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Ji-In Cho

Ji-In Cho
Ji-in Cho, Amphi Festival 2007 (2).jpg
Ji-In Cho at the 2007 Amphi Festival
Background information
Birth name Ji-In Cho
Born (1976-12-30) December 30, 1976 (age 40)
Origin Leverkusen, Germany
Genres Power metal, Symphonic metal, Gothic metal
Occupation(s) Singer, musician
Instruments Vocals, piano, violin
Years active 2003 - present
Labels Synergy Records
Associated acts Krypteria, Become One, And Then She Came
Ji-In Cho
Hangul 조지인
Hanja
Revised Romanization Jo Ji-in
McCune–Reischauer Cho Chi-in

Ji-In Cho (December 30, 1976 in Leverkusen) is a German heavy metal singer of Korean descent. She has been the lead vocalist and pianist of the symphonic metal band Krypteria since December 2004 until their hiatus after her pregnancy. Following this, she became the lead vocalist of And Then She Came a band consisting of most of the former members of Krypteria.

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 (University of Cologne).

In 2003, Cho was unwittingly registered by a friend to the German edition of the Fame Academy television show for musical talents. For the show she recorded a cover version of Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic" 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 Krypteria, 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.

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 And Then She Came.

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