Erakah
Erakah | |
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| Genres | R&B, soul |
| Labels | Illegal Musik |
Erakah is a New Zealand R&B and soul singer. In 2009, she featured on R&B singer J.Williams single "Your Style" of his album Young Love. Inspired by Soul music Erakah states Alicia Keys, Lily Allen, Beyoncé and Brandy as influences on her musical style.[1] She released her debut album, Infatuated, on 21 March 2011.[2] Erakah is now a regular backup singer for Stan Walker. In 2011, she performed at Mika's Aroha Mardi Gras TV Special.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Infatuated
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Singles
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Infatuated" (featuring Temple Jones)[3] | Infatuated |
| "Wonderful"[4] | ||
| 2010 | "Day & Night" (featuring JR)[5] | |
| "In Or Out" (featuring K.One)[6] | ||
| 2011 | "Hold You Near"[7] |
Featured singles
| Year | Title | NZ chart [8] |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Your Style" (J.Williams featuring Erakah) | 16 | Young Love |
| 2010 | "Natural" (DJ CXL featuring Erakah and K.One) | — | non-album single |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Infatuated" | Ivan Slavov[9][10] |
| "Wonderful" | ||
| 2010 | "Day & Night" | Liam Williams[11] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010[12] | "Wonderful" | Best Pacific Female Artist | Won |
References
- ^ "Erakah". muzic.org.nz. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ "Infatuated". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Infatuated (feat. Temple Jones) - Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Wonderful - Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Day & Night (feat. JR) - Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "In or Out (Radio Mix) [feat. K.One] - Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Hold You Near (Radio Edit) - Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "Erakah in New Zealand charts". Hung Medien. charts.nz. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ "Erakah feat. Temple Jones – Infatuated video". NME. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ "Erakah – Wonderful video". NME. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ Erakah 'Day & Night' feat. JR – Official Video (YouTube). 16 June 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ "S3 Pacific Music Award Winners Announced" (Press release). Pacific Music Awards. 30 May 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
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