Ji-In Cho

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Img_capt = Ji-In Cho at the 2007 Amphi Festival.
Name = Ji-In Cho
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Ji-In Cho
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Born = Birth date and age|1976|12|30 Fact|date=July 2008
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Origin = Germany
Instrument = Vocals, piano, violin
Genre = Power metal, Symphonic metal, Gothic metal
Occupation = Singer, musician
Years_active = 2003 - present
Label = Synergy Records
Associated_acts = Krypteria, Become One
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Ji-In Cho (December 30, 1976 Fact|date=July 2008) is a German-born, Korean heavy metal singer. She has been the lead vocalist and pianist of the power metal band Krypteria 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. [ [http://www.krypteria.de/band-jiin.php Krypteria© | official website ] ] Ji-In can refer to studies of Music (Musikhochschule Cologne) and Theology (University of Cologne). Furthermore she has got a lot of experience in performing live on stage with several projects. Thanks to her extensive interests, Ji-In feels at home in almost every single musical genre.

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.

The delicate and at the same time energy-loaded woman impresses by her abilities to play the piano and with her powerful voice that is rich of facets, that’s why she always succeeds in transporting a song’s message and atmosphere to her audience. Her feeling for aesthetics and her harmonious way to move makes her performance appear in an exciting and authentic way.

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 #3 for many weeks. The second single "Victoriam Speramus" (published on April 4th in 2005) of the album "In medias res" (published on July 25th in 2005) made further chart positions possible.

Discography

Solo

* October 2003: "Ironic" (Single; Sony/BMG)

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 Res" (Synergy/EMI)
* August 2006: "Evolution Principle" (EP; Synergy/EMI)
* January 2007: "Bloodangel's Cry" (Synergy/EMI)

References

External links

* http://www.krypteria.de/index_intro.php Krypteria's official website