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Also known as | Dan Kye |
Born | Tokoroa, New Zealand | May 23, 1992
Origin | Brisbane, Australia |
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Years active | 2013–present |
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Website | jordanrakei |
Jordan Rakei (born 23 May 1992) is a New Zealand-Australian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer currently based in London, United Kingdom.[1] Rakei has also released and performed under the moniker Dan Kye.[2]
Rakei was born in 1992 in the small town of Tokoroa on New Zealand's North Island to a New Zealander mother and a Cook Islands Māori father.[3][4] At the age of three, Rakei and his family moved to Brisbane, Australia. He lived in Brisbane until he made the move to London in 2015.[5][6]
Rakei's first releases were Live at Recording Oasis and Franklin's Room EPs in 2013, self-released, aged 21 years old.[7][8] Less than a year later in 2014, Rakei releases, Groove Curse EP,[9] was the first release on the Soul Has No Tempo label.[10] Less than a year after this EP, he made the move to London.
After working with artists such as FKJ and Tom Misch, in December 2015 he was part of a Grammy nomination[11] for his work on Disclosure's track "Masterpiece", released on their 2015 album Caracal.[12][13]
Rakei released his debut album Cloak through his own label, 4101 Records on 3 June 2016.[14] Later that year, he unveiled his dancefloor alias Dan Kye,[15] and released his first EP, titled Joy, Ease, Lightness,[16] on Rhythm Section records.[17]
On 6 June 2017, it was announced that Rakei had signed to Ninja Tune records and would be releasing his next album with them.[18] With this announcement came the release of his new single "Sorceress".[19] Later that month, he made his Glastonbury Festival live debut on the Pussy Parlure stage.[20]
On 22 September 2017, Wallflower was released on Ninja Tune. Wallflower was later shortlisted for Best Australian Album in the 2017 Australian Music Prize.[21]
A tour of North America in spring 2018 included a performance at SXSW Festival and a live session for Jason Bentley's radio show on KCRW.[22][23][24]
In 2018, Rakei released the single "Wildfire", released on 10 May 2018,[25] and also provided the vocals on the 2018 Nightmares on Wax track "Typical".
On 26 February 2019, Rakei released "Mind's Eye", the first single from his then unannounced third album.[26] On 23 April 2019, Rakei announced this new album, titled Origin, and released a new single from it, "Say Something".[27] The album was released on 14 June 2019.[28] Rakei supported the record with a series on music festival dates in Summer 2019 and then began a subsequent world tour, beginning that August in Brisbane and ending in November 2019 in Brooklyn, New York.[29] During the tour, he recorded a set for NPR Music's "Tiny Desk Concerts" series which was published online on 13 January 2020.[30]
In September 2021, Rakei's fourth studio album What We Call Life was released, preceded by four singles. Rakei said the album is his "most vulnerable and intimate album to date"; something that he attributes to listening to singer-songwriters like Laura Marling, Scott Matthews, Joni Mitchell and John Martyn while writing the record.[31]
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Cloak |
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Wallflower | — | |
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What We Call Life |
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Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei |
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Live at Recording Oasis |
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Franklin's Room |
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Groove Curse |
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Title | Year | Album |
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"The Light"[43] | 2015 | Cloak |
"Talk to Me"[44] | 2016 | |
"Blame it On the Youth"[45] | ||
"Midnight Mischief"[46] | ||
"Rooftop"[47] | 2017 | |
"Rocksteady" (with United Vibrations & Bad Milk)[48] | non-album single | |
"Sorceress"[49] | Wallflower | |
"Goodbyes"[50] | ||
"Wallflower" (featuring Kaya Thomas-Dyke)[51] | ||
"Eye to Eye"[52] | 2018 | |
"Wildfire"[53] | Origin | |
"Faded" (with Richard Spaven)[54] | non-album singles | |
"Ottolenghi" (with Loyle Carner)[55] | ||
"Reality" (with Noah Slee)[56] | ||
"Mind's Eye"[57] | 2019 | Origin |
"Say Something"[58] | ||
"Wind Parade"[59] | 2020 | Bluenote Re:imagined |
"Lover, You Should've Come Over"[60] | 2021 | Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei |
"Family"[61] | What We Call Life | |
"Send My Love"[62] | ||
"Clouds"[63] | ||
"Unguarded"[31] |
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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AIR Awards of 2020[64][65] | Origin | Best Independent Soul/R&B Album or EP | Nominated |
The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2023 | "Send My Love" | Most Performed R&B / Soul Work | Pending | [66] |
The Australian Music Prize (the AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The commenced in 2005.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2017[67][68] | Wallflower | Australian Music Prize | Nominated |
The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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J Awards of 2016[69] | himself | Double J Artist of the Year | Nominated |