Kaiit

Kaiit
Kaiit performing at Laneway 2020
Background information
Birth nameKaiit Bellamia Waup
BornOctober 29, 1997
Papua New Guinea
OriginMelbourne, Australia
GenresNeo soul
Occupation(s)Singer

Kaiit (/ˌkɑːˈiːt/ kah-EET)[1][2] (born Kaiit Bellamia Waup on 29 October 1997 in Papua New Guinea)[3] is a neo soul singer[4] from Melbourne, Australia.[5]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, she won an ARIA Music Award in the category of Best Soul/R&B Release for "Miss Shiney".[6][7][8]

Personal life

Her partner in life is singer Adrian Eagle.[9] Kaiit is non-binary,[10] and uses she/her, he/him, and they/them pronouns.[11]

In August 2021, Kaiit launched a GoFundMe page in order to "recover [her] independence as an artist" and continue releasing new music.[12]

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays released, with selected details about release date and label
Title Details
Live from Her Room
  • Released: 14 September 2018[13]
  • Label: Alt Music Group
  • Formats: digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles as lead artist
Title Year Album
"Natural Woman"[14] 2017 Live from Her Room
"2000 N Somethin"[15] non-album single
"OG Luv Kush p2"[16] 2018 Live from Her Room
"Warning" (with Cookin' on 3 Burners)[17] Lab Experiments Vol. 2
"Miss Shiney"[18] 2019 to be confirmed

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".[19]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2019 "OG Luv Kush Pt 2" by Kaiit (Kaiit Waup / Michael Chan / Anthony Douglas / Mohamed Komba / Jaydean Miranda / Damian Smith) Song of the Year Shortlisted [20]
2020 "Miss Shiney" by Kaiit (Kaiit Waup / Vincent Goodyer / Nicholas Martin) Song of the Year Shortlisted [21]

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019 "Miss Shiney" Best Soul/R&B Release Won

Music Victoria Awards

The Music Victoria Awards, are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2005.[22][23]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 herself Best Hip Hop Act Nominated
herself Breakthrough Act Nominated
herself Archie Roach Award for Emerging Talent Won
2019 herself Best Hip Hop Act Nominated

Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition

The Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition is an annual competition that "acknowledges great songwriting whilst supporting and raising money for Nordoff-Robbins" and is coordinated by Albert Music and APRA AMCOS. It commenced in 2009.[24]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019[25] "Miss Shiney" Unpublished prize Won

References

  1. ^ Kim, Soey (2 October 2018), "KAIIT Is Australia's "Homegirl" You Need To Know Right Now", Vogue
  2. ^ "Kaiit on speaking what she wants into existence". YouTube. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  3. ^ Mantesso, Sean (3 November 2017), "PNG-born singer Kaiit making waves on Australian music scene", ABC Radio Australia
  4. ^ Weily, Evie (May 2019), "Neo-Soul Queen Kaiit returns with new single, 'Miss Shiney'", Purple Sneakers
  5. ^ Campbell, Amy (16 August 2019), "Soul Music Is Having A Global Renaissance & Kaiit Is Flying Australia's Flag", GQ
  6. ^ "2019 ARIA Award Winners Announced". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 27 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  7. ^ "ARIA Awards 2019: Tones and I wins big & Human Nature Hall of Fame". MediaWeek. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  8. ^ Brandle, Lars (10 October 2019), "Tones And I Leads 2019 ARIA Awards Nominations", Billboard
  9. ^ Smith, Matthew (30 November 2019). "From housing trust homes to the ARIAs, Adrian Eagle's career is soaring to new heights". Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  10. ^ Subvrtmag (25 January 2022). "Return to Me: An Ode to Gender Non-Conforming Musicians". Subvrt Mag. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Kaiit (@kaiit_isshe) • Instagram photos and videos".
  12. ^ "Kaiit is fundraising to regain her "independence", continue releasing music". NME Australia. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Live from Her Room – EP by Kaiit on Apple Music". Apple Music. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Father Said – Single by Kaiit". Apple Music. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  15. ^ "2000 N Somethin – Single by Kaiit". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  16. ^ "OG Luv Kush P2 – Single by Kaiit". Apple Music. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Warning – Single by Cookin' on 3 Burners & Kaiit". Apple Music. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Miss Shiney – Single by Kaiit". Apple Music. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  19. ^ "APRA History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  20. ^ "2019 APRA Awards nominees announced". noise11. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  21. ^ "APRA Has Revealed The 2020 Song Of The Year Finalists". The Music. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  22. ^ "Previous Nominess". Music Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  23. ^ "Previous Winners". Music Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  24. ^ "About the Vanda Young Global Song Writing Competition". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  25. ^ "Past Winners". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 13 March 2021.