Miss Ko

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Miss Ko

| birth_name = Christine Ko

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1985|9|5}}

| birth_place = Queens, New York, United States

| origin =

| instrument = Vocals

| genre = {{flatlist|

Mandopop
Rap

}}

| occupation = {{flatlist|

singer
songwriter

}}

| years_active = 2012–present

| label = {{flatlist|

Asia Muse Entertainment Group Ltd (亞神音樂)
Universal Music Group

}}

Miss Ko is a Taiwanese-American singer-songwriter and rapper signed to Universal Music Group. Ko has released three studio albums and is the winner of Best New Artist of 24th Golden Melody Award in Taiwan.

Life and career

Christine Ko was raised in Queens, New York.{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Nidhi |title=This Taiwanese-American Rapper is Kicking Stereotype Butt |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/330301 |accessdate=15 June 2020 |work=Entrepreneur |date=18 March 2019}}{{cite news |title=Rapper Miss Ko sings about her experiences |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/making-a-difference-with-rap |accessdate=15 June 2020 |work=Straits Times |date=12 February 2018}} She graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School and attended Five Towns College.{{cite news |last1=Yeung |first1=Stan Karr |title=Following the Footsteps of Kanye – Goes From a Broken Jaw to Award-Winning International Hip Hop Artist |url=http://jackfroot.com/hip-hops-international-pioneer-miss-ko/ |work=Jackfroot |date=10 October 2017}}

Ko released her first album in 2009, while based in New York.{{cite news |title=MIDEM 2015 Taiwan Artists／Miss Ko(葛仲珊) |url=https://taiwanbeats.tw/archives/8186 |accessdate=15 June 2020 |work=Taiwan Beats |date=29 May 2015}} She studied Mandarin at National Taiwan Normal University, and during that time participated in a rap competition, which brought her to the attention of an executive at the music label KAO!INC.{{cite news |title=Meet the Taiwanese music sensation from New York, Miss Ko! |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2017/06/05/meet-taiwanese-music-sensation-new-york-miss-ko |accessdate=15 June 2020 |publisher=Special Broadcasting Service |date=5 June 2017}}{{cite news |last1=Dai |first1=Roy |title=SXSW 2017 Taiwan Artists: Miss Ko |url=https://taiwanbeats.tw/archives/9198 |accessdate=15 June 2020 |work=Taiwan Beats |date=10 March 2017}} She left a master's program at New York University to pursue her music career in Taiwan.{{cite news |last1=Hsu |first1=Winston |title=Interview Miss Ko, the Missy Elliot of Taiwan |url=http://blog.asianinny.com/exclusive-interviews/interview-miss-ko/ |accessdate=15 June 2020 |work=Asian in NY |date=12 November 2013}}

=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, in addition to "Most Outstanding Asian-American Youth Overseas" that same year.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

On December 31, 2014, Ko released her second album XXXIII (33), which featured various artists such as Crowd Lu, Billie, and Amber An.

=2016–present: ''Queen of Queens''=

In 2016, Ko signed with Universal Music Group.{{cite news|title=葛仲珊不當饒舌鄧麗君跳槽當環球小姐|url=http://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20160414005861-260404|work=China Times|date=April 14, 2016}} On December 22, 2016, Ko released her third album Queen of Queens. The album reached No. 1 on i-Tunes and Spotify.

Ko was nominated for Best Female Artist at the 28th Golden Melody Awards in 2017.

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

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 and {{ill|Soft Lipa|zh|蛋堡 (音樂人)}} (2013)
"Melting Gold" by Soft Lipa also feat. PG (2013)
"瘋起來/Feng Qi Lai" by Sun Sheng Xi (2014)
"愛不來/No Love" by Khalil Fong (2014)
"跳進來/Jump In" by A-Mei (2014)
"Extrication" by {{ill|Shio (musician)|lt=Shio|zh|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 Citi Field.{{cite news|url=http://sports.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/1413946|title=MLB》大都會台灣之夜昨登場葛仲珊「饒」著開球（影音）|date=August 16, 2015|work=Liberty Times}}