Tkay Maidza

Tkay Maidza
Birth name Takudzwa Victoria Rosa Maidza[1]
Born Zimbabwe
Origin Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Genres Synthpop, hip hop, grime, witch house
Occupation(s) Singer, rapper, musician
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2013–present
Labels Dew Process/Kitsune/Downtown

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 high school 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. It would have placed 101st if Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" had not been disqualified from the count.[6] 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.[7] 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".[8] 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.

After featuring on Troye Sivan's debut album Blue Neighbourhood, Tkay 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 and Years in the UK.

In November 2015 Tkay featured on an episode of Le Petit Journal on her debut TV appearance in Paris France. A French debut Festival appearance at La Maroquinerie in November 2015 was cancelled.

Maidza was in the Australian Vogue Magazine (July 2015) and French Magazine Konbini

Tkay also debut on American Radio as part of SKRILLEX's OWSLA Radio second episode, on 13 February 2016.

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays
Title Album 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] 89 13

As featured artist

Title Year Album
"They Say"[17]
(Kilter featuring Tkay Maidza)		 2014 non-album single
"Imprint"[18]
(MUST DIE! featuring Tkay Maidza)		 2015 Death & Magic
"DKLA"[19]
(Troye Sivan featuring Tkay Maidza)		 2015 Blue Neighbourhood
"Down Like This"

(Motez featuring Tkay Maidza)

 2016 tba

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Director(s)
"Brontosaurus" 2013
"U-Huh" 2014 Josh Logue[20]
"Switch Lanes" Sachio Cook[21]
"M.O.B." 2015
"Imprint"
(MUST DIE! featuring Tkay Maidza)		 Brendan Vaughan[22]

Tours

Headlining

Supporting

Festivals

References

  1. ↑ "BigSound 2013 – Tkay Maidza". QMusic (Qld Music Network Inc.). Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ Bisley, Alexander (7 November 2014). "Adelaide's Tkay Maidza on drugs, Drake and music industry snakes".
  4. ↑ "'Iggy Azalea Has Opened Up A Path To America'". theMusic.com.au (Street Press Australia Pty Ltd). 17 December 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  5. ↑ DeVille, Chris (22 October 2014). "Stream Tkay Maidza Switch Tape". stereogum.com. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Vincent, Peter (26 January 2015). "Triple J Hottest 100: Taylor Swift disqualified from countdown". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Vincent, Peter (6 January 2015). "Laneway Festival 2015: Lykke Li loss is Tkay Maidza's gain".
  8. ↑ "Hilltop Hoods joined by a who's who of Aussie hip-hop at Beat The Drum". 17 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "iTunes – Music – Switch Tape – EP by Tkay Maidza". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple Inc. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  10. ↑ Peaks in Australia:
  11. ↑ Peaks on the Australian Urban chart:
  12. ↑ "iTunes – Music – Brontosaurus – Single by Tkay Maidza". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple Inc. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "iTunes – Music – U-Huh – Single by Tkay Maidza". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple Inc. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "Tkay Maidza drops new track 'Switch Lanes', national tour dates". Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC))accessdate=29 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "iTunes – Music – M.O.B. – Single by Tkay Maidza". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple Inc. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "Switch Tape EP by Tkay Maiza". iTunes Store (UK). Apple Inc. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  17. ↑ "iTunes – Music – They Say (feat. Tkay Maidza) – Single by Kilter". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple Inc. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  18. ↑ "iTunes – Music – Death & Magic by MUST DIE!". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple Inc. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  19. ↑ "iTunes – Music – Wild -EP by Troye Sivan". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple Inc. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  20. ↑ "[V] video premiere: Tkay Maidza – Uh-Huh". [V] Music (Foxtel Management Pty Ltd). Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  21. ↑ ., Nick (29 October 2014). "Adult swim animated Tkay Maidza's 'Switch Lanes' video". Pedestrian Group Pty Ltd. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  22. ↑ "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.
  23. ↑ "Tkay Maidza announces national tour with killer support". Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)). 23 February 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  24. ↑ http://dew-process.com/tkay-maidza-touring-uk-years-years/#GTRQfuVcciAFXs8P.97
  25. 1 2 3 4 "Charli XCX announces Groovin The Moo sideshows". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). 5 February 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  26. ↑ "Laneway Festival 2015: Lykke Li loss is Tkay Maidza's gain". Sydney Morning Herald (SMH). 6 January 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  27. ↑ "Three New Acts added to Splendour in the Grass 2014". ABC News (ABC). 28 January 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  28. ↑ "Splendour in the Grass 2015 Line up Announced". ABC News (ABC). 28 January 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  29. ↑

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