Peggy Gou - I Hear You [XL / Beggars Group]

Peggy Gou has ascended from underground sensation to global icon by staying true to her own unwavering vision, becoming one of the most in-demand DJs in the world. Having performed for over a million people globally in 2023, the self-managed South Korean-born, Berlin-based producer and artist has blazed her own trail as the first Korean DJ to play Berghain, the first female DJ to headline Ushuaïa Ibiza, and the first woman in over 20 years to appear in the Top 10 of DJ Mag's annual Top 100 list.

Since 2016, she has forged a unique blend of club music that is as visionary as it is nostalgic, finding her global breakthrough with 2018’s Once EP, which spawned hits including “It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)” and “Han Jan.” An essential tastemaker, she runs her music and design label Gudu, through which she released her critically-acclaimed 2019 Moment EP, designs her fashion lines Kirin and Peggy Goods, and sold out her own festival at London Pleasure Gardens for four consecutive years. In 2024, she will headline her biggest London show to date, performing to 25,000 people this August.

She has collaborated with everyone from house legend Maurice Fulton (2020’s “Jigoo”) to South Korean counter-culture hero OHHYUK (2021’s “Nabi”), and was tapped for a 2022 remix of Kylie Minogue’s iconic “Can’t Get You Out of My Head.” Called “the world’s coolest DJ” by The Guardian, Gou has graced the cover of Vogue Germany, Vanity Fair Italia, GQ Middle East and Korea, Harper’s Bazaar Malaysia, and others, while boasting collaborations with Louis Vuitton, Hyundai, Ray Ban, Samsung, and Authentic Beauty Concept.

She made 2023’s international song of the summer with “(It Goes Like) Nanana,” which topped singles charts in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Greece, as well as the Billboard Dance Airplay chart. The catchy club smash appears on her highly-anticipated debut album I Hear You, which arrives this June via XL Recordings. Also featuring her Lenny Kravitz collaboration “I Believe in Love Again,” the LP sees Gou boldly reclaim her voice through the kaleidoscopic lens of ‘90s house music.