Tika Simone

Canadian rhythm and blues singer

Tika Simone, also sometimes credited as TiKA, is a Canadian rhythm and blues singer.[1]

She is noted as a winner of the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song, at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 for "And Then We Don't", a song she co-wrote with Casey Manierka-Quaile for Thyrone Tommy's debut feature-length film Learn to Swim.[2]

A prominent performer on Toronto's live music scene since the early 2010s,[3] she released her full-length debut album, Anywhere But Here, in 2021.[4]

References

  1. ^ Melody Lau, "In the Spotlight: TiKA the Creator". Words and Music, June 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "Night Raiders, Scarborough emerge victorious at 5th night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "The 20 best Toronto concerts in December 2018". Now, November 30, 2018.
  4. ^ Aly Laube, "TiKA's 'Anywhere but Here' Is an Exuberant Celebration of Black Queer Love". Exclaim!, February 23, 2021.


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