Tkay Maidza
| Tkay Maidza | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Takudzwa Victoria Rosa Maidza[1] |
| Born | Zimbabwe |
| Origin | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Genres | Hip hop, synthpop, dance-pop, electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, rapper, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Dew Process, Kitsuné, Downtown Records, Universal Music Australia |
| Associated acts | Troye Sivan, Bok Bok, SBTRKT, Rita Ora, Charli XCX |
| Website | http://www.tkaymaidza.com/ |
Takudzwa Victoria Rosa Maidza, known by her stage name Tkay Maidza (/tiːkeɪ ˈmaɪdzɑː/ tee-KAY_MY-dza),[2] is an Australian singer and rapper, born in Zimbabwe.
Biography
Takudzwa Victoria Rosa Maidza was born in Zimbabwe. Her father is an industrial chemist and her mother is a metallurgist.[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 the 28th of October 2016.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peaks |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [8] | ||
| Tkay |
|
20 |
Extended plays
| Title | Extended play details |
|---|---|
| Switch Tape |
|
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [10] |
AUS Urban [11] | |||
| "Brontosaurus"[12] | 2013 | 89 | 12 | non-album single |
| "U-Huh"[13] | 2014 | — | — | Switch Tape |
| "Switch Lanes"[14] | — | — | ||
| "M.O.B."[15] | 2015 | 52 | 6 | |
| "Ghost"[16] | 96 | 13 | ||
| "Carry On" (featuring Killer Mike) |
2016 | 89 | — | Tkay |
| "Simulation" | — | — | ||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [17] |
AUT [18] |
BEL (Fl) [19] |
FRA [20] |
GER [21] |
UK [22] | ||||
| "They Say"[23] (Kilter featuring Tkay Maidza) |
2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| "Imprint"[24] (MUST DIE! featuring Tkay Maidza) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Death & Magic | |
| "Down Like This"[25] (Motez featuring Tkay Maidza) |
2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Vibe | |
| "Do It Right" (Martin Solveig featuring Tkay Maidza) |
56 | 72 | 31 | 38 | 41 | 97 | non-album single | ||
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "DKLA"[26] | 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. |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Brontosaurus" | 2013 | ||
| "U-Huh" | 2014 | Josh Logue[27] | |
| "Switch Lanes" | Sachio Cook[28] | ||
| "M.O.B." | 2015 | ||
| "Imprint" (MUST DIE! featuring Tkay Maidza) |
Brendan Vaughan[29] | ||
Awards and Nominations
| YEAR | AWARD | CATEGORY | OUTCOME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Rolling Stone Awards - Australia[30] | Best New Talent | Won |
| 2016 | BET Award[31] | Best New International Act | Nominated |
| 2016 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Australian Act | Pending |
Tours
Headlining
- M.O.B. Tour (2015)[32]
Supporting
- Years & Years (2015)[33]
- Charli XCX 2015 Australia tour[34]
- Illy 2014 One for the Cities Australia tour[34]
- Troye Sivan 2015 Troye Sivan Live (Los Angeles, Paris, Berlin Shows)
- Rita Ora 2015 US "Body on Me" Tour
Festivals
- Listen Out 2014[34]
- SXSW, Austin Texas 2015
- SouthBound 2015
- Groovin The Moo 2015[34]
- St. Jerome's Laneway Festival 2015[35]
- Great Escape, UK 2015
- Splendour in the Grass 2014[36]
- Splendour in the Grass 2015[37]
- Beyond the Valley 2015
- Meredith Music Festival 2015
- Disconnect Music Festival 2015
- Lost Paradise 2015
- Stereosonic (WhatSoNot Guest for Ghost) 2015
- FOMO 2016
- Party in the Paddock, February 2016
- SPLORE (New Zealand) February 2016
- ROAR Festival April 2016
- LePrintemps de Bourges, Paris, France April 2016
- Bass in the Grass May 2016
- Big Pineapple Music Festival May 2016
References
- ↑ "BigSound 2013 – Tkay Maidza". QMusic (Qld Music Network Inc.). Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Switch Tape EP by Tkay Maiza". iTunes Store (UK). Apple Inc. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "iTunes – Music – Wild EP by Troye Sivan". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple Inc. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ↑ "[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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Tkay Maidza announces national tour with killer support". Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)). 23 February 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ↑ http://dew-process.com/tkay-maidza-touring-uk-years-years/#GTRQfuVcciAFXs8P.97
- 1 2 3 4 "Charli XCX announces Groovin The Moo sideshows". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ↑ "Laneway Festival 2015: Lykke Li loss is Tkay Maidza's gain". Sydney Morning Herald. SMH. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ↑ "Three New Acts added to Splendour in the Grass 2014". ABC News. ABC. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ↑ "Splendour in the Grass 2015 Line up Announced". ABC News. ABC. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.