Ji-In Cho
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Ji-In Cho is a German
heavy metal singer of Korean descent. She has been the lead vocalist and pianist of the power metal
band Krypteria
since December 2004.
Ji-In studied Music (Musikhochschule Cologne) and Theology (University of Cologne). Furthermore she has gotten a lot of experience in performing live on stage with several projects. Thanks to her extensive interests, Ji-In feels at home in almost all musical genres.
She appeared on many TV-shows and reached numerous chart positions (#31 for her cover version of Alanis Morissette
´s "Ironic", #16 for the single "Don´t need your alibis" as a member of the band Become One). Thus Ji-In gained many experiences within the professional music business. Common appearances and duets with international stars like Phil Collins
, Ronan Keating
, Gareth Gates
, Sarah Connor, B3, Tiziano Ferro
, Ricky Martin
, Mel Gaynor (Simple Minds
), DJ Tomekk, Martin Moss
marked a shaping influence on Ji-In's career.
Since December 2004 Ji-In has been the lead singer of the band Krypteria
, whose single "Liberatio" was used for the charity campaign in aid of the Tsunami-victims in Southeast Asia. The outcome was proceeds of 11 Million Euro by selling 150,000 singles.
"Liberatio" reached the status of a golden record and had the chart position #2 for many weeks. The second single "Victoriam Speramus" (published on April 4 in 2005) of the album "In medias res" (published on July 25 in 2005) made further chart positions possible.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
heavy metal singer of Korean descent. She has been the lead vocalist and pianist of the power metal
Power metal
Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
band Krypteria
Krypteria
Krypteria is a symphonic metal band from Germany. Originating from a 2001 "pop musical theatre studio project" of the same name, the idea was to use different vocalists, though German-Korean singer Ji-In Cho assumed the role of lead vocalist in 2004...
since December 2004.
Biography
Ji-In Cho discovered her passion for music as a child. When she was six years old, she started an extensive musical education including piano lessons.Ji-In studied Music (Musikhochschule Cologne) and Theology (University of Cologne). Furthermore she has gotten a lot of experience in performing live on stage with several projects. Thanks to her extensive interests, Ji-In feels at home in almost all musical genres.
She appeared on many TV-shows and reached numerous chart positions (#31 for her cover version of Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...
´s "Ironic", #16 for the single "Don´t need your alibis" as a member of the band Become One). Thus Ji-In gained many experiences within the professional music business. Common appearances and duets with international stars like Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
, Ronan Keating
Ronan Keating
Ronan Patrick John Keating is an Irish recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Keating debuted on the professional music scene alongside Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately, in 1994 as the lead singer of Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999, and...
, Gareth Gates
Gareth Gates
Gareth Paul Gates , is an English singer-songwriter. He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol. Gates has sold over 3.5 million records in the UK alone. He is also known for having a stutter, and has talked about his speech impediment publicly...
, Sarah Connor, B3, Tiziano Ferro
Tiziano Ferro
Tiziano Ferro is an Italian pop singer. He reached notoriety in 2001 and during his career he has also sung in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese.-Childhood and early beginnings:...
, Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin
Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
, Mel Gaynor (Simple Minds
Simple Minds
Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band who achieved worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s and best known for their #1 US, Canada and Netherlands hit single "Don't You ", from the soundtrack of the...
), DJ Tomekk, Martin Moss
Martin Moss
Martin Grenville Moss, CBE, was managing director of now-demolished Knightsbridge department store Woollands for twelve years, turning Knightsbridge into a fashionable shopping location. He was educated at Lancing College, Sussex, and, after serving in the Second World War as a fighter pilot, he...
marked a shaping influence on Ji-In's career.
Since December 2004 Ji-In has been the lead singer of the band Krypteria
Krypteria
Krypteria is a symphonic metal band from Germany. Originating from a 2001 "pop musical theatre studio project" of the same name, the idea was to use different vocalists, though German-Korean singer Ji-In Cho assumed the role of lead vocalist in 2004...
, whose single "Liberatio" was used for the charity campaign in aid of the Tsunami-victims in Southeast Asia. The outcome was proceeds of 11 Million Euro by selling 150,000 singles.
"Liberatio" reached the status of a golden record and had the chart position #2 for many weeks. The second single "Victoriam Speramus" (published on April 4 in 2005) of the album "In medias res" (published on July 25 in 2005) made further chart positions possible.
With Become One
- December 2003: I Don’t Need Your Alibis (Single; Sony/BMG)
- January 2004: 1 (Album; Sony/BMG)
- March 2004: Come Clean (Single; Sony/BMG)
With Krypteria
- July 2005: In Media ResIn Medias Res (Krypteria album)In Medias Res is an album by the German symphonic metal band Krypteria, released in 2005. The album was released as an Enhanced CD, which includes two video tracks: "Victoriam Speramus", "Get the Hell Out of My Way"....
(Synergy/EMI) - August 2006: Evolution Principle (EP; Synergy/EMI)
- January 2007: Bloodangel's Cry (Synergy/EMI)
- August 2009: My Fatal KissMy Fatal KissMy Fatal Kiss is an album by German power metal band Krypteria, released on August 28, 2009.On July 17, 2009, the first single, "Ignition", was made available for free download through the official Krypteria website by signing up for their newsletter...
(Synergy/EMI) - April 2011: All Beauty Must DieAll Beauty Must DieAll Beauty Must Die is an album by German symphonic metal band Krypteria, released on April 22, 2011.In the weeks before the release, three songs from the album were made available for free download through the official Krypteria website by signing up for their newsletter...
(Liberatio Records)