arts|visual art]] video.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sports.donga.com/3/all/20160316/77023830/2|title='SIA' 유아인, 아트필름 '흥부야'로 오프닝 장식 '유아인의 재발견'|website=Sport Donga|date=16 March 2016|access-date=24 July 2019|language=ko|archive-date=24 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724015002/http://sports.donga.com/3/all/20160316/77023830/2|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201603161738172202213_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|title=Yoo Ah-in reinterprets Korean folklore through visual art|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=16 March 2016|last=Jung|first=Min-kyung|access-date=2 August 2019|archive-date=3 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103121758/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201603161738172202213_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|url-status=live}}</ref>
Gou was taught to DJ in 2009 by her friend from Korea. She had her first gig in Cirque Le Soir, [[Soho]], and later performed weekly at The Book Club, [[East London]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/aug/08/freedom-fashion-and-being-scouted-on-facebook-how-peggy-gou-became-the-worlds-coolest-dj|title=Just Gou it: how Peggy Gou became the world's hippest DJ|last=Cliff|first=Aimee|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=8 August 2019|access-date=12 August 2019|archive-date=11 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811170304/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/aug/08/freedom-fashion-and-being-scouted-on-facebook-how-peggy-gou-became-the-worlds-coolest-dj|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, she learned to use [[Ableton Live]] and began to create her own tracks. Her first track, "Hungboo", was completed in 2014.<ref name="auto1" /> "Hungboo" was named for the hero of a Korean fairy tale. She played the track in Korea for the first time at the 2016 [[Style Icon Awards]] opening show, featuring award-winning actor [[Yoo Ah-in]] in a visual art video.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sports.donga.com/3/all/20160316/77023830/2|title='SIA' 유아인, 아트필름 '흥부야'로 오프닝 장식 '유아인의 재발견'|website=Sport Donga|date=16 March 2016|access-date=24 July 2019|language=ko|archive-date=24 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724015002/http://sports.donga.com/3/all/20160316/77023830/2|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201603161738172202213_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|title=Yoo Ah-in reinterprets Korean folklore through visual art|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=16 March 2016|last=Jung|first=Min-kyung|access-date=2 August 2019|archive-date=3 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103121758/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201603161738172202213_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|url-status=live}}</ref>


Gou made her recording debut in January 2016 on Radio Slave's [[Rekids]] label with ''The Art of War Part 1'', featuring a remix from Galcher Lustwerk.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/artists/peggy-gou/5150449/|title=Peggy Gou|website=ADE|year=2017|access-date=24 July 2019|archive-date=24 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724051014/https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/artists/peggy-gou/5150449/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She next released four [[Extended play|EPs]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/a26793999/peggy-gou-interview/|title=Meet Peggy Gou, The DJ Taking Over The World|last=Donovan|first=Louise|date=12 March 2019|website=ELLE|language=en-GB|access-date=15 April 2019|archive-date=22 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322082847/https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/a26793999/peggy-gou-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref> including ''Seek for Maktoop'', with hit track "It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/13/one-to-watch-peggy-gou-moment-gudu|title=One to watch: Peggy Gou|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=13 April 2019|first=Kate|last=Hutchinson|access-date=24 July 2019|archive-date=16 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716184843/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/13/one-to-watch-peggy-gou-moment-gudu|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Maktoop'' was named after the Arabic word "maktoob", the equivalent to "written" or "destiny".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inverted-audio.com/feature/peggy-gou-talks-up-seek-for-maktoop/|title=Peggy Gou talks up 'Seek For Maktoop'|website=Inverted Audio|date=10 October 2016|first=Baptiste|last=Girou|access-date=24 July 2019|archive-date=24 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724015001/https://inverted-audio.com/feature/peggy-gou-talks-up-seek-for-maktoop/|url-status=live}}</ref> This was followed by the EPs ''[[Once (EP)|Once]]'' in 2018, and ''[[Moment (EP)|Moment]]'' in April 2019.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/peggy-gou-launches-label-shares-song-from-new-ep-listen/|title=Peggy Gou Launches Label, Shares Song From New EP: Listen|website=Pitchfork|date=22 March 2019|language=en|access-date=15 April 2019|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331090037/https://pitchfork.com/news/peggy-gou-launches-label-shares-song-from-new-ep-listen/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Once'' is the first time she has sung on a record.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/peggy-gou-once-ep/|title=Peggy Gou Once EP|last=Sherburne|first=Philip|website=Pitchfork|language=en|date=3 March 2018|access-date=25 August 2019|archive-date=25 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825124904/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/peggy-gou-once-ep/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Gou made her recording debut in January 2016 on Radio Slave's [[Rekids]] label with ''The Art of War Part 1'', featuring a remix from Galcher Lustwerk.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/artists/peggy-gou/5150449/|title=Peggy Gou|website=ADE|year=2017|access-date=24 July 2019|archive-date=24 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724051014/https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/artists/peggy-gou/5150449/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She next released four [[Extended play|EPs]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/a26793999/peggy-gou-interview/|title=Meet Peggy Gou, The DJ Taking Over The World|last=Donovan|first=Louise|date=12 March 2019|website=ELLE|language=en-GB|access-date=15 April 2019|archive-date=22 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322082847/https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/a26793999/peggy-gou-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref> including ''Seek for Maktoop'', with hit track "It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/13/one-to-watch-peggy-gou-moment-gudu|title=One to watch: Peggy Gou|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=13 April 2019|first=Kate|last=Hutchinson|access-date=24 July 2019|archive-date=16 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716184843/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/13/one-to-watch-peggy-gou-moment-gudu|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Maktoop'' was named after the Arabic word "maktoob", the equivalent to "written" or "destiny".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inverted-audio.com/feature/peggy-gou-talks-up-seek-for-maktoop/|title=Peggy Gou talks up 'Seek For Maktoop'|website=Inverted Audio|date=10 October 2016|first=Baptiste|last=Girou|access-date=24 July 2019|archive-date=24 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724015001/https://inverted-audio.com/feature/peggy-gou-talks-up-seek-for-maktoop/|url-status=live}}</ref> This was followed by the EPs ''[[Once (EP)|Once]]'' in 2018, and ''[[Moment (EP)|Moment]]'' in April 2019.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/peggy-gou-launches-label-shares-song-from-new-ep-listen/|title=Peggy Gou Launches Label, Shares Song From New EP: Listen|website=Pitchfork|date=22 March 2019|language=en|access-date=15 April 2019|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331090037/https://pitchfork.com/news/peggy-gou-launches-label-shares-song-from-new-ep-listen/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Once'' is the first time she has sung on a record.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/peggy-gou-once-ep/|title=Peggy Gou Once EP|last=Sherburne|first=Philip|website=Pitchfork|language=en|date=3 March 2018|access-date=25 August 2019|archive-date=25 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825124904/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/peggy-gou-once-ep/|url-status=live}}</ref>


[[File:Peggy Gou, Ray-Ban stage.jpg|thumb|left|Peggy Gou performing at [[Primavera Sound]] 2019]]
[[File:Peggy Gou, Ray-Ban stage.jpg|thumb|left|Peggy Gou performing at [[Primavera Sound]] 2019]]
In 2017, Gou embarked on her first North American tour and made her [[Boiler Room (music broadcaster)|Boiler Room]] debut in [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standardhotels.com/culture/dj-peggy-gou-three-sheets-to-the-wind|title=Three Sheets to the Wind with DJ Peggy Gou|website=The Standard|first=Rae|last=Witte|date=17 February 2017|access-date=24 July 2019|archive-date=24 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724051015/https://www.standardhotels.com/culture/dj-peggy-gou-three-sheets-to-the-wind|url-status=live}}</ref> She became the first Korean DJ to play in Berlin's nightclub [[Berghain]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mixmag.net/feature/peggy-gou-welcome-to-the-age-of-gou-mania|title=PEGGY GOU: WELCOME TO THE AGE OF GOU-MANIA|website=Mix Mag|date=22 February 2018|access-date=25 August 2019|archive-date=25 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825124901/https://mixmag.net/feature/peggy-gou-welcome-to-the-age-of-gou-mania|url-status=live}}</ref> She plays more than one hundred live gigs in a year and has performed alongside the likes of [[Moodymann]], [[The Black Madonna|The Blessed Madonna]] and [[DJ Koze]]. She has since played gigs as a part of worldwide festival lineups including [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella]], [[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]], Sonus in [[Croatia]], [[Amsterdam]]'s Dekmantel, London's [[Printworks (London)|Printworks]], [[Ibiza]], [[Amsterdam Dance Event]], [[Primavera Sound]] in Portugal, Barcelona's [[Sónar]], as well as [[Virgil Abloh]]'s [[Off-White (company)|Off-White]] fashion show among others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2019/03/25/peggy-gou-interview-rollacoaster/|title=Peggy Gou Interview: Rolla Coaster|last=Morgan|first=Maybelle|website=Wonderland Magazine|date=25 March 2019|access-date=25 July 2019|archive-date=25 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725164550/https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2019/03/25/peggy-gou-interview-rollacoaster/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/virgil-abloh-peggy-gou-circoloco-nyc-party/|title=Virgil Abloh & Peggy Gou Kick off Halloweekend at Circo Loco in Brooklyn|website=High Snobiety|date=30 October 2018}}</ref> In an Interview with ''Vice'', she stated that she preferred to stay out of politics and would just perform for the people who want to hear her music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/5dmbz3/interview-peggy-gou-korean-dj|title=Peggy Gou discusses online criticism and her resolutions for 2020|website=Vice|first=Benoit|last=Loiseau|date=8 January 2020|access-date=8 December 2020|archive-date=9 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209171831/https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/5dmbz3/interview-peggy-gou-korean-dj|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2017, Gou embarked on her first North American tour and made her [[Boiler Room (music broadcaster)|Boiler Room]] debut in New York City.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standardhotels.com/culture/dj-peggy-gou-three-sheets-to-the-wind|title=Three Sheets to the Wind with DJ Peggy Gou|website=The Standard|first=Rae|last=Witte|date=17 February 2017|access-date=24 July 2019|archive-date=24 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724051015/https://www.standardhotels.com/culture/dj-peggy-gou-three-sheets-to-the-wind|url-status=live}}</ref> She became the first Korean DJ to play in Berlin's nightclub [[Berghain]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mixmag.net/feature/peggy-gou-welcome-to-the-age-of-gou-mania|title=PEGGY GOU: WELCOME TO THE AGE OF GOU-MANIA|website=Mix Mag|date=22 February 2018|access-date=25 August 2019|archive-date=25 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825124901/https://mixmag.net/feature/peggy-gou-welcome-to-the-age-of-gou-mania|url-status=live}}</ref> She plays more than one hundred live gigs in a year and has performed alongside the likes of [[Moodymann]], [[The Black Madonna|The Blessed Madonna]] and [[DJ Koze]]. She has since played gigs as a part of worldwide festival lineups including [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella]], [[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]], Sonus in [[Croatia]], Amsterdam's Dekmantel, London's [[Printworks (London)|Printworks]], [[Ibiza]], [[Amsterdam Dance Event]], [[Primavera Sound]] in Portugal, Barcelona's [[Sónar]], as well as [[Virgil Abloh]]'s [[Off-White (company)|Off-White]] fashion show among others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2019/03/25/peggy-gou-interview-rollacoaster/|title=Peggy Gou Interview: Rolla Coaster|last=Morgan|first=Maybelle|website=Wonderland Magazine|date=25 March 2019|access-date=25 July 2019|archive-date=25 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725164550/https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2019/03/25/peggy-gou-interview-rollacoaster/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/virgil-abloh-peggy-gou-circoloco-nyc-party/|title=Virgil Abloh & Peggy Gou Kick off Halloweekend at Circo Loco in Brooklyn|website=High Snobiety|date=30 October 2018}}</ref> In an Interview with ''Vice'', she stated that she preferred to stay out of politics and would just perform for the people who want to hear her music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/5dmbz3/interview-peggy-gou-korean-dj|title=Peggy Gou discusses online criticism and her resolutions for 2020|website=Vice|first=Benoit|last=Loiseau|date=8 January 2020|access-date=8 December 2020|archive-date=9 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209171831/https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/5dmbz3/interview-peggy-gou-korean-dj|url-status=live}}</ref>


Gou released her music on record labels [[Ninja Tune]] and [[The Vinyl Factory#Fact and Phonica|Phonica]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/03/15/budx-seoul-peggy-gou-interview-boiler-room-budweiser|title=Peggy Gou is winning over the world. In a one-off lecture, she's coming home to reflect on the journey.|website=The FADER|language=en|date=15 March 2018|access-date=15 April 2019|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330201946/http://www.thefader.com/2018/03/15/budx-seoul-peggy-gou-interview-boiler-room-budweiser|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, "It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)" won Best Track at the [[AIM Independent Music Awards]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/sep/04/tracey-thorn-nadine-shah-and-peggy-gou-top-aim-independent-music-awards|title=Tracey Thorn, Nadine Shah and Peggy Gou top Aim independent music awards|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|first=Ben|last=Beaumont-Thomas|date=4 September 2018|accessdate=10 August 2019|archive-date=10 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810145350/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/sep/04/tracey-thorn-nadine-shah-and-peggy-gou-top-aim-independent-music-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> "It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)" was also listed on the tracklist for ''[[FIFA 19]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scenenoise.com/Interviews/noise-101-peggy-gou|title=Noise 101: Peggy Gou|last=Sherburne|language=en|date=19 September 2018|access-date=25 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825124905/fhttps://scenenoise.com/Interviews/noise-101-peggy-gou|archive-date=25 August 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Gou released her music on record labels [[Ninja Tune]] and [[The Vinyl Factory#Fact and Phonica|Phonica]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/03/15/budx-seoul-peggy-gou-interview-boiler-room-budweiser|title=Peggy Gou is winning over the world. In a one-off lecture, she's coming home to reflect on the journey.|website=The FADER|language=en|date=15 March 2018|access-date=15 April 2019|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330201946/http://www.thefader.com/2018/03/15/budx-seoul-peggy-gou-interview-boiler-room-budweiser|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, "It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)" won Best Track at the [[AIM Independent Music Awards]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/sep/04/tracey-thorn-nadine-shah-and-peggy-gou-top-aim-independent-music-awards|title=Tracey Thorn, Nadine Shah and Peggy Gou top Aim independent music awards|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|first=Ben|last=Beaumont-Thomas|date=4 September 2018|accessdate=10 August 2019|archive-date=10 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810145350/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/sep/04/tracey-thorn-nadine-shah-and-peggy-gou-top-aim-independent-music-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> "It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)" was also listed on the tracklist for ''[[FIFA 19]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scenenoise.com/Interviews/noise-101-peggy-gou|title=Noise 101: Peggy Gou|last=Sherburne|language=en|date=19 September 2018|access-date=25 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825124905/fhttps://scenenoise.com/Interviews/noise-101-peggy-gou|archive-date=25 August 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>


In 2019, ''[[Forbes]]'' named Gou as one of the Asian leaders, pioneers and entrepreneurs under age 30.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/under30/list/2019/asia/entertainment-sports/#5cdb0725374d|title=30 under 30 Asia 2019: Entertainment & Sports|website=[[Forbes]]|year=2019|first=Dick|last1=Lee|first2=Kei|last2=Nishikori|access-date=24 July 2019|archive-date=5 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405182937/https://www.forbes.com/under30/list/2019/asia/entertainment-sports/#5cdb0725374d|url-status=live}}</ref> She launched her own fashion label KIRIN ("giraffe" in Korean), supported by Virgil Abloh, under the [[New Guards Group]] in February,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/kirin-dj-peggy-gou-new-fashion-line|title=Meet Kirin's Peggy Gou: The DJ Turned Designer Mixing Fashion and Club Culture|website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|language=en|access-date=15 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827220444/https://www.vogue.com/article/kirin-dj-peggy-gou-new-fashion-line|archive-date=27 August 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/13/one-to-watch-peggy-gou-moment-gudu|title=One to watch: Peggy Gou|last=Hutchinson|first=Kate|date=13 April 2019|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=16 July 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=16 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716184843/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/13/one-to-watch-peggy-gou-moment-gudu|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/kirin-peggy-gou/|title=KIRIN|website=High Snobiety|date=1 March 2019|accessdate=2 August 2019|first=Christopher|last=Morency|archive-date=6 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806141501/https://www.highsnobiety.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by her own independent record label, Gudu Records (gudu means "shoes" in Korean) in March.<ref name=":1" /> She has stated that she launched Gudu to give artists starting out better opportunities and treatment than she received at the beginning of her career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thisisyung.com/peggy-gou-a-force-of-nature/|title=YUNG Peggy Gou: A Force of Nature|website=[[YUNG]]|year=2022|first=Nasri|last=Atallah|access-date=24 May 2022|archive-date=6 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506154217/https://thisisyung.com/peggy-gou-a-force-of-nature/|url-status=live}}</ref> She next released ''[[DJ-Kicks: Peggy Gou]]'', the 69th installment of [[Studio !K7|!K7]]'s [[DJ-Kicks]] mix compilation in June. The album became her first [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' chart]] appearance, reaching number nine on the Dance/Electronic Album Sales chart, and the second compilation to reach the top 10 after [[Moodymann]]'s.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8519570/young-bombs-dion-todd-peggy-gou-dance-chart-upstarts|title=Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: Young Bombs, Dion Todd and Peggy Gou|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=11 July 2019|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref> In July, Gou released her first [[music video]] for her hit 2019 track "Starry Night" exclusively on [[Apple Music]], directed by Jonas Lindstroem, and once again featured [[Yoo Ah-in]], the lead actor in the award-winning South Korean film, ''[[Burning (2018 film)|Burning]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mixmag.net/read/peggy-gou-video-starry-night-news|title=Watch Peggy Gou's Stellar Music Video for 'Starry Night'|last=Holbrook|first=Cameron|website=Mixmag|date=25 July 2019|access-date=27 July 2019|archive-date=27 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127180304/https://mixmag.net/read/peggy-gou-video-starry-night-news|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/watch-peggy-gous-dreamy-new-music-video-shot-in-south-korea/|title=Watch Peggy Gou's Dreamy New Music Video Shot In South Korea|website=Electronic Beats|date=25 July 2019|access-date=27 July 2019|archive-date=3 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103121759/https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/watch-peggy-gous-dreamy-new-music-video-shot-in-south-korea/|url-status=live}}</ref> The music video was released worldwide on [[YouTube]] in September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/peggy-gou-starry-night-video/|title=Peggy Gou Drops Dreamy "Starry Night" Video|website=High Snobiety|date=25 September 2019|accessdate=25 September 2019|first=Ian|last=Servantes|archive-date=6 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806141455/https://www.highsnobiety.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2019, ''[[Forbes]]'' named Gou as one of the Asian leaders, pioneers and entrepreneurs under age 30.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/under30/list/2019/asia/entertainment-sports/#5cdb0725374d|title=30 under 30 Asia 2019: Entertainment & Sports|website=[[Forbes]]|year=2019|first=Dick|last1=Lee|first2=Kei|last2=Nishikori|access-date=24 July 2019|archive-date=5 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405182937/https://www.forbes.com/under30/list/2019/asia/entertainment-sports/#5cdb0725374d|url-status=live}}</ref> She launched her own fashion label KIRIN ("giraffe" in Korean), supported by Virgil Abloh, under the [[New Guards Group]] in February,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/kirin-dj-peggy-gou-new-fashion-line|title=Meet Kirin's Peggy Gou: The DJ Turned Designer Mixing Fashion and Club Culture|website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|language=en|access-date=15 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827220444/https://www.vogue.com/article/kirin-dj-peggy-gou-new-fashion-line|archive-date=27 August 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/13/one-to-watch-peggy-gou-moment-gudu|title=One to watch: Peggy Gou|last=Hutchinson|first=Kate|date=13 April 2019|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=16 July 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=16 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716184843/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/13/one-to-watch-peggy-gou-moment-gudu|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/kirin-peggy-gou/|title=KIRIN|website=High Snobiety|date=1 March 2019|accessdate=2 August 2019|first=Christopher|last=Morency|archive-date=6 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806141501/https://www.highsnobiety.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by her own independent record label, Gudu Records (gudu means "shoes" in Korean) in March.<ref name=":1" /> She has stated that she launched Gudu to give artists starting out better opportunities and treatment than she received at the beginning of her career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thisisyung.com/peggy-gou-a-force-of-nature/|title=YUNG Peggy Gou: A Force of Nature|website=[[YUNG]]|year=2022|first=Nasri|last=Atallah|access-date=24 May 2022|archive-date=6 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506154217/https://thisisyung.com/peggy-gou-a-force-of-nature/|url-status=live}}</ref> She next released ''[[DJ-Kicks: Peggy Gou]]'', the 69th installment of [[Studio !K7|!K7]]'s [[DJ-Kicks]] mix compilation in June. The album became her first [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' chart]] appearance, reaching number nine on the Dance/Electronic Album Sales chart, and the second compilation to reach the top 10 after [[Moodymann]]'s.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8519570/young-bombs-dion-todd-peggy-gou-dance-chart-upstarts|title=Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: Young Bombs, Dion Todd and Peggy Gou|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=11 July 2019|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref> In July, Gou released her first music video for her hit 2019 track "Starry Night" exclusively on [[Apple Music]], directed by Jonas Lindstroem, and once again featured [[Yoo Ah-in]], the lead actor in the award-winning South Korean film, ''[[Burning (2018 film)|Burning]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mixmag.net/read/peggy-gou-video-starry-night-news|title=Watch Peggy Gou's Stellar Music Video for 'Starry Night'|last=Holbrook|first=Cameron|website=Mixmag|date=25 July 2019|access-date=27 July 2019|archive-date=27 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127180304/https://mixmag.net/read/peggy-gou-video-starry-night-news|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/watch-peggy-gous-dreamy-new-music-video-shot-in-south-korea/|title=Watch Peggy Gou's Dreamy New Music Video Shot In South Korea|website=Electronic Beats|date=25 July 2019|access-date=27 July 2019|archive-date=3 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103121759/https://www.electronicbeats.net/the-feed/watch-peggy-gous-dreamy-new-music-video-shot-in-south-korea/|url-status=live}}</ref> The music video was released worldwide on YouTube in September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/peggy-gou-starry-night-video/|title=Peggy Gou Drops Dreamy "Starry Night" Video|website=High Snobiety|date=25 September 2019|accessdate=25 September 2019|first=Ian|last=Servantes|archive-date=6 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806141455/https://www.highsnobiety.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>


In December 2020, Gou joined Apple Music's ''New Year's Eve DJ Mixes'' with 21 other electronic music artists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mixmag.asia/read/peggy-gou-apple-music-nye-local|title=Peggy Gou Among A Select Crop Of DJs Picked to Provide Mixes For Apple Music's NYE Series|website=Mix Mag Asia|date=25 December 2020|first=Dennis|last=Rollins|access-date=25 December 2020|archive-date=28 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228090053/https://mixmag.asia/read/peggy-gou-apple-music-nye-local|url-status=live}}</ref> She next released her seventh single "Nabi" in June 2021, featuring [[Oh Hyuk]] from [[Korean indie]] rock band [[Hyukoh]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://weraveyou.com/2021/06/peggy-gou-collaborates-with-ohhyuk-on-hopeful-track-nabi-listen/|title=Peggy Gou collaborates with Ohhyuk on hopeful track 'Nabi': Listen|website=We Rave You|date=8 June 2021|first=Jack|last=Spilsbury|access-date=10 June 2021|archive-date=10 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610094349/https://weraveyou.com/2021/06/peggy-gou-collaborates-with-ohhyuk-on-hopeful-track-nabi-listen/|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by a tribute to her teenage years, "[[I Go]]", that she called "My own reimagination of the sounds I grew up loving."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/now-playing/2021/07/09/1014635523/peggy-gou-i-go|title=Peggy Gou, 'I Go'|website=[[National Public Radio|NPR]]|date=9 July 2021|first=Lars|last=Gotrich|access-date=21 August 2021|archive-date=21 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821135144/https://www.npr.org/sections/now-playing/2021/07/09/1014635523/peggy-gou-i-go|url-status=live}}</ref>
In December 2020, Gou joined Apple Music's ''New Year's Eve DJ Mixes'' with 21 other electronic music artists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mixmag.asia/read/peggy-gou-apple-music-nye-local|title=Peggy Gou Among A Select Crop Of DJs Picked to Provide Mixes For Apple Music's NYE Series|website=Mix Mag Asia|date=25 December 2020|first=Dennis|last=Rollins|access-date=25 December 2020|archive-date=28 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228090053/https://mixmag.asia/read/peggy-gou-apple-music-nye-local|url-status=live}}</ref> She next released her seventh single "Nabi" in June 2021, featuring [[Oh Hyuk]] from [[Korean indie]] rock band [[Hyukoh]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://weraveyou.com/2021/06/peggy-gou-collaborates-with-ohhyuk-on-hopeful-track-nabi-listen/|title=Peggy Gou collaborates with Ohhyuk on hopeful track 'Nabi': Listen|website=We Rave You|date=8 June 2021|first=Jack|last=Spilsbury|access-date=10 June 2021|archive-date=10 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610094349/https://weraveyou.com/2021/06/peggy-gou-collaborates-with-ohhyuk-on-hopeful-track-nabi-listen/|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by a tribute to her teenage years, "[[I Go]]", that she called "My own reimagination of the sounds I grew up loving."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/now-playing/2021/07/09/1014635523/peggy-gou-i-go|title=Peggy Gou, 'I Go'|website=[[National Public Radio|NPR]]|date=9 July 2021|first=Lars|last=Gotrich|access-date=21 August 2021|archive-date=21 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821135144/https://www.npr.org/sections/now-playing/2021/07/09/1014635523/peggy-gou-i-go|url-status=live}}</ref>


In June 2023, Gou released her eighth single "[[(It Goes Like) Nanana]]" through [[XL Recordings]], featuring the sample from [[André Tanneberger]] 1998 song [[9 PM (Till I Come)]]. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Minsker |first1=Evan |title=Peggy Gou Shares New Song "(It Goes Like) Nanana" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/peggy-gou-shares-new-song-it-goes-like-nanana-listen/ |website=Pitchfork |publisher=Conde Nast |access-date=17 June 2023 |date=15 June 2023 |archive-date=17 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617065939/https://pitchfork.com/news/peggy-gou-shares-new-song-it-goes-like-nanana-listen/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ivry |first1=Henry |title=Peggy Gou – It Goes Like (Nanana) · Single Review ⟋ RA |url=https://ra.co/reviews/35539 |website=Resident Advisor |access-date=17 June 2023 |language=en |archive-date=17 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617023557/https://ra.co/reviews/35539 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In June 2023, Gou released "[[(It Goes Like) Nanana]]" through [[XL Recordings]], featuring a sample from [[ATB (DJ)|André Tanneberger]]’s 1998 song "[[9 PM (Till I Come)]]".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Minsker |first1=Evan |title=Peggy Gou Shares New Song "(It Goes Like) Nanana" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/peggy-gou-shares-new-song-it-goes-like-nanana-listen/ |website=Pitchfork |publisher=Conde Nast |access-date=17 June 2023 |date=15 June 2023 |archive-date=17 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617065939/https://pitchfork.com/news/peggy-gou-shares-new-song-it-goes-like-nanana-listen/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ivry |first1=Henry |title=Peggy Gou – It Goes Like (Nanana) · Single Review ⟋ RA |url=https://ra.co/reviews/35539 |website=Resident Advisor |access-date=17 June 2023 |language=en |archive-date=17 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617023557/https://ra.co/reviews/35539 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was the lead single from her debut album, ''[[I Hear You]]'', which was released on 7 June 2024. "I Believe In Love Again" with Lenny Kravitz was released as the second single from the album in November 2023,<ref>{{cite web |date=9 November 2023 |title=Peggy Gou & Lenny Kravitz – I Believe In Love Again |url=https://ra.co/reviews/35797 |access-date=11 November 2023 |website=[[Resident Advisor]]}}</ref> followed by "1+1=11" in April 2024.


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
=== Studio albums ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details
! scope="col" colspan="8"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ultratop|BEL<br />(FL)]]<br /><ref>{{cite web |title=Discographie Stray Kids |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Peggy+Gou#charts |publisher=[[Ultratop]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |language=nl}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[SNEP|FRA]]<br /><ref name="FRA">{{cite web|url=https://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Peggy+Gou|title=Discographie Peggy Gou|website=lescharts.com|language=fr|access-date=26 June 2024}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[AGATA (organization)|LTU]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s24-3/|title=2024 24-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|publisher=[[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]]|language=lt|date=14 June 2024|access-date=14 June 2024}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Scottish Albums Chart|SCO]]<br /><ref name="UK"/>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref name="SWI"/>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="UK"/>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Heatseekers charts|US<br />Heat.]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/stray-kids/chart-history/tln/|title=Peggy Gou Chart History: Heatseekers Albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Dance/Electronic Albums|US<br />Dance]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/stray-kids/chart-history/elp/|title=Peggy Gou Chart History: Top Dance/Electronic Albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[I Hear You]]''
|
* Released: 7 June 2024
* Label: [[XL Recordings|XL]]
* Formats: CD, digital download, [[streaming media|streaming]], [[LP record|vinyl]]
| 55 || 188 || 37 || 5 || 83 || 39 || 15 || 14
|}

=== DJ mixes ===
=== DJ mixes ===
* ''[[DJ-Kicks: Peggy Gou]]'' (2019)
* ''[[DJ-Kicks: Peggy Gou]]'' (2019)
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=== Extended plays ===
=== Extended plays ===
* ''Art of War'' (2016)
* ''Art of War'' (2016)
* ''Day Without Yesterday / Six O Six'' (2016) https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/ea6810e5-4ded-4562-86b4-e5302b9c9173
* ''Day Without Yesterday / Six O Six'' (2016)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/ea6810e5-4ded-4562-86b4-e5302b9c9173|title=Day Without Yesterday / Six O Six by Peggy Gou|publisher=Music Brainz}}</ref>
* ''Art of War (Part II)'' (2016)
* ''Art of War (Part II)'' (2016)
* ''Seek for Maktoop'' (2016)
* ''Seek for Maktoop'' (2016)
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|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2023-08-28|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=28 August 2023|access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2023-08-28|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=28 August 2023|access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[SNEP|FRA]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=34&annee=2023&categorie=Top%20Singles|title=Top Singles (Week 34, 2023)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=French|access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[SNEP|FRA]]<br /><ref name="FRA"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=Peggy+Gou|title=Discographie von Peggy Gou|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=Peggy+Gou|title=Discographie von Peggy Gou|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]|access-date=1 July 2023|archive-date=4 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204002610/http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]|access-date=1 July 2023|archive-date=4 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204002610/http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|ITA]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/3/2023/33|title=Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 33|publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]]|language=it|access-date=19 August 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|ITA]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/3/2023/33|title=Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 33|publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]]|language=it|access-date=19 August 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Dutch Single Top 100|NLD]]<br /><ref name="NLD">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Peggy+Gou|title=Discografie Peggy Gou|website=dutchcharts.nl|language=nl|access-date=5 August 2023|archive-date=26 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626132419/https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Peggy+Gou|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Dutch Single Top 100|NLD]]<br /><ref name="NLD">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Peggy+Gou|title=Discografie Peggy Gou|website=dutchcharts.nl|language=nl|access-date=5 August 2023|archive-date=26 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626132419/https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Peggy+Gou|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Peggy+Gou#charts|title=Discographie Peggy Gou|language=de-ch|website=[[Swiss Hitparade]]|access-date=28 August 2023|archive-date=27 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627111926/https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Peggy+Gou#charts|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref name="SWI">{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Peggy+Gou#charts|title=Discographie Peggy Gou|language=de-ch|website=[[Swiss Hitparade]]|access-date=28 August 2023|archive-date=27 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627111926/https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Peggy+Gou#charts|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br/><ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/53160/peggy-gou/|title=Peggy Gou {{!}} full Official Chart history|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=14 July 2023|archive-date=17 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717175433/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/53160/peggy-gou|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br/><ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/53160/peggy-gou/|title=Peggy Gou {{!}} full Official Chart history|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=14 July 2023|archive-date=17 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717175433/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/53160/peggy-gou|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Hot Dance/Electronic Songs|US<br />Dance]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/peggy-gou/chart-history/dan/|title=Peggy Gou Chart History: Hot Dance/Electronic Songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=3 August 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Hot Dance/Electronic Songs|US<br />Dance]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/peggy-gou/chart-history/dan/|title=Peggy Gou Chart History: Hot Dance/Electronic Songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=21 November 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Global 200|WW]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/peggy-gou/chart-history/glo/|title=Peggy Gou Chart History: Billboard Global 200|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Global 200|WW]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/peggy-gou/chart-history/glo/|title=Peggy Gou Chart History: Billboard Global 200|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref>
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*[[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Silver<ref name="BPI">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|access-date=25 July 2023}}</ref>
*[[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Silver<ref name="BPI">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Peggy Gou|access-date=25 July 2023}}</ref>
*[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]]: Gold<ref name="FIMI">{{cite certification|region=Italy|artist=Peggy Gou|access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref>
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| rowspan="6" | ''[[I Hear You]]''
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! scope="row"| "[[(It Goes Like) Nanana]]"
! scope="row"| "[[(It Goes Like) Nanana]]"
| rowspan="2"|2023
| rowspan="2"|2023
| 31 || 19 || 39 || 3 || 11 || 1 || 7 || 5 || 5 || 33
| 32 || 19 || 39 || 3 || 11 || 1 || 7 || 5 || 5 || 33
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*[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: Platinum<ref name="ARIA23">{{cite certification|region=Australia|certyear=2023|access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref>
*BPI: Gold<ref name="BPI"/>
*BPI: Platinum<ref name="BPI"/>
*[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]]: Gold<ref>{{cite certification|region=Italy|id=11187|access-date=27 August 2023}}</ref>
*FIMI: 2× Platinum<ref name="FIMI"/>
*[[IFPI Greece]]: Gold<ref>{{cite certification|region=Greece|id=20230726131515|type=single|certyear=2023|certweek=29|access-date=27 August 2023}}</ref>
*[[NVPI]]: Platinum<ref name="NVPI">{{cite certification|region=Netherlands|artist=Peggy Gou|access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" {{TBA}}
*[[SNEP]]: Gold<ref name="SNEP">{{cite certification|region=France|artist=Peggy Gou|access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| "I Believe in Love Again"<br>{{small|(with [[Lenny Kravitz]])}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ra.co/reviews/35797|title=Peggy Gou & Lenny Kravitz – I Believe In Love Again|website=[[Resident Advisor]]|date=9 November 2023|access-date=11 November 2023}}</ref>
! scope="row"| "I Believe in Love Again"<br>{{small|(with [[Lenny Kravitz]])}}
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 50 || —
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! scope="row"| "1+1=11"
| rowspan="3" |2024
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! scope="row"| "Lobster Telephone"
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! scope="row" |[[Sound of...#2020s|BBC Sound of...]]
| 2024
| rowspan=3|2019
| Herself
| Sound of 2024
| {{nom|Third}}
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67880301|title=The Last Dinner Party win BBC Radio 1's Sound Of 2024|last=Savage|first=Mark|website=Bbc.co.uk|date=5 January 2024|access-date=5 January 2024|language=en-GB}}</ref>
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! scope="row" rowspan=5|[[International Dance Music Awards]]
| rowspan="3"| 2019
| "It Makes You Forget"
| "It Makes You Forget"
| Best Song (Electronic)
| Best Song (Electronic)
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="7" {{nom}}
| rowspan=3|<ref>https://wintermusicconference.com/idma-2019-winners/</ref>
| rowspan="3"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wintermusicconference.com/idma-2019-winners/|title=IDMA 2019 Nominees & Winners|website=Wintermusicconference.com|access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref>
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| rowspan=3|Herself
| rowspan=3|Herself
| Breakthrough Artist Of The Year
| Breakthrough Artist of the Year
| {{nom}}
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| rowspan=2|Best House Artist (Female)
| rowspan="2"| Best House Artist (Female)
| {{nom}}
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| rowspan=2|2020
| rowspan="2"| 2020
| rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wintermusicconference.com/idma/|title=WMC – 34th Annual International Dance Music Awards|website=Wintermusicconference.com|access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref>
| {{nom}}
| rowspan=2|<ref>https://wintermusicconference.com/idma/</ref>
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| "Starry Night"
| "Starry Night"
| Best Song (Electronic)
| Best Song (Electronic)
| {{nom}}
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!scope="row"|[[Music Week|Music Week Awards]]
! scope="row"|[[Music Week|Music Week Awards]]
| 2023
| 2023
| Magnum #ClassicsRemixed
| Magnum #ClassicsRemixed
| Music & Brand Partnership
| Music & Brand Partnership
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicweekawards.com/24|title=Music Week Awards 2024|website=Musicweekawards.com|access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref>
| {{nom}}
| <ref>https://www.musicweekawards.com/2023/shortlist</ref>
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| Best Color Grading in a Video
| Best Color Grading in a Video
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.promonews.tv/news/2019/10/23/uk-music-video-awards-2019-all-winners/61521|title=UK Music Video Awards 2019: all the winners! &#124; News|website=Promonews.tv|access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref>
| {{nom}}
| <ref>https://www.promonews.tv/news/2019/10/23/uk-music-video-awards-2019-all-winners/61521</ref>
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=== ''DJ Magazine'' Top 100 DJs ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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! Position
! Notes
! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2019
| 80
| New Entry
| rowspan="5"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://djmag.com/top100djs/2023/9/Peggy-Gou|title=Peggy Gou Top 100 DJ Mag in 2023|website=Djmag.com|access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref>
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| 2020
| 69
| Up 11
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| 2021
| 38
| Up 31
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| 2022
| 24
| Up 14
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| 2023
| 9
| Up 15
|}


== References ==
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Peggy Gou
페기 구
Gou in Naples, Italy, in 2019
Background information
Birth nameKim Min-ji (김민지)
Born (1991-07-03) 3 July 1991 (age 33)[1]
Incheon, South Korea
OriginBerlin, Germany
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2014–present
Labels
Partner(s)Skrillex

Kim Min-ji (Korean김민지; RRGim Minji; born 3 July 1991), known as Peggy Gou (/ˌpɛɡi ˈɡ/ PEG-ee GOO; 페기 구; Pegi Gu), is a South Korean DJ, singer, songwriter and record producer based in Berlin, Germany. She has released seven EPs on record labels including Ninja Tune and Phonica. In 2019, she launched her own independent record label named Gudu Records, and released a DJ-Kicks compilation titled DJ-Kicks: Peggy Gou, through !k7 Records. Her debut album I Hear You was released on 7 June 2024 through XL Recordings.

Early life and education

Peggy Gou was born Kim Min-ji in Incheon, South Korea, on 3 July 1991. Her father, Kim Chang-yong, is a former journalist, a professor of mass communication at Inje University and standing commissioner of the Korea Communications Commission.[2][3][4][5]

Gou began classical piano lessons at age eight.[6] At age 14, her parents sent her to London, England, to study English. She moved back to Korea when she was 18 years old, but six months later she returned to London to study fashion at the London College of Fashion. After graduating, she worked as the London correspondent editor for Harper's Bazaar Korea, and then moved to Berlin, Germany.[7][8]

Career

Gou was taught to DJ in 2009 by her friend from Korea. She had her first gig in Cirque Le Soir, Soho, and later performed weekly at The Book Club, East London.[9] In 2013, she learned to use Ableton Live and began to create her own tracks. Her first track, "Hungboo", was completed in 2014.[7] "Hungboo" was named for the hero of a Korean fairy tale. She played the track in Korea for the first time at the 2016 Style Icon Awards opening show, featuring award-winning actor Yoo Ah-in in a visual art video.[10][11]

Gou made her recording debut in January 2016 on Radio Slave's Rekids label with The Art of War Part 1, featuring a remix from Galcher Lustwerk.[12] She next released four EPs[13] including Seek for Maktoop, with hit track "It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)".[14] Maktoop was named after the Arabic word "maktoob", the equivalent to "written" or "destiny".[15] This was followed by the EPs Once in 2018, and Moment in April 2019.[16] Once is the first time she has sung on a record.[17]

Peggy Gou performing at Primavera Sound 2019

In 2017, Gou embarked on her first North American tour and made her Boiler Room debut in New York City.[18] She became the first Korean DJ to play in Berlin's nightclub Berghain.[19] She plays more than one hundred live gigs in a year and has performed alongside the likes of Moodymann, The Blessed Madonna and DJ Koze. She has since played gigs as a part of worldwide festival lineups including Coachella, Glastonbury, Sonus in Croatia, Amsterdam's Dekmantel, London's Printworks, Ibiza, Amsterdam Dance Event, Primavera Sound in Portugal, Barcelona's Sónar, as well as Virgil Abloh's Off-White fashion show among others.[20][8][21] In an Interview with Vice, she stated that she preferred to stay out of politics and would just perform for the people who want to hear her music.[22]

Gou released her music on record labels Ninja Tune and Phonica in 2018.[23] That same year, "It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)" won Best Track at the AIM Independent Music Awards.[24] "It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)" was also listed on the tracklist for FIFA 19.[25]

In 2019, Forbes named Gou as one of the Asian leaders, pioneers and entrepreneurs under age 30.[26] She launched her own fashion label KIRIN ("giraffe" in Korean), supported by Virgil Abloh, under the New Guards Group in February,[27][28][29] followed by her own independent record label, Gudu Records (gudu means "shoes" in Korean) in March.[16] She has stated that she launched Gudu to give artists starting out better opportunities and treatment than she received at the beginning of her career.[30] She next released DJ-Kicks: Peggy Gou, the 69th installment of !K7's DJ-Kicks mix compilation in June. The album became her first Billboard chart appearance, reaching number nine on the Dance/Electronic Album Sales chart, and the second compilation to reach the top 10 after Moodymann's.[31] In July, Gou released her first music video for her hit 2019 track "Starry Night" exclusively on Apple Music, directed by Jonas Lindstroem, and once again featured Yoo Ah-in, the lead actor in the award-winning South Korean film, Burning.[32][33] The music video was released worldwide on YouTube in September 2019.[34]

In December 2020, Gou joined Apple Music's New Year's Eve DJ Mixes with 21 other electronic music artists.[35] She next released her seventh single "Nabi" in June 2021, featuring Oh Hyuk from Korean indie rock band Hyukoh,[36] followed by a tribute to her teenage years, "I Go", that she called "My own reimagination of the sounds I grew up loving."[37]

In June 2023, Gou released "(It Goes Like) Nanana" through XL Recordings, featuring a sample from André Tanneberger’s 1998 song "9 PM (Till I Come)".[38][39] It was the lead single from her debut album, I Hear You, which was released on 7 June 2024. "I Believe In Love Again" with Lenny Kravitz was released as the second single from the album in November 2023,[40] followed by "1+1=11" in April 2024.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
BEL
(FL)

[41]
FRA
[42]
LTU
[43]
SCO
[44]
SWI
[45]
UK
[44]
US
Heat.

[46]
US
Dance

[47]
I Hear You 55 188 37 5 83 39 15 14

DJ mixes

Extended plays

  • Art of War (2016)
  • Day Without Yesterday / Six O Six (2016)[48]
  • Art of War (Part II) (2016)
  • Seek for Maktoop (2016)
  • Once (2018)
  • Moment (2019)

Singles

List of singles as a lead artist, with selected chart positions and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[49]
FRA
[42]
GER
[50]
IRE
[51]
ITA
[52]
NLD
[53]
SWI
[45]
UK
[44]
US
Dance

[54]
WW
[55]
"Day Without Yesterday" 2016 Day Without Yesterday / Six O Six
"Six O Six"
"It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)" 2018 Once
"Han Jan"
"Travelling Without Arriving" Non-album single
"Starry Night" 2019 Moment
"Nabi"
(featuring Oh Hyuk)
2021 Non-album single
"I Go" 39 I Hear You
"(It Goes Like) Nanana" 2023 32 19 39 3 11 1 7 5 5 33
"I Believe in Love Again"
(with Lenny Kravitz)
50
"1+1=11" 2024
"Lobster Telephone"
"Back to One"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for Peggy Gou
Award Year Nominee(s) Category Result Ref.
BBC Sound of... 2024 Herself Sound of 2024 Third [61]
International Dance Music Awards 2019 "It Makes You Forget" Best Song (Electronic) Nominated [62]
Herself Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Best House Artist (Female)
2020 [63]
"Starry Night" Best Song (Electronic)
Music Week Awards 2023 Magnum #ClassicsRemixed Music & Brand Partnership [64]
UK Music Video Awards 2019 "Starry Night" Best Color Grading in a Video [65]

DJ Magazine Top 100 DJs

Year Position Notes Ref.
2019 80 New Entry [66]
2020 69 Up 11
2021 38 Up 31
2022 24 Up 14
2023 9 Up 15

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