Nicole Zefanya (born 24 January 1999), known professionally as Niki (stylized all caps), is an Indonesian singer-songwriter.[1] She is currently based in the United States and signed with the record label 88rising. She released her first full-length studio album, Moonchild, in 2020. It was followed by Nicole (2022) and Buzz (2024). Her debut headlining concert tour, Nicole World Tour (2022–2023), visited over 40 cities across North America, Asia, Australia, and Europe.
Niki was born on 24 January 1999, and was raised in Jakarta, Indonesia. Niki taught herself how to play and write music from a young age, after receiving her first guitar at 9 years old.[4] She attended Pelita Harapan School in Jakarta.
At 15, Niki won a contest to perform as the opening act for Taylor Swift's The Red Tour in Jakarta.[5] As a teenager, Niki maintained a YouTube channel, on which she uploaded original songs and covers, performed on acoustic guitar and filmed in her bedroom.[6]
On 20 July 2018, Niki appeared on the 88rising collaborative album Head in the Clouds, contributing 5 songs.
On 24 April 2019, Niki released single “lowkey”, leading into her second EP wanna take this downtown?.[11] In October 2019, Niki appeared on 88rising’s Head in the Clouds II. In support of the album, Niki released a live acoustic EP titled “Niki Acoustic Sessions: Head in the Clouds II”.[12]
On 2 April 2020, Niki released single “Switchblade”, and announced her debut full-length album Moonchild.[13] This was followed by subsequent singles “Selene” and “Lose”.[14]Moonchild was released on 10 September 2020. In support of the album Niki premiered a livestream concert titled Moonchild EXPERIENCE, which aired 10 October 2021, on YouTube and KASKUS TV.[15] On 15 December 2020, Niki released a holiday single titled “Hallway Weather”.[16][17]
On 10 August 2021, Niki released “Every Summertime”, the lead single from Marvel Studios’ official soundtrack to Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Niki contributed 4 songs to the soundtrack, which was released 3 September 2021.[18]
On 3 June 2022, Niki released the first single from her sophomore album Nicole, titled “Before”.[20] This was followed by the announcement for her debut North American tour, titled The Nicole Tour. Subsequent singles from Nicole include “Oceans and Engines” (released 8 July 2022) and “High School In Jakarta” (released 5 August 2022). On 12 August 2022, Nicole was released.[21]Vanity Fair contributor Delia Cai wrote that Nicole is "a sonic time capsule of a breakup album that explores heartache in perhaps its most devastating form."[22]NPR discussed Nicole on its All Songs Considered podcast and stated "Something Niki does really well is get to the emotional heart of the matter."[23]
Alongside the album, a short film titled But I’m Letting Go starring Niki and Peter Adrian Sudarso and directed by Isaac Ravishankara was released through Amazon Prime Video on 18 August 2022.[24] The short film was supported by screening events in Los Angeles, New York, and Jakarta. In October 2022, Niki announced the Asia leg of The Nicole Tour.[25]
In April 2023, Niki appeared on the cover of Vogue Singapore's "Pop" issue.[26]
In May 2023, Niki released Niki: Live at The Wiltern, her first live album. Alongside the release, she announced expanded tour dates for The Nicole Tour, which included festival performances at Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, F1 Singapore Grand Prix 2023 and headline shows across North America, Southeast Asia, Europe, and Australia.[27] On 31 May 2023, Niki made her debut appearance on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts series, performing 3 songs from Nicole and "Every Summertime." NPR writer and editor Stephen Thompson wrote that the set had him “swaying, swooning and swimming in high hopes.”[28]
On 12 January 2024, NIKI released single "24" which she wrote in attempt to synthesize her early twenties and many humbling things she has learned before turning 25.[29]
On 3 May 2024, NIKI released "Too Much Of A Good Thing" which would the lead single for her upcoming third album, Buzz.[30] This was followed by the announcement of The Buzz World Tour (2024-2025).[31] Subsequent singles includes Blue Moon (released on 21 June 2024) and Tsunami (released on 26 July 2024). Buzz was released on 9 August 2024.
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