Shortly after her birth, the young family moved back to San Francisco in the United States, where she grew up.
After a couple of years, her mother started working for the United Nations, which often forced the family to move to different places.
McCoy was already the singer of a song called "Push Me to the Limit" by Celvin Rotane in 1995 and "Love Is My Whole World" by 4Tune in 1996.
[1] A year later, she did vocals for a commercial in the studio of Ralf Kappmeier, one of Sash's producers, who asked her to sing on their forthcoming album It's My Life.
She started focusing on soul and R&B music, and performs throughout Western Europe under the stage name "Urban Daughter" with her band, with whom she is also working on a new album.