Niki (singer)
Nicole Zefanya (born 24 January 1999), known professionally as Niki (stylized in all caps), is an Indonesian singer-songwriter. She is currently based in the United States and signed with the record label 88rising. She has released two full-length studio albums, Moonchild (2020) and Nicole (2022). Her debut headlining concert tour, Nicole World Tour (2022–2023), visited over 40 cities across North America, Asia, Australia, and Europe. A multi-instrumentalist, Niki wrote or co-wrote her own songs. She is the most popular Indonesian female artist on Spotify with over 2.5 billion streams. She has seven songs with over 100 million streams on the platform, including "Lowkey" and "Every Summertime". In 2020, Niki was listed among Forbes magazine's list of 30 Under 30 Asia. Early life
Niki was born on 24 January 1999 and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia. At nine years old, Niki taught herself how to play the guitar. At 13, she began writing original music. Although her music is partially influenced by her mother, who exposed Niki to soul, gospel, and 1990s' R&B like Destiny's Child and Aaliyah when she was young, Niki's earliest original music skewed towards the folk and indie genres. Career 
At 15, she was the opening act for Taylor Swift's The Red Tour in Jakarta after winning a competition arranged by Swift and the ice cream brand Wall's, called Ride to Fame. Niki maintained a YouTube channel throughout her teenage years, on which she uploaded original songs and covers, which were eventually released on Spotify under her birth name. In 2017, Niki moved to Nashville, Tennessee to study music at Lipscomb University. She released two singles, "See U Never" and "I Like U" under the American mass media company 88rising as an artist under their label. She released the song "Vintage" in May 2018 as the first single for her debut extended play, Zephyr. On April 24, 2019, Niki released a visualizer of her single titled "lowkey,"  which became one of 88rising's most popular videos on its Youtube channel. In September 2020, Niki released her debut album, Moonchild. In December 2020, Niki released "Hallway Weather", a holiday single. On 12 August 2022, Niki's second album, Nicole, was released. Influences 
Niki's music was influenced by her favorite pop, folk, R&B and indie artists, including Taylor Swift, Boyz II Men, Destiny's Child, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Kirk Franklin, and Aaliyah. She grew up exposed to music as her mother sang church gospel music as a backup singer. Niki has also said that she listens to and is influenced by all musical genres. She cites growing up in Indonesia as influencing her worldview, and in turn, her music. Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Extended plays

Singles

Guest appearances

Tour

Headlining 
 Nicole World Tour (2022–2023)

Opening act 
Taylor Swift's The Red Tour (Jakarta only) (2014)
Rich Brian's Australia & New Zealand Tour (2018)
Halsey's Hopeless Fountain Kingdom Tour (All Asia dates) (2018)
H.E.R. 's Back of My Mind Tour (All US dates) (2021)

Awards and nominations

See also

 Rich Brian
 Stephanie Poetri

Notes

References

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Living people
1999 births
21st-century Indonesian women singers
Indonesian contemporary R&B singers
English-language singers from Indonesia
Musicians from Jakarta
Indonesian expatriates in the United States