Kriesha Ziskind Teo Tiu (born December 20, 1998), better known by her stage name Kriesha Chu (Korean: 크리샤 츄), is a Filipino-American singer based in South Korea.
2016–2017: K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance and Kriesha Chu 1st Single Album
In 2016, Chu entered K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance. She was eliminated on the seventh episode,[3] but was brought back as a wild card contestant.[4] She became a member of Kwins, which consists of Kim So-hee and Kim Hye-rim, where they finished as runners-up of the competition.[5] After K-pop Star 6 ended, Chu released her first single album on May 24, 2017.[6]
2018–present: Dream of Paradise and soundtrack appearances
On January 3, 2018, she released her first mini-album, Dream of Paradise, along with the title track "Like Paradise". The lead single is composed by the harmony team of Pentagon's Hui and Flow Blow. "Sunset Dream" is composed by Denis Seo, Sophia Pae, and Chu herself. She also contributed as a lyricist for both Korean and English versions. "Falling Star" is a collaboration project by Chu and Kim Min-ju, an Urban Works Entertainment trainee who later became a member of the Korean-Japanese project girl group Iz*One. This is her first highlight project unit with a fellow company trainee entitled Project Diary. In September, Chu also made an appearance as the leading girl in the music video of Hoya's single, "Baby U".
In April 2019, she contributed to the Welcome to Waikiki 2 OST with "Delight".[7] Chu later contributed to the Home for Summer OST with "A Thousand Days' Love" in August 2019.[8] In October 2019, she debuted as an actress through the web series Spunk, wherein she portrayed Ari.[9] In the same month, Chu formally released "I Want to See You Tomorrow" for the My Sweet Melody OST, whose music video initially premiered in March 2019.[10]
On January 24, 2020, she starred in the music video of "Count to Three Like a Habit" by KCM.[11] Chu is set to star in the web series Live with a Ghost.[12] She has been attempting to expand her career into China.[13]
On 4 October 2023, it was announced that she had signed with New Way Company.[14]
^ abLee Cheong-won (November 21, 2019). "크리샤 츄, '귀신과 산다' 캐스팅...가수 이어 연기까지" [Kriesha Chu, cast in 'Living with Ghosts'... From singer to acting]. 시사포커스 (in Korean).
^"'K팝스타6' 준우승 크리샤, 김남희와 한식구..소속사 새 둥지[공식]" ['K-Pop Star 6' runner-up Krisha, Kim Nam-hee and Han Family.. New nest at agency [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Yoon Sang-geun. October 4, 2023.
