Sydanie Explained

Sydanie
Birth Name:	Sydanie Nichol
Origin:	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation:	Rapper
Genre:	Hip hop
Years Active:	2012–present

Sydanie is a Canadian rapper from Toronto, Ontario. She was highlighted as one of the new faces of Canadian hip hop, specifically in the Toronto music scene, by CBC and The Globe and Mail.^{[1] [2]} Her album, 999, was long-listed for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize.^{[3] [4]}

Early life

Sydanie Nichol was born to Jamaican and Trinidadian parents in the Jane and Finch area of Toronto.^[5] She studied media communications at Humber College and has a daughter, Kifaaya.

Career

In 2012, she released her first project, Public Intoxication. Since then, she has toured with Lido Pimienta, she has released several singles,^[6] and her most recent album, 999, was long-listed for the Polaris Music Prize. In 2019, she was highlighted as one of the new faces of Canadian hip hop, specifically in the Toronto music scene, by CBC and The Globe and Mail.

Her song "Purple Carousel" was a nominee for the 2021 SOCAN Songwriting Prize.^[7] That year, she was also featured on the song "Bubble" by D. W. Waterson.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meet the New Faces of Canadian Hip Hop. May 30, 2019. CBC Music.
2. News: Meet the next generation of artists breaking through Toronto’s hip-hop scene. 2019-08-10.
3. Web site: The sound of Toronto right now. Edwards. Richard Trapunski, Michelle da Silva, Kevin Ritchie, Michael Rancic, Griffin Martell, Max Mertens, Samantha. 2019-01-16. NOW Magazine. en-us. 2019-08-10.
4. Web site: Here are the 40 albums on the 2019 Polaris Prize long list. Ritchie. Kevin. 2019-06-20. NOW Magazine. en-us. 2019-08-10.
5. Web site: Sydanie doesn’t want to change herself to make it. The FADER. en. 2019-08-10.
6. Web site: Nomadic Massive, Sydanie, Tei Shi and more: songs you need to hear this week. CBC Music.
7. Megan LaPierre, "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Announces 2021 Finalists". Exclaim!, June 17, 2021.