CHANKA

Biography

CHANKA is an independent singer-songwriter from Hong Kong. She returned to Hong Kong from the UK in 2015 and began teaching herself guitar, becoming involved in street music performances. From 2017 she gradually focused on her own songwriting and organised her first solo concert. Her musical style is diverse and heavily influenced by British music, spanning from folk to light psychedelic electronic music, with a primary focus on psychedelic electronic and avant-garde folk. She is known for her ethereal, pure vocals. She released her debut album "Shades of Blue" in 2019, followed by "Human Heart (Side A)" and "NOISY (The Remixes)", and in December 2024 released her full-length album "Human Heart". She performed at Hong Kong's Clockenflap Music and Arts Festival in 2023, was selected by Spotify's global female music initiative "EQUAL" as a featured artist, with her work appearing on a large billboard in New York's Times Square. She also participated in online performances through the UK's The Great Escape showcase festival in 2021, performed at South Gate Music Fest in Malaysia and LUCfest in Taiwan, and was selected by the music platform Ones To Watch Asia as a featured artist.