Kim Tae Kyu, known professionally as Austin Kim, is a South Korean contralto tenor and member of the crossover group FORTÉNA. He graduated from Sunhwa Arts High School and later obtained a bachelor’s degree in Music from Berlin University of the Arts in Germany. He entered the singing competition "Phantom Singer 4" and advanced to the late rounds where he was grouped with 3 other singers and formed Forténa. The group has the interesting fact that all four members are tenors but each member is a different type of tenor. They ended up in 2nd place and made their official debut on June 2023 during the last episode of the show that was aired live.
(Source: Korean = Namu Wiki || Translation = MyDramaList)
