Niki (singer) - Wikipedia

Nicole Zefanya (born 24 January 1999), known professionally as Niki, (stylized as NIKI), is an Indonesian singer, songwriter and record producer. Niki(singer) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Indonesiansinger-songwriterbasedintheUnitedStates(born1999) NikiNIKIin2022inaninterviewwithNajwaShihabBornNicoleZefanya(1999-01-24)24January1999(age 23)Jakarta,IndonesiaNationalityIndonesianAlma materLipscombUniversity[1][2]OccupationSingersongwriterrecordproducerMusicalcareerGenresR&B[3]indiefolk[4]Instrument(s)VocalsguitarukulelekeyboardpianoYearsactive2012–presentLabels88risingEmpireDistribution Musicalartist NicoleZefanya(born24January1999),knownprofessionallyasNiki,(stylizedasNIKI),isanIndonesiansinger,songwriterandrecordproducer.SheiscurrentlybasedintheUnitedStatesandsignedwiththerecordlabel88rising. Contents 1Earlylife 2Career 3Artistry 4Discography 4.1Studioalbums 4.2Livealbums 4.3Extendedplays 4.4Singles 4.4.1Guestappearances 5Tour 5.1Headlining 5.2Openingact 6Seealso 7Notes 8References 9Externallinks Earlylife[edit] Zefanyawasbornon24January1999andraisedinJakarta,Indonesia. Atnineyearsold,Zefanyataughtherselfhowtoplaytheguitar.[5]At13,shebeganwritingoriginalmusic.[6]Althoughhermusicispartiallyinfluencedbyhermother,whoexposedZefanyatosoul,gospel,and1990s'R&BlikeDestiny'sChildandAaliyahwhenshewasyoung,Zefanya'searliestoriginalmusicskewedtowardsthefolkandindiegenres.[7][8][9] SheattendedSekolahPelitaHarapanLippoVillage(SekolahPelitaHarapan)andobtainedahighschooldegreebeforepursuinganundergraduatedegreeinMusicatLipscombUniversityinNashville,Tennesseeonascholarship. Career[edit] At15,shewastheopeningactforTaylorSwift'sTheRedTourinJakartaafterwinningacompetitionarrangedbySwiftandtheice-creambrandWalls,calledRidetoFame.[10]ZefanyamaintainedaYouTubechannelthroughoutherteenageyears,whichgainedover40,000subscribers.Sheuploadedmanyoriginalsongsandcovers,mostofthemacoustic/stripped,includingballads"PolaroidBoy"(2016)and"Anaheim"(2017),whichwereeventuallyreleasedandonSpotifyunderNicoleZefanya.[11][12] In2017,ZefanyamovedtoNashville,TennesseetostudymusicatLipscombUniversity.[1][2]Shereleasedtwosingles,"SeeUNever"and"ILikeU"[13]undertheAmericanmassmediacompany88risingasanartistundertheirlabel.[3]Shereleasedthesong"Vintage"inMay2018asthefirstsingleforherdebutextendedplaytitledZephyr.[14] ZefanyahasstatedthatshetriestoempowerAsiansandAsianAmericansthroughhermusic.[15]InthefirstHeadintheCloudsFestival,NIKItookamomenttoaddressthe10,000-plusaudiencegatheredinLosAngeles'HistoricStatePark."Ijustwanttosay,asanAsianfemale,Idonottakethisdayandthisstageforgranted.[16]Myhopeisthataboveeverythingelsetoday,thatyoufeelheard,youfeelunderstood,butmostofallthatyoufeelrepresented."NIKI'smissionistoempoweryoungAsianartistsunder-representedintheAmericanmusicindustry.[17] After88risingannouncedtheircollaborationwithpopularfoodfestival626NightMarkettocurateafoodsectionattheirsecond"HeadintheClouds"musicfestival,Zefanyamadeaspecialguestappearancewithameet-and-greetatthe626NightMarketeventatSantaAnitaParkinArcadia,Californiaon11August2019.[18] NIKIin2020 InSeptember2020,Zefanyareleasedherdebutgenre-bendingconceptalbumMoonchild.[2]Inaninterviewshewasquotedsaying,Intermsofgenreorsound,Iwouldn'tevenknowhowtodescribethisalbum.Itdoesn'treallyfitintoanyboxandI'mcompletelyokwiththat.Ipersonallyloveprojectslikethat–onesthatpushboundariesanddon'tadheretoanyconvention.Musicisexpressive;it'sart.Formulasgetoldandboring.Ithinkthat'showthisprojectdiffersfrommypastprojects.Isortofjustletgoofanyandallpreconceivednotions,rulesandlimitationsIhadinmyheadandjustletmycreativitytakethewheelinanydirection.[2]InDecember2020,Zefanyadropped"HallwayWeather",aholidaysinglereminiscentofherfolk/indieroots.Shesaysthesongisin"thestyleofmusic&songwriting[sheremembers]feelingmostlike[herself].Itisgenuine&itistrue."[19][20] Zefanyawasinvolvedonfivetracksforthesoundtrackofthe2021filmShang-ChiandtheLegendoftheTenRings. Artistry[edit] Zefanya'smusicwasinfluencedbyherfavoritepop,folk,R&Bandindieartists,includingTaylorSwift,[21]BoyzIIMen,Destiny'sChild,MariahCarey,WhitneyHouston,KirkFranklin,andAaliyah.[22][7][23]Shegrewupveryexposedtomusicashermothersangchurchgospelmusicasabackupsinger.[22]ZefanyahasbeenexploringnewsoundsoutsideR&BsincethereleaseofherdebutalbumMoonchild.Shehasalsosaidthatshelistenstoandisinfluencedbyallkindsofmusic.[2]ShecitesgrowingupinIndonesiaasinfluencingherworldview,andinturn,hermusic.[23] Discography[edit] Thissectionneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.(September2020)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Studioalbums[edit] Listofstudioalbums,withreleasedateandlabelshown Title Albumdetails Moonchild Released:10September2020 Label:88rising,12Tone Formats:Digitaldownload,streaming Nicole Releasedate:12August2022 Label:88rising Formats:Digitaldownload,streaming Livealbums[edit] Title Albumdetails NIKIAcousticSessions:HeadInTheCloudsII Released:12November2019 Label:88rising,12Tone Formats:Digitaldownload,streaming Extendedplays[edit] ListofEPs,withreleasedateandlabelshown Title Albumdetails Zephyr Released:23May2018 Label:88rising,Empire Formats:Digitaldownload,streaming WannaTakeThisDowntown? Released:17May2019 Label:88rising,12Tone Formats:Digitaldownload,streaming Singles[edit] Listofsingles,withyearreleasedandalbumnameshown Title Year Peakchartpositions Album IDNSongs[24][I] MYS PHLSongs[26][I] SGP VNM[27][II] RIM[29] Songs[30][I] RIAS[31] Songs[32][I] "AwaliHariDenganCinta" 2014 * — * * — * * Non-albumsingles "PolaroidBoy" 2016 — — "Anaheim" 2017 — — "SeeYouNever" — — "ILikeU" — — "Chilly" — — "Newsflash!" 2018 — — Zephyr "SayMyName" — — "Friends" — — "Spell" — — "Vintage" — — "DancingwiththeDevil" — — "Warpaint" — — HeadintheClouds "Lowkey" 2019 — — WannaTakeThisDowntown? "Indigo" — — HeadintheCloudsII "Shouldn'tCouldn'tWouldn't" — — "LaLaLostYou" — — "SugarplumElegy" — — Non-albumsingle "Switchblade" 2020 — — Moonchild "Selene" — — "Lose" — — "HallwayWeather" — — Non-albumsingle "EverySummertime" 2021 2 9 11 3 11 14 56 Shang-ChiandtheLegendoftheTenRings(soundtrack) "Split" — — — — — — — Non-albumsingle "Before" 2022 — — — — — — — Nicole "Oceans&Engines" 14 — — — —[III] — — "—"denotesreleasesthatdidnotchartorwerenotreleasedinthatregion."*"denotesthechartdidnotexistatthattime. Guestappearances[edit] Year Title Album 2018 "LittlePrince"(RichBrianfeaturingNiki)[34] Amen 2019 "NoMore"(HigherBrothersfeaturingNiki) FiveStars 2020 "Forever"(EndoftheWorldfeaturingNiki) Chameleon 2020 "iloveyoumorethanicansay"(HONNEfeaturingNIKI) nosongwithoutyou 2021 "COMINGHOME" (HONNEfeaturingNIKI) Let'sJustSaytheWorldEndedaWeekfromNow,WhatWouldYouDo? Tour[edit] Headlining[edit] TheNicoleTour-NIKI(2022,upcoming) Openingact[edit] TaylorSwift–TheRedTour(Jakarta)(2014)[35] RichBrian–Australia&NewZealandTour(2018)[36] Halsey–HopelessFountainKingdomTour(Asia)(2018)[37] Seealso[edit] Indonesiaportal RichBrian StephaniePoetri Notes[edit] ^abcdTheBillboard'sHitsoftheWorldchartlaunchedandwasfirstissuedonthedateFebruary19,2022.[25] ^TheBillboardVietnamHot100wasfirstissuedonJanuary14,2022.[28] ^"Oceans&Engines"didnotentertheRIASTopStreamingChart,butitpeakedatnumber28ontheRIASTopRegionalChart.[33] References[edit] ^ab"NIKIandRichBriansettobethefirstIndonesianstoperformatCoachella".CoconutsMedia.3January2020.Retrieved3January2020. ^abcde"BAEwatch:NIKIThe88risingartisttalksabouttheconceptbehindherdebutalbum,'MOONCHILD.'".hypebae.com.2May2018.Retrieved7May2018. ^abMethanisa,Katyusha(29September2017)."MeettheLatestIndonesianR&BSingerTryingtoTakeOvertheUS".Vice.Retrieved11June2018. ^"SINDHÈNINTERVIEW:NIKI".4October2017–viaYouTube. ^"IndonesiansingerNikiopenedforTaylorSwiftwhenshewas15|TheStar".www.thestar.com.my.Retrieved5February2021. ^"NIKIinterview:onTaylorSwift,HalseytoursandnewEP'Zephyr'".NME.28May2018.Retrieved5February2021. ^abHarfenist,Ethan(14November2017)."WeTalkedtoIndonesia's'R&BPrincess'NIKIAbout'GoingInternational,'and'90sNostalgia".Vice.Retrieved11June2018. ^"NikiZefanya:NotStoppingForAnyOne".MusicPressAsia.23July2019.Retrieved5February2021. ^"Checkout88rising'snewR&Bstarlet,NIKI".lab.fm.5May2018.Retrieved5February2021. ^Bartleet,Larry."NIKI:"NameoneAsianartistthat'spoppingrightnow.Iwanttobethegirlthatsetsthatup"".NME.Retrieved28May2018. ^"NicoleZefanya".Genius.Retrieved5February2021. ^"NicoleZefanya".Spotify.Retrieved5February2021. ^"InTheStudiowithNIKI".milk.xyz.1January2017.Retrieved20November2017. ^"NIKIReminiscesAboutaFormerLovein'Vintage'Video:Premiere".Billboard.2May2018.Retrieved7May2018. ^"NIKIOpensUpAbouttheValueofCreativeFreedomandPushingPastHerAnxieties".Popspoken.Retrieved23April2020. ^Morin,Natalie."NIKIWantsAsiansToOwnTheirHeritage".refinery29.com.Retrieved31October2019. ^"Indonesiansinger'smissiontobreakAmerica'sbambooceiling".SouthChinaMorningPost.5July2018.Retrieved31October2019. ^"JacksonWang,iKON,DPRLive,DumbfoundeadJoinHeadintheClouds2019Festival:Exclusive".Billboard.Retrieved31January2020. ^@nikizefanya(14December2020)."'HallwayWeather'outtomorrow🎄"(Tweet)–viaTwitter. ^"ListentoNIKI'smelancholicnewChristmassong,'HallwayWeather'".NME.15December2020.Retrieved5February2021. ^BEGUM,MUMTAJ."IndonesiansingerNikiopenedforTaylorSwiftwhenshewas15".TheStar.Retrieved2June2022. ^ab"Niki'sDebutAlbum'Moonchild'IsHerOwnOtherworldlySafeSpace".WMagazine|Women'sFashion&CelebrityNews.Retrieved2February2021. ^ab"BAEwatch:NIKI".HYPEBAE.Retrieved2February2021. ^"NIKIChartHistory:IndonesiaSongs".Billboard.Retrieved22July2022.{{citemagazine}}:CS1maint:url-status(link) ^"BillboardExpandsInternationalFootprintWith'HitsoftheWorld'Charts".Billboard.14February2022.Retrieved22February2022.{{citemagazine}}:CS1maint:url-status(link) ^PeakchartpositionsonBillboard'sPhilippinesSongs: "BillboardPhilippinesSongs–WeekofFebruary19,2022".Billboard.Retrieved22February2022.{{citemagazine}}:CS1maint:url-status(link) ^"NIKIChartHistory:BillboardVietnamHot100".Billboard.Retrieved22July2022.{{citemagazine}}:CS1maint:url-status(link) ^"BXHBillboardVietnamHot100:SốlượngcakhúcnhạcViệt"ontop"gấpđôinghệsĩquốctế".BillboardViệtNam(inVietnamese).PurposeMediaGroup.14January2022.Retrieved22July2022. ^PeakchartpositionsonRIM'sTop20moststreamedinternational&domesticsongsinMalaysia: "Top20MostStreamedInternational+DomesticSongs-Week4(21/01/2022-27/01/2022)".21–27January2022.Retrieved4February2022–viaFacebook.{{citeweb}}:CS1maint:url-status(link) ^PeakchartpositionsonBillboard'sMalaysiaSongs: "BillboardMalaysiaSongs–WeekofFebruary19,2022".Billboard.13–19February2022.Retrieved22February2022.{{citemagazine}}:CS1maint:url-status(link) ^PeakchartpositionsonRIASTopStreamingChart: "RIASTopCharts-Week4(21-27Jan2022)".RecordingIndustryAssociationSingapore.21–27January2022.Archivedfromtheoriginalon3February2022.Retrieved22February2022.{{citeweb}}:CS1maint:unfitURL(link) ^PeakchartpositionsonBillboard'sSingaporeSongs: "BillboardSingaporeSongs–WeekofFebruary19,2022".Billboard.13–19February2022.Retrieved22February2022.{{citemagazine}}:CS1maint:url-status(link) ^"RIASTopCharts-Week28(8-14Jul2022)".RecordingIndustryAssociationSingapore.8–14July2022.Archivedfromtheoriginalon21July2022.Retrieved22July2022. ^Maher,Natalie(30January2018)."RichBrianrevealstracklistfordebutalbum'Amen'".Billboard.Retrieved11June2018. ^Cung,Danie(5June2014)."LautanSwiftiesdi#REDTourJktTaylorSwiftdiMEIS".CreativeDisc.Retrieved11June2018. ^Newstead,Al(26March2018)."RichBrianannouncesdebutAustraliantour".TripleJ.Retrieved11June2018. ^Jones,Abby(26March2018)."HalseyAnnouncesFinalInstallmentofHopelessFountainKingdomWorldTour".Billboard.Retrieved11June2018. 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