Emma Kok (born 12 March 2008)
Early life
Kok was born in
Maastricht and grew up in
Kerkrade.
Her parents, Vico and Nathalie Kok, are both musicians who met at a concert hall.
She has two siblings: a brother named Enzo and a sister named Sophie.
Enzo is a violinist
and Sophie is a classical singer.
She has gastroparesis and has been dependent on a feeding tube since the age of nine months.
Career
2021–2022: The Voice Kids
In June 2021, Kok won the tenth season of
The Voice Kids under the coaching of rapper
Ali B.
In August of that year, she sang at a benefit concert for the victims of the 2021 European floods in Limburg.
On 11 March 2022, Kok released her first single, "Laat Mij Een Vlinder Zijn".
2023–present: Ministars, "Voilà", André Rieu collaborations
In February 2023, Kok won the inaugural season of with her rendition of "Voilà" by
Barbara Pravi.
Dutch violinist and conductor André Rieu, also from Maastricht, was reportedly so impressed with Kok's performance that he invited her to perform "Voilà" at his annual concert series at the
Vrijthof in July 2023.
This performance soon went
Viral video, amassing 2.6 million views in five days.
She went on to release three covers with Rieu in 2023: "Voilà",
"White Christmas",
and "All I Want for Christmas Is You".
She also participated in Rieu's Christmas concerts at the
MECC Maastricht in December 2023.
On Christmas, she was a guest on , where she sang "Voilà" with
Helene Fischer.
Kok joined André Rieu on his world tour beginning in January 2024.
Other work
In 2023, Kok founded Gastrostars, a foundation to help patients with gastroparesis.
Discography
Singles
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