Miss Ko

Miss Ko
Born (1985-09-05) September 5, 1985
Queens, New York, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2012–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website facebook.com/OfficialMissKo

Christine Ko (born September 5, 1985), known professionally as Miss Ko, is a Taiwanese-American rapper and singer-songwriter. She won Best New Artist at the 24th Annual Golden Melody Awards (Grammy's of Taiwan) and is the first rap artist to win the award. Ko has released three studio albums to date and collaborated with major acts such as MC Hot Dog, Khalil Fong, Crowd Lu and A-mei. She is currently signed to Universal Music Group.[1]

Early life

Born and raised in Queens, New York, Ko attended Brooklyn Technical High School, where she began rapping as a means to memorize her schoolwork.[2]

Ko later earned a Bachelor in Music Business at Five Towns College, where she graduated as valedictorian.[3] During college, she was chosen out of thousands to perform for Hot 97's Night of the Rising Stars, which encouraged her to pursue music further.[4]

In 2009, Ko released her first mixtape Industry Makeover, which independently sold several thousands units, particularly in Asia. This prompted her to move to her parent's native country, Taiwan and learn Mandarin at National Taiwan Normal University. While enrolled there, she entered a local songwriting competition and was approached by Taiwanese hip hop producers, Dela Chang and Soft Lipa 蛋堡. Ko was subsequently signed to their label Kao Inc Records.

On November 1, 2011, Ko broke her jaw in a traffic accident, which left her immobile for several months. During her recovery, she finished writing her first album, Knock Out.[5]

Career

2012–2015: Knock Out and XXXIII

After her recovery, Ko released her debut album Knock Out on August 15, 2012. She then returned to New York to start her Master's at NYU. Knock Out peaked #1 on local music charts and won Ko Best New Artist at the 24th Annual Golden Melody Awards, in addition to "Most Outstanding Asian-American Youth Overseas." that same year.[6]

On December 31, 2014, Ko released her sophomore album XXXIII (33), which featured various artists such as Crowd Lu, Billie, and Amber An. The album was a major commercial success with hit songs such as "Soul Train" and "Selfie," exceeding a million views on YouTube. Despite its success, Ko moved back to New York after unresolved conflicts with her label.

2016–Present: Queen of Queens

In 2016, Ko signed with Universal Music Group.[7] On December 22, 2016, Ko released her third album Queen of Queens, which featured hit singles such as "Till Next Time" and "Queen of Queens." The album reached #1 on i-Tunes and Spotify.

Ko was nominated for Best Female Artist at the 28th Annual Golden Melody Awards.

On March 27, 2018, Ko was announced as the spokesperson for McDonald's.

Discography

Mixtapes

  • Industry Makeover (2009)
Albums
  • Knock Out (August 15, 2012)
  • XXXIII (December 31, 2014)
  • Queen of Queens (December 22, 2016)
Collaborations
  • "Walk This Way" by adidas also feat. MC Hot Dog and Soft Lipa 蛋堡 (2013)
  • "Melting Gold" by Soft Lipa 蛋堡 also feat. PG 小豬 (2013)
  • "疯起来/Feng Qi Lai" by ShiShi 孙盛希 (2014)
  • "愛不來/No Love" by Khalil Fong 方大同 (2014)
  • "跳進來/Jump In" by A-mei 張惠妹 (2014)
  • "Extrication" by Shio 郭修彧 (2016)

Other Ventures

On August 14, 2015, Ko performed and threw the ceremonial first pitch for her hometown team, the Mets at Citifield.[8]

Philanthropy

In June 2015, Ko released a music video speaking against domestic violence. The video reached over 19,000 shares on Facebook .[9]

References

  1. ↑ "葛仲珊不當饒舌鄧麗君 跳槽當環球小姐". 時中電子報. April 14, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Miss Ko Bio". Reverb Nation. September 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Graduates from, to all walks of life, Hundreds at three LI ceremonies put a cap on their college careers yesterday, and new paths await". Newsday. May 20, 2007.
  4. ↑ eMinor. "Miss Ko Bio | ReverbNation". ReverbNation. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  5. ↑ "Miss Ko Bounces Back From Disaster For a Hip Hop Knock Out". MTV Iggy. January 15, 2015.
  6. ↑ "戴日基和葛仲珊榮膺「海外優秀青年」". Epoch Times. March 31, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Taiwanese rapper Miss Ko joins Universal Music Taiwan – Hello Asia!". Hello Asia!. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  8. ↑ "MLB》大都會台灣之夜昨登場 葛仲珊「饒」著開球（影音）". 自由時報. August 16, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Let It Go: Miss Ko Sings out Against Domestic Violence". SinoVision English Channel Archives. July 2, 2015.
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