Milck

MILCK (born Connie Lim) is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and poet from Los Angeles, California. Born to Chinese immigrants in the Los Angeles suburb of Palos Verdes, she enrolled in classical piano at six-years-old and opera classes at the age of eight. Inspired by everything from Frédéric Chopin, Tori Amos, and Elton John to Imogen Heap, Portishead, Radiohead, and Massive Attack, she crafts “cathartic pop” rooted in classical training and inspired by a pastiche of artistic muses ranging from Hemingway and Maya Angelou to modern art. She rose to prominence when she performed her single 'Quiet' in January 2017 at the Women’s March in Washington, D.C. MILCK teamed up with 25 female singers and delivered seven acapella flashmob performances of “Quiet” on the streets. A fan video went viral, racking up over 14 million plays in two days. By the end of the week, she took the stage on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee for another riveting rendition as VICE, NPR, Refinery29, BuzzFeed, Associated Press, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and more extolled her. It ignited the #ICantKeepQuiet social media project as everyone from Emma Watson, Debra Messing, and Tegan & Sara to Tom Morello and Denis Leary shared the video. The initiative’s merchandise benefits the Step Up chapter in L.A., which provides after school and mentorship programs for underprivileged girls 13-18. She also made waves with “Devil Devil,” which went on to receive high-profile syncs in popular television shows like Lucifer, Pretty Little Liars, and The Royals. It racked up 925k Spotify streams and over 1 million YouTube views. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.