Okay Kaya facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Okay Kaya
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_(52496443576)_(cropped).jpg) Okay Kaya performing in November 2022
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Kaya Wilkins
August 14, 1990 |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Kaya Wilkins (born August 14, 1990), better known as Okay Kaya, is a Norwegian-American musician from New Jersey.
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History
Wilkins was born in New Jersey and raised in Nesoddtangen, 4 miles outside of Oslo. Raised by her mother along with 5 brothers, she has both Scandinavian and African American roots.
..... Three years later, she released her first full-length album, Both. The album was recorded with her boyfriend Aaron Maine of the band Porches. In 2020, Wilkins released her second full-length album as Okay Kaya, titled Watch This Liquid Pour Itself, via Jagjaguwar. The album received three out of five stars from The Guardian. Her cover of Cher's Believe was featured in the HBO show Industry.
Wilkins acted her first role in the Norwegian drama Thelma. In August 2020, she released her mixtape Surviving is the New Living.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
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| Both |
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| Watch This Liquid Pour Itself | |
| SAP |
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Mixtapes
| Title | Details |
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| Mix Vol. One |
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| Surviving Is the New Living |
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| The Incompatible Okay Kaya |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "... Gravity" | 2015 | Non-album singles |
| "Clenched Teeth" | ||
| "I'm Stupid (But I Love You)" | ||
| "Durer" | 2016 | |
| "Keep On Pushin'" | ||
| "IUD" | 2018 | Both |
| "Dance Like You" | ||
| "Believe" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Ascend and Try Again" | Watch This Liquid Pour Itself | |
| "Baby Little Tween" | ||
| "Asexual Wellbeing" | ||
| "Psych Ward" | 2020 | |
| "You're Still the One" | Non-album single |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Falling" (Vera featuring Okay Kaya) |
2017 | Good Job No Conversation |
| "Almost Nothing" (Silent Poets featuring Okay Kaya) |
2019 | Death Stranding (Songs from the Video Game) |
| "Getting to Know You" (Onyx Collective featuring Okay Kaya & Julian Soto) |
2020 | Manhattan Special |
| "Jonas Said" (Aerial East featuring Okay Kaya) |
2021 | Try Harder |
| "Wife Wife" (Deem Spencer featuring Okay Kaya) |
2021 | Wife Wife |
| "Win Some" (LEYA featuring Okay Kaya) |
2022 | Eyeline |
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Vampire" | 2018 | Both |
| "Habitual Love" |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artists | Album |
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| "Slush Puppy" | 2017 | King Krule | The Ooz |
| "Åkeren" | 2018 | Porches | The House |
| "Getting to Know You" | 2020 | Onyx Collective, Julian Soto | Manhattan Special |
| "One Last Time" | Hess Is More | ... Tourist (Original Score) | |
| "Nightswimming" | 2021 | N/A | Join the Ritual |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2017 | Thelma | Anja | Credited as Kaya Wilkins |
| 2019 | Exit Plan | Mia | Credited as Kaya Wilkins |
