Kriesha Chu

Kriesha Chu
Chu in 2017
Background information
Birth name Kriesha Ziskind Teo Tiu
Born (1998-12-20) December 20, 1998
Makati, Philippines
Genres K-pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2016–present
Labels Urban Works Media
Website krieshachu.urbanworks.co.kr
Korean name
Hangul 크리샤 츄
Revised Romanization Keurisya Chyu
McCune–Reischauer K'ŭrisya Ch'yu

Kriesha Ziskind Teo Tiu (born December 20, 1998) better known by her stage name Kriesha Chu, is a Filipino-born American singer based in South Korea.

Life and career

Early life

Kriesha Teo Tiu was born in Makati City, Philippines. At the age of 2, she migrated with her family to San Francisco.[1] She then got scouted by her current company, Urban Works Entertainment.

2017: K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance; Solo debut

Chu entered K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance. She was eliminated on the seventh episode[2] but was brought back as a wild card contestant.[3] She became a member of KWINs, which consists of Kim So-hee and Kim Hye-rim, finished runner-up in the competition.[4]

After K-Pop Star 6 ended, Kriesha released her first single album on May 24, 2017.[5]

2018

Kriesha Chu released her first mini album, Dream of Paradise, along with the title track "Like Paradise". The lead single is composed by the harmony team of Pentagon Hui and Flow Blow. "Sunset Dream" is composed by Denis Seo, Sophia Pae and Kriesha Chu. Chu also contributed as a lyricist for both Korean and English versions. "Falling Star" is a collaboration project by Chu and Kim Min-joo, an UrbanWorks Entertainment trainee and member of Korean-Japanese girl group IZ*ONE. This is Kriesha's first highlight project unit with a fellow company trainee entitled Project Diary.

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[6]
Dream of Paradise 67 N/A

Single albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[6]
Kriesha Chu 1st Single Album
  • Released: May 24, 2017
  • Label: Urban Works Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 35 N/A

Singles

Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Sales (DL) Album
KOR
[7]
"Trouble" 2017 — N/A Kriesha Chu 1st Single Album
"Like Paradise" 2018 — Dream of Paradise
"—" denotes songs that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

Year Title Album Other artist(s)
2017 "Wings" (날개) Kpop Star Season 6 Top 10 Jeon Min-ju[8]
"Crazy In Love" Kpop Star Season 6 Top 8
"Say You Love Me" (좋아한다 말해) Pink Pink OST Samuel[9]

Filmography

TV series

Year Network Title Role Notes
2016-2017 SBS K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance Contestant Runner-up[4]

Variety show

Year Network Title Role Notes
2017 OBS Eodi Road Main N/A
2018 Netflix Busted Guest Episode 8
JTBC Hitman N/A
MBC King of Mask Singer Contestant Episode 416, as "Gumiho"

Radio appearance

2018 Wish 107.5 "Like Paradise" Guest
2017 TBS EFM Double Date DJ Every Thursday
2018 SBS Power FM Hwa-Jeong Choi’s Power Time Guest N/A
KBS World Radio One Fine Day by Park Jung-Hyun

References

  1. ↑ "After School Club ep. 304". Arirang.
  2. ↑ Hicap, Jonathan (January 4, 2017). "Fil-Am Kriesha Tiu eliminated from 'K-pop Star' show".
  3. ↑ Antonio, Psylocke (January 12, 2017). "CHRISHA CHOO RETURNS TO THE K-POP STAR 6 STAGE VIA UNANIMOUS WILD CARD DECISION".
  4. 1 2 "Boyfriend wins 1st place, Kriesha Tiu's KWINs runner-up on 'K-pop Star 6' grand finals". Manila Bulletin. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Kriesha Chu debuts with high-energy album 'Trouble'". Korea Herald.
  6. 1 2 "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
    • "Kriesha Chu 1st Single Album charting".
  7. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
  8. ↑ "'K팝스타6' 크리샤 츄, '심쿵'한 첫 등장-아쉬웠던 준우…데뷔 초읽기?" (in Korean). Kookje.
  9. ↑ "코미카 웹툰 '분홍분홍해' OST 선봬" (in Korean). The Games.


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