德国流行女歌手，2012年德国版‘The Voice of Germany’冠军,Ivy Quainoo was born in Berlin to Ghanaian parents. She attended Schiller High School in Charlottenburg. While still in school and also after her Abitur in 2011, she attended a dramatic arts school in Kreuzberg.[2] In the summer of 2011, Ivy spent time lending her voice as a background singer in writer/singer Jakob Royal's self-titled debut album.
After finishing high school, she auditioned for the reality talent show The Voice of Germany. During the live broadcasts, Quainoo was the only participant of the series to be voted in every time by the spectators. During the finals show on 10 February 2012, she received 33.65% of the combined votes, based on telephone voting and the number of song downloads, with which she left the other three final candidates behind.