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B O K E H is the artistic alter-ego of New Zealand-raised, Berlin-based artist, Chloë Lewer. Spending her formative years working as an actress in Auckland, Chloë ended up ‘on a whim’ in Germany in 2011.
At age 22, she decided to seek new inspirations and fell accidentally into making music, playing the ukulele and singing on the streets of Berlin to get by. For five years, Chloë hustled and busked with her then boyfriend and ended up becoming a touring band of 6 to 10 members called ‘Charity Children’, with two albums under their sleeves, a third in the making (due for release in 2020), and a decent following in Europe, particularly Berlin.
In 2016, while ‘Charity Children’ went into hiatus, Chloë decided to start her own musical odyssey. In the midst of a quarter life ‘haze’ B O K E H was born - an audiovisual art project which brings together all her various creative interests. “She’s an artistic outlet for my vulnerability and my strength. A step inside the duality of my imaginaire and a glimpse at the beauty and the pain I’ve experienced, from the deepest trenches of myself that I never intended anyone to see.”
In 2017, B O K E H released her debut EP, ‘Don’t Leave The Fire’, spent 2018 touring and songwriting for herself and other artists.
This October in 2019 she will release her latest single, ‘Options’.
Chloë, now 30, is also a director and producer for her own film production company, ‘Ramona Ramona’, with which she has created all her videos for B O K E H.
Expect to see an audiovisual live show and new releases in 2020.
