Ayoni (singer)

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Ayoni
Birth nameAyoni Thompson
Born1998or1999(age 25–26)
Barbados [1]
Origin
Genres Pop [1] [3]
Occupation
  • Singer-songwriter
Years active2017–present [2] [4]
Labels Def Jam

Ayoni Thompson (born 1998 or 1999), known mononymously as Ayoni, is a Bajan singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. [5] [6] [7]

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Early life

Ayoni was born in Barbados and moved to Miami as a young child. Throughout her childhood, Ayoni spent time living in Singapore, Jakarta and California. [2] She began singing through her church choir, and also enjoyed creative writing, piano and guitar growing up. [1]

Ayoni said she grew up listening to artists including Adele, Aretha Franklin, Bon Iver, Frank Ocean and Stevie Wonder. [8]

Career

Ayoni attended the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California, studying popular music performance beginning in 2017. [2] She has cited Dijon, Lianne La Havas and Moses Sumney as musical influences. [8]

Discography

Ayoni has independently released two projects, as well as several singles. [8] [9]

EPs

Singles

References

  1. 1 2 3 Chesman, Donna-Claire (October 18, 2019). "Meet Ayoni, the Singer Creating Space for Black Creatives to Be Weird". DJBooth.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ellis, Ellice (September 19, 2019). "A Divine Sound: With Genre Dead, Ayoni is Very Much Alive". Daily Trojan.
  3. ↑ Cubit, Brea (July 12, 2021). "Ayoni — If You Leave". euphoriazine.com.
  4. ↑ "Bajan Singer / Multi-Instrumentalist Ayoni Offers Another Tantalizing Glimpse Into Her Upcoming EP With New Single 'Before I Prosper'". Guitar Girl Magazine. June 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ Brow, Jason (November 18, 2022). "Ayoni Shares Her Musical 'Vision' With New EP & Exclusive Playlist Of Songs That Inspired Her". hollywoodlife.com.
  6. ↑ "Ayoni Discusses Transcendent Musical Explorations of The Self | Arts". The Harvard Crimson.
  7. ↑ "Meet Ayoni Thompson". Voyage LA Magazine. June 4, 2019.
  8. 1 2 3 Taylor, Henrietta (November 12, 2020). "Artist Spotlight: Ayoni". ourculturemag.com.
  9. ↑ Cubit, Brea (July 12, 2021). "Ayoni — If You Leave". euphoriazine.com.
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