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Okay Kaya
Born
Kaya Wilkins

(1990-08-14) 14 August 1990 (age 34)
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active2015–present

Kaya Wilkins, better known as Okay Kaya, is a Norwegian-American musician and actress from New Jersey.

History

Wilkins' first release as Okay Kaya was the song "Damn, Gravity", which was released in 2015.[1][2] Wilkins released her first full-length album, Both, in 2018.[3][4][5] The album was recorded with her boyfriend Aaron Maine of the band Porches.[2] In 2020, Wilkins released her second full-length album under the moniker Okay Kaya titled Watch This Liquid Pour Itself in 2020 via Jagjaguwar.[6][7] The album received three out of five stars from The Guardian.[6] She played her first acting role in the Norwegian drama Thelma.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details
Both
Watch This Liquid Pour Itself

Mix tapes

Title Details
Mix Vol. One
  • Released: 28 October 2014[10][11]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: streaming
Surviving Is the New Living
  • Released: 14 August 2020[12]
  • Label: Jagjaguwar
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming, cassette

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Damn Gravity"[13] 2015 Non-album singles
"Clenched Teeth"[14]
"I'm Stupid (But I Love You)"[15]
"Durer"[16] 2016
"Keep On Pushin'"[16]
"IUD"[17] 2018 Both
"Dance Like You"[18]
"Believe"[19] 2019 Non-album single
"Ascend and Try Again"[20] Watch This Liquid Pour Itself
"Baby Little Tween"[9]
"Asexual Wellbeing"[21]
"Psych Ward"[22] 2020
"You're Still the One"[23] Non-album single
List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Falling"[24]
(Vera featuring Okay Kaya) 		2017 Good Job No Conversation
"Almost Nothing"[25]
(Silent Poets featuring Okay Kaya) 		2019 Death Stranding (Songs from the Video Game)

Promotional singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Vampire"[26] 2018 Both
"Habitual Love"[27]

Guest appearances

Title Year Other artists Album
"Slush Puppy"[28] 2017 King Krule The Ooz
"Åkeren"[29] 2018 Porches The House
"Getting to Know You"[30] 2020 Onyx Collective, Julian Soto Manhattan Special
"One Last Time"[31] Hess Is More Suicide Tourist (Original Score)

References

  1. ^ "premiere: okay kaya, 'damn, gravity'". Vice. Retrieved 24 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b Corrigan, Graham. "Who Is Okay Kaya?". Complex. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. ^ Slater, Maya-Roisin. "Okay Kaya: Both". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. ^ Valenti, Lauren. "This Rising Artist is Getting Startlingly Honest About Depression—One Album and Instagram at a Time". Vogue. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  5. ^ Jackson, Reed. "Is Okay Kaya Living in Pop Music's Future?". Vice. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b Beaumont-Thomas, Ben. "Okay Kaya: Watch This Liquid Pour Itself review – strange dream-pop tales of thwarted lust". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  7. ^ Madden, Emma. "Okay Kaya Makes Sex Jams For People With Depression And Yeast Infections". MTV. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  8. ^ Guzman, Ivan (11 April 2018). "The Duality of Okay Kaya". Office Magazine. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  9. ^ a b Goodridge, Hayden (12 November 2019). "Okay Kaya Announces New Album, Shares Dreamy Single "Baby Little Tween"". Paste. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  10. ^ "OKAY-KAYA / MIX VOL. ONE". Soundcloud. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Next: Okay Kaya". Dummy. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  12. ^ Afoa, Holly (14 August 2020). "Okay Kaya releases new mixtape Surviving is The New Living". The Label. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  13. ^ Douglas, Rikihana (29 March 2015). "OKAY KAYA 'Damn Gravity'". Sniffers. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  14. ^ "OKAY KAYA PASSEIA PELAS RUAS DE TÓQUIO NO CLIPE "CLENCHED TEETH"". Teco Apple (in Portuguese). 4 May 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  15. ^ Bayet, Pierre (31 October 2015). "Okay-Kaya – I'm Stupid (But I Love You)". High Clouds. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  16. ^ a b Corrigan, Graham (5 August 2016). "Watch Okay Kaya Capture NYC's Pokémon in the Video for "Keep On Pushin'"". Complex. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  17. ^ Corrigan, Graham (20 January 2018). "Watch Okay Kaya's Riveting Video for "IUD"". Complex. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  18. ^ Farrell, Margaret (11 March 2018). "Okay Kaya "Dance Like You"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  19. ^ Russ, Waveney (28 March 2019). "Okay Kaya Signs to Jagjaguwar, Listen to New Single 'Believe' (Cher Cover)". The Label. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Okay Kaya Drops New Stand Alone Single & Video". Closed Captioned. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  21. ^ "Okay Kaya Drops New Single & Video". Closed Captioned. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  22. ^ Russ, Waveney (16 January 2020). "Okay Kaya Shares New Single/Video 'Psych Ward'". The Label. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  23. ^ "OKAY KAYA REVELA COVER PARA "YOU'RE STILL THE ONE" DE SHANIA TWAIN". Teco Apple (in Portuguese). 19 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  24. ^ Murray, Robin (29 August 2017). "Vera Combines With Okay Kaya On Chilled New Single 'Falling'". Clash Music. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  25. ^ "Almost Nothing (feat. Okay Kaya) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  26. ^ "OKAY KAYA CONFRONTA UM CLONE E DIRIGE O IMPIEDOSO VIDEOCLIPE DE "VAMPIRE"". Teco Apple (in Portuguese). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  27. ^ "OKAY KAYA LANÇA O VIDEOCLIPE DE "HABITUAL LOVE", O ÚLTIMO DE UMA SAGA DE AMOR E TRAUMAS". Teco Apple (in Portuguese). 24 July 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  28. ^ Peters, Micah (12 October 2017). "King Krule's Rhythm and 'Ooz'". The Ringer. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  29. ^ Hahn, Rachel (25 January 2018). "Porches and Okay Kaya, Music's Latest It Couple, on Making Downtown Cool Look Better Together". Vogue. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  30. ^ Blistein, Jon (23 April 2020). "Onyx Collective Turn Rodgers and Hart's 'Manhattan' Into a Jazz Age Dreamscape". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  31. ^ "Suicide Tourist (Original Score)". iTunes. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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