Miss Ko is a Taiwanese-American singer-songwriter and rapper signed to

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. Ko has released three studio albums and is the winner of Best New Artist of 24th

Golden Melody Award The Golden Melody Awards (), commonly abbreviated as GMA, is an honor awarded by Taiwan's Ministry of Culture to recognize outstanding achievement in the Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka, and Formosan-languages popular and traditional music in ...

in Taiwan.

Life and career

Christine Ko was raised in Queens, New York. She graduated from

Brooklyn Technical High School Brooklyn Technical High School, commonly called Brooklyn Tech and administratively designated High School 430, is a public specialized high school in New York City that specializes in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It is on ...

and attended

Five Towns College Five Towns College is a private college in Dix Hills, New York. The college's degree programs focus on music, media, and the performing arts. History Founded in 1972, Five Towns College holds an Absolute Charter issued by the New York State Boa ...

. Ko released her first album in 2009, while based in New York. She studied Mandarin at

National Taiwan Normal University National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) is a National university, national comprehensive university in Taipei and New Taipei City, Taiwan. The university enrolls approximately 17,000 students each year. Approximately 1,600 students are Intern ...

, and during that time participated in a rap competition, which brought her to the attention of an executive at the music label KAO!INC. She left a master's program at

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...

to pursue her music career in Taiwan.

2012–2015: ''Knock Out'' and ''XXXIII''

Ko released her debut album ''Knock Out'' on August 15, 2012. ''Knock Out'' peaked No. 1 on local music charts and won Ko Best New Artist at the 24th Annual

Golden Melody Awards The Golden Melody Awards (), commonly abbreviated as GMA, is an honor awarded by Taiwan's Ministry of Culture to recognize outstanding achievement in the Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka, and Formosan-languages popular and traditional music ...

, in addition to "Most Outstanding Asian-American Youth Overseas" that same year. On December 31, 2014, Ko released her second album ''XXXIII'' (33), which featured various artists such as

Crowd Lu Crowd Lu Kuang-chung (; born 15 July 1985) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter and actor. He is also nicknamed "Vitas Lu" after making a parody of the song Opera No. 2 by the Russian singer Vitas, having the ability to hit the same high notes. D ...

, Billie, and

Amber An Amber An (), born Liao Ching-ling (), is a Taiwanese actress, singer, television host, and model. Career An was a model before officially entering the entertainment industry. She appeared on the variety show ''Guess'' and subsequently signe ...

2016–present: ''Queen of Queens''

In 2016, Ko signed with

. On December 22, 2016, Ko released her third album ''Queen of Queens.'' The album reached No. 1 on i-Tunes and

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. Ko was nominated for Best Female Artist at the

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in 2017. On March 27, 2018, Ko was announced as the spokesperson for

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Discography

;Albums * Knock Out (August 15, 2012) * XXXIII (December 31, 2014) * Queen of Queens (December 22, 2016) ;Collaborations * "Walk This Way" by adidas unite all originals also feat.

MC Hot Dog MCHotDog (; born April 10, 1978) is a Taiwanese rap artist and best known as “The Father of Taiwanese Hip Hop Music”. He is also known for his use of explicit lyrics in his songs. In 2001, his four mini-CDs sold over 220,000 copies. In 200 ...

and (2013) * "Melting Gold" by Soft Lipa also feat. PG (2013) * "瘋起來/Feng Qi Lai" by

Sun Sheng Xi Sun Sheng Xi (; born 13 November 1990), also known as Shi Shi (), is a Taiwanese-South Korean singer, songwriter and record producer. In 2019, Sun won the Golden Melody Award for Best Mandarin Album for her fourth studio album, ''Shi's Journ ...

(2014) * "愛不來/No Love" by

Khalil Fong Khalil Fong Tai-Tung (; 14 July 1983 – 21 February 2025) was a Hong Kong singer-songwriter, musician and producer. Fong was notable for introducing a more sophisticated R&B and soul sound to the Chinese music market, drawing inspiration f ...

(2014) * "跳進來/Jump In" by

A-Mei Kulilay Amit (; born 9 August 1972), better known by her stage name A-Mei, is a Taiwanese singer and record producer of Puyuma descent. Born as Amit Kulilay in eastern Taiwan, she made her debut in 1996. A leading figure of the Mandopop music ...

(2014) * "Extrication" by (2016)

Other ventures

On August 14, 2015, Ko performed and threw the ceremonial first pitch for her hometown team, the

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, at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:MISS KO 1985 births Living people 21st-century American singer-songwriters American feminist musicians Brooklyn Technical High School alumni Sex-positive feminists New York University alumni American musicians of Taiwanese descent American women musicians of Chinese descent American emigrants to Taiwan Taiwanese feminists 21st-century American women rappers 21st-century American rappers Taiwanese rappers 21st-century American women singers Rappers from Queens, New York American women singer-songwriters Taiwanese women singer-songwriters Taiwanese singer-songwriters Universal Music Group artists National Taiwan Normal University alumni Singer-songwriters from New York (state)