[2] Born in Singapore, she started as a pastor when she was 20 years old with her husband, Kong Hee,[3] founding City Harvest Church.
[4] Ho also led City Harvest Church's Creative Department from 1992[5] until late 2000, when she resigned and relocated to Taiwan, where she would do most of her recordings, to pursue her singing career.
[6] At the beginning of her music career, she faced accusations that her dressing and song lyrics were sexually charged and inappropriate for her religious background,[7] and rumours of her using her church's support to aid in album sales.
Ho also worked with other top industry personalities such as Diane Warren, David Foster, Jimmy Harry, Tony Moran, Chris Cox, Eric Kupper, Jason Nevins, Moto Blanco and the Underdogs.
On 6 November 2003, Ho was among 10 international nominees to be presented "The Outstanding Young Person of the World 2003" Award for her social work in Asia.
[42] On 19 October 2015, two days before the sentencing of her husband Kong Hee, Ho was ordained by Michael Scales from Nyack College.
Ho's husband, senior pastor Kong Hee, the founder of the church, was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment for criminal breach of trust.
[44] The November 2016 appeal revealed the City Harvest Church leaders spent $24 million on Ho's musical foray into the United States which included a house in Hollywood that cost $28,000 a month in rent; a whole entourage of staff; a $1.9 million paycheck to rapper Wyclef Jean to produce the "China Wine" video; as well as another $500,000 to sweep up her albums when they tanked.
[45] Over the course of the trial, the court heard that Kong Hee had set up a multi-purpose account where church members deposited "love gifts" that were used to pay for expenses between 2006 and 2010.
[48] Ho formerly lived in a 5,242 sq ft duplex penthouse located on the 11th floor of The Oceanfront in the premium residential enclave Sentosa Cove.