Mariza Koch was born in Athens in 1944 but lived in her mother's hometown in Santorini from a young age.

Koch began her musical career in 1971 with an album titled Arabas.

Her unique vocals became the center piece of the music which on more than one occasion needed no accompaniment.

Koch's most recent album included elements of traditional Greek music and Jazz Fusion.

On March 14, 2010, Alpha TV ranked Koch the 29th top-certified female artist in the nation's phonographic era (since 1960).