Biography

After successfully kicking off her sophomore album campaign with the electro-dance track “ALL I WANT”, KUOKO follows up with her new single “FIREWORK”, which in her own words is a reflection of the past few years, which have been marked by great uncertainty, revealing old and new abysses in society. For a few years now KUOKO has proven herself a skilful, self-producing composer and songwriter, who combines personal narratives with political messages. Her single „Perfect Girl“ is brimming with drive, transporting the songs' clear message that she will “never be the perfect girl that you want me to be.” – tackling society’s expectations of women*. Her song “Yellow Fever Gaze” addresses the fetishization of Asian women*, bringing awareness to anti-asian racism. By the time her self-titled debut album was released in September 2021 via Kabul Fire Records, KUOKO established herself as a unique allrounder that puts as much effort into creating the visual world around her sound, as in playing elusive live shows. After being invited to prominent showcase festivals like the Great Escape (UK) or Popkultur Festival (GER), she played several support shows with electro-pop duo ÄTNA in Switzerland. As cover artist of Spotify’s EQUAL GSA playlist (Oct 2021) the Hamburg based artist even reached the New York Times Square’s Billboards, next to other female artists, who are passing boarders internationally. Her new album will be released later this year. Photos: Bianca Peruzzi