About Niki
Nicole Zefanya (born January 24, 1999), known professionally as Niki (stylized in all caps), is an Indonesian singer-songwriter. Having garnered global recognition for her songwriting and musicianship, she is currently based in the United States and signed with the record label 88rising. She is best known from her global hit "Every Summertime", which was part of the soundtrack for the film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and later was certified gold by the RIAA for selling over 500,000 copies. Her debut full-length studio album, Moonchild (2020), was named one of the best Asian albums of the year by NME. Niki entered the album charts in the US and the UK with Nicole (2022) and Buzz (2024). She has performed solo concerts in 17 countries across Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America during the Nicole World Tour (2022–2023) and the Buzz World Tour (2024–2025), including arena shows in Canada, England, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore. Niki is the most-streamed Indonesian artist, with over 5 billion streams on Spotify as of June 2025. She is the first Indonesian woman to receive a Gold certification in the US. Her hit songs include global chart entries "Every Summertime" and "You'll Be in My Heart", as well as "Lowkey", "La La Lost You", "Oceans & Engines", "High School in Jakarta", "Backburner", and "Take A Chance With Me", which all reached top 40 in several Asian countries. In 2020, Niki was listed on Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia. Niki taught herself how to play and write music from a young age, after receiving her first guitar at 9 years old. At 15, Niki won a contest to perform as the opening act for Taylor Swift's The Red Tour in Jakarta. During this time, she released her first singles "I Like U" and "See U Never" under the name Niki through the American record label 88rising.
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