Ji-In Cho (born 30 December 1976) is a German heavy metal singer of Korean descent. She has been the lead vocalist of the

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Krypteria And Then She Came is a rock band from Aachen, Germany. The band was formed as Krypteria, a gothic metal band. Originating from a 2001 "pop musical theatre studio project" of the same name, the idea was to use different vocalists, though German ...

since December 2004 until their hiatus after her pregnancy. Following this, she became the lead vocalist of

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, a band consisting of most of the former members of Krypteria.

Biography

Ji-In Cho began an extensive musical education, including piano lessons, when she was six years old. Later she studied Music (Cologne music academy) and Theology (

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). In 2003, Cho was unwittingly registered by a friend to the German edition of the ''

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'' television show for musical talents. For the show she recorded a cover version of

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's song "

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" which brought her into the German singles charts. In the end she became a member of the band Become One that was formed by successful contestants of the show. Since December 2004, Cho has been the lead singer of the band

, whose single "Liberatio" was used for a charity campaign in aid of the tsunami victims in Southeast Asia. The outcome was proceeds of Euro 11 Million by selling 150,000 singles. "Liberatio" reached the status of a golden record and had the chart position No.3 for many weeks. Ji-in Cho, Amphi Festival 2007 (2)

In 2012, Cho and Krypteria celebrated the birth of her first child, and took a break from live shows. In 2016, Cho and most of the former Krypteria members formed a new band called

Discography

Solo

* "

" (2003), single,

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, peaked at #31 in the German charts.

With Become One

Studio albums

Singles

With Krypteria

Studio albums

denotes an unofficial release

EP

*''Evolution Principle'' ( 2006), Synergy Records

Singles

denotes an unofficial release

With And Then She Came

Studio albums

;2016 *''And Then She Came'' *''Bonsoir at The Abattoir'' (live) *''Live MMXVI'' (DVD) ;2018 *''Kaosystematiq''

With Corvus Corax

Studio albums

;2017 *''Der Fluch des Drachen''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cho, Ji-In 1976 births Living people Women heavy metal singers German heavy metal singers German people of Korean descent 21st-century German women singers