

A Dutch teenage singer whose powerful performance of 'Voilà' with André Rieu captivated over 100 million viewers online.
Emma Kok's voice, striking in its maturity and emotional depth, first won over the Netherlands when she triumphed on *The Voice Kids* in 2021. But it was a collaboration two years later that turned her into a global internet sensation. Performing the poignant song 'Voilà' with maestro André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra, Kok delivered a performance of breathtaking control and feeling. The video soared across social media, amassing hundreds of millions of views and introducing her powerful talent to an international audience. Navigating sudden fame as a teenager, Kok represents a new generation of performers discovered through television and amplified by the viral power of digital platforms, all while maintaining a focus on her vocal development and musical passion.
1997–2012
Born into smartphones, social media, and school shootings. The most diverse generation in history. Pragmatic about money, fluid about identity, anxious about the climate. They do not remember a world before the internet.
Emma was born in 2008, placing them squarely in the Generation Z. The events that shaped this generation — social media, climate anxiety, and a pandemic — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
The biggest hits of 2008
#1 Movie
The Dark Knight
Best Picture
Slumdog Millionaire
#1 TV Show
American Idol
The world at every milestone
Barack Obama elected first Black US president; financial crisis
Edward Snowden reveals NSA surveillance programs
January 6 Capitol breach; COVID vaccines roll out globally
AI reshapes industries; Paris Olympics
She was born in 2008, making her a mid-2000s Gen Z artist.
Her viral performance with André Rieu was recorded at his live show in Maastricht.
She has a condition called gastroparesis, which she has spoken about openly.
“A song is a story you tell with your voice, not just your words.”