Tkay Maidza
Tkay Maidza | |
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![]() Maidza performing in 2018 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Takudzwa Victoria Rosa Maidza[1] |
Born | Zimbabwe | 17 December 1996
Origin | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
Genres | Hip hop, synthpop, dance-pop, electronic |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, rapper |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2013–present |
Labels | Dew Process, Kitsuné, Downtown Records, Universal Music Australia Interscope Records |
Website | http://www.tkaymaidza.com/ |
Takudzwa Victoria Rosa "Tkay" Maidza (/tiːˈkeɪ ˈmaɪdzə/ tee-KAY MY-dzə)[2] is an Australian singer-songwriter and rapper.
Biography
Takudzwa Victoria Rosa Maidza was born in Zimbabwe. Her mother and father are metallurgists.[2] In 2001, her family moved to Australia when she was five years old. They lived in Perth and Kalgoorlie in Western Australia and in Whyalla in South Australia before relocating to Adelaide in 2010.[3] She graduated from St Michael's College at age 16 and studied architecture at the University of South Australia before becoming a full-time musician.[4]
Maidza took part in Adelaide's Northern Sound System artist development program and released her debut single, "Brontosaurus", at age 17 with producer BadCop. She has since released an EP, Switch Tape, featuring collaborations with Night Slugs' Bok Bok and producer SBTRKT.[5] Its single, "Switch Lanes", was voted into the 2014 Triple J Hottest 100 at number 100. Maidza had a strong number 66 in the 2015 countdown with her 2015 single "MOB". MOB was Maidza's first song to be played on Australian commercial radio.
Maidza has played Splendour in the Grass and the CMJ Music Marathon in 2014 and replaced Lykke Li at the 2015 St Jerome's Laneway Festival.[6] She performed at the Triple J "Beat the Drum" concert in 2015 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the radio station, both as a solo artist and with many other Australian guest rappers on an extended version of Hilltop Hoods' "Cosby Sweater".[7] Maidza played most of the Australian major festivals in 2015 including Grooving the Moo, Falls Festival, Meredith Festival and a cameo at Stereosonic with WhatSoNot.
Maidza was featured in Australian Vogue magazine in July 2015 and the French magazine Konbini. After featuring on Troye Sivan's debut album Blue Neighbourhood, Maidza supported Sivan in London, Paris and Berlin as well as a guest appearance in Los Angeles. Earlier Maidza had supported Charli XCX on her Australian tour as well as British band Years & Years in the UK.
In November 2015 Tkay featured in an episode of Le Petit Journal in her debut French TV appearance. A scheduled appearance at the French festival La Maroquinerie in November 2015 was cancelled. She later appeared on American radio as part of the second episode of Skrillex's OWSLA Radio on 13 February 2016.
On 30 August, Tkay premiered her single "Carry On", featuring guest vocals from US rapper Killer Mike. The track is the first single from her debut album simply titled Tkay, which was released on 28 October 2016.
Artistry
Maidza has said she admires American recordings artists Nicki Minaj, Santigold, and Azealia Banks.[8]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peaks |
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AUS [9] | ||
Tkay |
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20 |
Extended plays
Title | Extended play details |
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Switch Tape |
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Last Year Was Weird (Vol. 1) |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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AUS [12] |
AUS Urban [13] | ||||
"Brontosaurus"[14] | 2013 | 89 | 12 | non-album single | |
"U-Huh"[15] | 2014 | — | — | Switch Tape | |
"Switch Lanes"[16] | — | — | |||
"M.O.B."[17] | 2015 | 52 | 6 | ||
"Ghost"[19] | 96 | 13 | |||
"Carry On" (featuring Killer Mike) |
2016 | 89 | — | Tkay | |
"Simulation" | — | — | |||
"Glorious" | 2017 | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Bom Bom"[20] (with Danny L Harle) |
— | — |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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AUS [21] |
AUT [22] |
BEL (Fl) [23] |
FRA [24] |
GER [25] |
UK [26] | ||||
"They Say"[27] (Kilter featuring Tkay Maidza) |
2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
"Imprint"[28] (MUST DIE! featuring Tkay Maidza) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Death & Magic | |
"Down Like This"[29] (Motez featuring Tkay Maidza) |
2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Vibe | |
"Do It Right" (Martin Solveig featuring Tkay Maidza) |
56 | 72 | 31 | 38 | 41 | 97 | non-album single | ||
"Mistakes"[32] (Basenji featuring Tkay Maidza) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
Other appearances
Title | Year | Album | Artist | Notes |
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"DKLA"[33] | 2015 | Blue Neighbourhood | Troye Sivan | Maidza appeared as co-writer on the track, as well as a featured artist. Also appeared on Troye Sivan's Wild EP before being released on the deluxe version of his debut album. |
"Lying Too"[34] | 2016 | America Lamb Oil | HOLYCHILD | |
"Glide"[35] | 2018 | Breathing Room | Hoodboi |
Music videos
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"Brontosaurus" | 2013 | |
"U-Huh" | 2014 | Josh Logue[36] |
"Switch Lanes" | Sachio Cook[37] | |
"M.O.B." | 2015 | |
"Imprint" (MUST DIE! featuring Tkay Maidza) |
Brendan Vaughan[38] |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Work | Category | Result | Ref |
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2015 | Rolling Stone Awards - Australia | Herself | Best New Talent | Nominated | [39] |
2016 | BET Awards | Herself | Best New International Act | Nominated | [40] |
2016 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Herself | Best Australian Act | Nominated | |
2017 | ARIA Music Awards | TKAY | Breakthrough Artist | Nominated | [41] |
Best Urban Album | Nominated |
References
- ^ "BigSound 2013 – Tkay Maidza". QMusic (Qld Music Network Inc.). Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ a b Mathieson, Craig (16 April 2015). "Tkay Maidza moving in pop's forward lane". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Bisley, Alexander (7 November 2014). "Adelaide's Tkay Maidza on drugs, Drake and music industry snakes".
- ^ "'Iggy Azalea Has Opened Up A Path To America'". theMusic.com.au (Street Press Australia Pty Ltd). 17 December 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ DeVille, Chris (22 October 2014). "Stream Tkay Maidza Switch Tape". stereogum.com. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ Vincent, Peter (6 January 2015). "Laneway Festival 2015: Lykke Li loss is Tkay Maidza's gain".
- ^ "Hilltop Hoods joined by a who's who of Aussie hip-hop at Beat The Drum". 17 January 2015.
- ^ The Guardian (23 October 2016). "Tkay Maidza on bringing a new sound to Australian hip-hop: I didn't really want to fit in". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
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(help) - ^ "australian-charts.com - Discography Tkay Maidza". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Switch Tape – EP by Tkay Maidza". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple Inc. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ Tait, Madelyn (28 August 2018). "Tkay Maidza Last Year Was Weird Vol 1 Madelyn Tait ♫ theMusic.com.au". The Music. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Peaks in Australia:
- "Brontosaurus": Cashmere, Paul (14 December 2013). "ARIA Singles: John Legend Stays On Top". Noise11. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- "M.O.B.": Ryan, Gavin (4 July 2015). "ARIA Singles: Meghan Trainor and John Legend Stay At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- "Ghost": Ryan, Gavin (28 November 2015). "ARIA Singles: 'Hello' Is No 1 Again". Noise11. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- "Carry On": "CHART WATCH #385". auspOp. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ Peaks on the Australian Urban chart:
- "Brontosaurus": "ARIA Report – Issue #1243" (PDF). 23 December 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- "M.O.B.": "ARIA Australian Top 40 Urban Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 29 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- "Ghost": http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/urban-singles
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Brontosaurus – Single by Tkay Maidza". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple Inc. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – U-Huh – Single by Tkay Maidza". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple Inc. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ "Tkay Maidza drops new track 'Switch Lanes', national tour dates". Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC))accessdate=29 March 2015.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – M.O.B. – Single by Tkay Maidza". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple Inc. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2017 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Switch Tape EP by Tkay Maiza". iTunes Store (UK). Apple Inc. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "Bom Bom – Single by Tkay Maidza on Apple Music". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ Peak positions in Australia:
- All except noted: "Discography Tkay Maidza". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- For "Do It Right": Ryan, Gavin (28 May 2016). "ARIA Singles: Drake 'One Dance' Stays at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Discografie Tkay Maidza". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Discografie Tkay Maidza". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Discographie Tkay Maidza". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Takudzwa Maidza chart peaks". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
- For "Do It Right": "CHART: CLUK Update 28.05.2016 (wk21)". Official Charts Company. Zobbel.de/.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – They Say (feat. Tkay Maidza) – Single by Kilter". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple Inc. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Death & Magic by MUST DIE!". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple Inc. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Down Like This (feat. Tkay Maidza) - Single by Motez". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple Inc. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "BPI Awards - bpi" (To access, enter the search parameter "Tkay Maidza" and select "Search by Keyword"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Les Certifications - SNEP" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Mistakes (feat. Tkay Maidza) - Single by Basenji on Apple Music". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple Inc. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Wild EP by Troye Sivan". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple Inc. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ https://earmilk.com/2016/06/27/holychilds-america-oil-lamb-ep-will-have-you-dancing-through-summer/
- ^ Glide (feat. Tkay Maidza) by Hoodboi, 14 February 2018, retrieved 22 May 2018
- ^ "[V] video premiere: Tkay Maidza – Uh-Huh". [V] Music (Foxtel Management Pty Ltd). Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ ., Nick (29 October 2014). "Adult swim animated Tkay Maidza's 'Switch Lanes' video". Pedestrian Group Pty Ltd. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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has numeric name (help) - ^ "Hear: Tkay Maidza kills it on 'Imprint', from Skrillex-approved producer MUST DIE!". Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)). 10 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ Nail, Jonny (26 February 2015). "Rolling Stone Awards 2015: The Winners". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
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(help) - ^ McCabe, Kathy (9 June 2016). "Rising Australian hip hop and pop artist Tkay Maidza is a shock nominee for the American BET Awards". News Corp Australia (News Limited). Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ Harmon, Steph (10 October 2017). "Aria awards 2017: Gang of Youths and Paul Kelly dominate nominations". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 November 2017.