Riiki Reid Explained

RIIKI REID
Birth Name:Raquel Abolins-Reid
Alias:Riiki(2019–2020)
Birth Place:Wellington, New Zealand
Genre:Alternative pop, Dance, R&B
Occupation:Singer-songwriter, producer, dance choreographer
Years Active:2019–present
Label:Warner Music New Zealand

Raquel Abolins-Reid (born in 1999),[1] known professionally as RIIKI REID (formerly Riiki), is a New Zealand singer-songwriter, producer and dance choreographer. Several of Reid's songs have charted highly in the NZ Hot Singles Charts, including Good times which reached number 1.[2] [3]

Reid released several singles from 2019 to 2021 independently, continuing her work with Warner Music New Zealand in subsequent years. In 2022 she released two EPs with the label, Newer Oxygen and Crash & Collide.[4] [5] She followed up with Skin, her third EP, in 2024.[6]

In 2023, Reid and Fazerdaze toured as a supporting acts for Lorde's Solar Power concert in New Zealand.[7] [8] In 2024, she performed at Homegrown festival.[9] Reid has also toured with other New Zealand acts including L.A.B. and Dave Dobbyn.[10]

Personal life

Reid is of Samoan, Latvian, Scottish and Māori (Ngāti Porou) descent.[11] [12] She recorded her first original composition in te reo Māori with "Kārewa" in 2023, and "Te Tāone", a re-imagining of the 2022 single "The City."[13] [14]

She grew up in Churton Park, Wellington. Prior to her musical career, Reid worked as a dance teacher at Pump Dance Studios.[15]

Reid was a student at Onslow College.[15] She reached the finals in Smokefreerockquest with her highschool band Retrospect. Reid went on to study commercial music at Massey University in 2015, and graduated with a Bachelor of Commercial Music in 2022.

Reid describes herself as "primarily a vocalist" with an interest in piano and guitar.[16] She claims a love of "edgy 90s rock" and cites Radiohead and Björk as inspirations.[17]

Discography

EPs

Singles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 25 November 2022 . Singing her way to the top . 26 February 2023 . www.massey.ac.nz . en-NZ.
  2. Web site: HOT 20 NZ SINGLES . 23 February 2023 . THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART . en.
  3. Web site: Riiki Reid . 23 February 2023 . Village Sounds . en-US.
  4. Web site: 4 November 2022 . Riiki Reid Releases High Energy Project: 'Crash & Collide' . 23 February 2023 . Warner Music New Zealand.
  5. Web site: 27 May 2022 . Rising Star RIIKI REID Releases Stunning Debut EP 'Newer Oxygen' . 23 February 2023 . Warner Music New Zealand.
  6. Web site: 2024-03-11 . Riiki Reid releases new EP 'Skin' . 2024-08-07 . Women In Pop . en-AU.
  7. Web site: Mahon . Hannah . 24 January 2023 . Musician Riiki Reid talks mermaids and performing with Lorde . 26 February 2023 . Capital Magazine . en-US.
  8. Web site: Klein-Nixon . Kylie . 21 February 2023 . Review: Lorde finally kicks off Solar Power tour in Wellington . 23 February 2023 . Stuff . en.
  9. Web site: Payne . Georgia . 25 March 2024 . Riiki Reid opens up to Remix about her new EP ‘SKIN’, confronting vulnerability, and navigating the industry as a female creative . 2024-08-07 . Remix Magazine . en.
  10. Web site: RIIKI REID on her upcoming EP 'Crash & Collide' — HYPE MEDIUM Celebrating the best & latest in NZ music . 23 February 2023 . HYPE MEDIUM . en-US.
  11. Web site: 'Tapping into new energy' - musician reinvents herself for new EP . 2024-03-02 . Te Ao Māori News . en.
  12. Web site: Mayron . Sapeer . 10 September 2023 . Riiki Reid on touring with Lorde, and singing songs in te reo Māori . 2024-03-02 . www.thepost.co.nz.
  13. Web site: 2023-09-09 . Singer Riiki Reid on her new Waiata with Muroki - Kārewa . 2024-08-07 . RNZ . en-nz.
  14. Web site: Trower . Jamie . 2023-09-06 . Home With Riiki Reid . 2024-08-07 . M2woman . en-US.
  15. Web site: Chumko . André . 4 September 2022 . Riiki Reid talks music, identity and inspiration . 23 February 2023 . Stuff . en.
  16. Web site: Feature – NewTracks New Artist: Riiki . 23 February 2023 . NZ Musician . en.
  17. Web site: RIIKI Reid – About . 23 February 2023 . riikireid.com.
  18. Web site: 11 October 2019 . Video Premiere: Wellington indie-pop musician Riiki with 'One Day' . 26 February 2023 . RNZ . en-nz.
  19. Web site: McInnes . Laura . 18 May 2022 . The Rebirth of Riiki Reid (Interview) . 26 February 2023 . www.sniffers.co.nz.
  20. Web site: RIIKI 'SHARE YOUR LOVE' . 26 February 2023 . MMF AOTEAROA . en-NZ.
  21. Web site: Riddell . Rose . 11 December 2020 . Listen: RIIKI shares new song 'Good Times'. . 26 February 2023 . Coup De Main Magazine . en.
  22. Web site: Meet RIIKI REID, Who's Making Hypnotic Alternative Pop That Channels Radiohead & Björk . 26 February 2023 . Cool Accidents Music Blog . en.
  23. Web site: Riddell . Rose . 11 March 2022 . Interview: Riiki Reid on her new single 'Meet U Again'. . 26 February 2023 . Coup De Main Magazine . en.
  24. Web site: 5 September 2022 . Celebrate Waiata Anthems Week & Listen To The Beautiful New Te Reo Releases From Tim Finn, RIIKI REID, Pacific Heights, Stan Walker & More . 26 February 2023 . Warner Music New Zealand.
  25. Web site: Riiki Reid explores dance pop on new single 'The City' . 26 February 2023 . Women In Pop . en-AU.
  26. Web site: Bar . Whammy . Auckland . Listen To Riiki Reid's 'Like You' feat. Balu Brigada . 2024-08-07 . UnderTheRadarNZ . en.

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