Katherine Ho () is a singer known for her performance of
Coldplay's ''
Yellow
Yellow is the color between green and orange on the spectrum of light. It is evoked by light with a dominant wavelength of roughly 575585 nm. It is a primary color in subtractive color systems, used in painting or color printing. In the ...
'' in Mandarin
Chinese
Chinese can refer to:
* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...
for the 2018 film, ''
Crazy Rich Asians
''Crazy Rich Asians'' is a satirical 2013 romantic comedy novel by Kevin Kwan. Kwan stated that his intention in writing the novel was to "introduce a contemporary Asia to a North American audience". He claimed the novel was loosely based on h ...
''.
The song has reached No. 1 on Spotify Viral 50 Global chart. Previously, she appeared on
season 10 of ''The Voice''.
Early life
Ho was born on July 13, 1999. At age 5, she started taking piano lessons. At age 9, she started singing.
Education
In 2015, Ho attended Grammy Camp.
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
, mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it"
, religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist
, established =
, accreditation = WSCUC
, type = Private research university
, academic_affiliations =
, endowment = $8.1 ...
in Los Angeles.
[ She is majoring in biology with a minor in songwriting.]
Career
In September 2014, Ho performed at the 626 Night Market in Santa Anita Racetrack
Santa Anita Park is a Thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent horse racing events in the United States during early fall, winter and in spring. The track is home to numerous prestigious races ...
venue in Arcadia, California.
In 2017 and 2018, she hosted and performed at Luna New Year Celebration at Santa Monica Place.
Although still a college student, she became notable for recording the song Coldplay
Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion and creative director Phil Harvey. They met at University ...
's Yellow
Yellow is the color between green and orange on the spectrum of light. It is evoked by light with a dominant wavelength of roughly 575585 nm. It is a primary color in subtractive color systems, used in painting or color printing. In the ...
in Mandarin, as one of the songs on the soundtrack of the 2018 film ''Crazy Rich Asians
''Crazy Rich Asians'' is a satirical 2013 romantic comedy novel by Kevin Kwan. Kwan stated that his intention in writing the novel was to "introduce a contemporary Asia to a North American audience". He claimed the novel was loosely based on h ...
''.
References
External links
The Voice - Season 10 contestants
- Yahoo.com
Crazy Rich Asians Soundtrack - Yellow - Katherine Ho (Coldplay Cover)
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1999 births
People from Thousand Oaks, California
The Voice (franchise) contestants
21st-century American women singers
American women pop singers
American musicians of Chinese descent
Living people
21st-century American singers
Westlake High School (California) alumni