Katherine Ho (Chinese: 何光玥; pinyin: Hé Guāngyùe) is a singer known for her performance of Coldplay's Yellow in Mandarin Chinese for the 2018 film, Crazy Rich Asians.[1][2] The song has reached No. 1 on Spotify Viral 50 Global chart.[3] Previously, she appeared on season 10 of The Voice.
Katherine Ho | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1999 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, student |
Early life
editHo was born on July 13, 1999. At age 5, she started taking piano lessons. At age 9, she started singing.[4]
Education
editIn 2015, Ho attended Grammy Camp.[4] In 2015, 2016 and 2017, she attended A Cappella Academy. Katherine graduated from Westlake High School, Thousand Oaks, California in 2017. As of 2018, Ho attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.[1] She is majoring in biology with a minor in songwriting.[5]
Career
editIn September 2014, Ho performed at the 626 Night Market in Santa Anita Racetrack venue in Arcadia, California. [6] In 2017 and 2018, she hosted and performed at Luna New Year Celebration at Santa Monica Place.[7] Although still a college student, she became notable for recording the song Coldplay's Yellow in Mandarin, as one of the songs on the soundtrack of the 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians.[8]
On August 30, 2019, Ho released her debut single Bellyaches.
References
edit- ^ a b Truong, Peggy (2018-08-16). "Meet Katherine Ho, the Voice Behind Your Favorite Song from the 'Crazy Rich Asians' Soundtrack". Cosmopolitan.
- ^ ""Crazy Rich Asians": Meet the Chinese singer who turned Coldplay's "Yellow" into a Mandarin anthem". Newsweek. 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ "Mandarin Coldplay Cover From 'Crazy Rich Asians' Hits #1 On Spotify Charts". Pedestrian TV. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
- ^ a b "Katherine Ho". Grammyintheschools.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22.
- ^ Chiu, Allyson (August 20, 2018), "Owning 'Yellow': How 'Crazy Rich Asians' singer turned a Coldplay song into a Mandarin anthem", The Washington Post
- ^ "Katherine Ho Live Performance - Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran". YouTube. 16 September 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ^ "Lunar New Year Preview at Santa Monica Place". KTLA. 18 February 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
- ^ Sun, Rebecca (August 19, 2018). "Crazy Rich Asians: Read the letter that Convinced Coldplay to Allow Yellow in the Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 23, 2018.