Ayoni Thompson (born 1998 or 1999), known mononymously as Ayoni, is a Bajan singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles.[4][5][6]
Ayoni | |
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| Birth name | Ayoni Thompson |
| Born | 1998 or 1999 (age 25) Barbados[1] |
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| Years active | 2017–present[2][3] |
| Labels | Def Jam |
Early life
editAyoni was born in Barbados and moved to Miami as a young child. Throughout her childhood, Ayoni spent time living in Singapore, Jakarta and California.[2] She began singing through her church choir, and also enjoyed creative writing, piano and guitar growing up.[1]
Ayoni said she grew up listening to artists including Adele, Aretha Franklin, Bon Iver, Frank Ocean and Stevie Wonder.[7]
Career
editAyoni attended the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California, studying popular music performance beginning in 2017.[2] She has cited Dijon, Lianne La Havas and Moses Sumney as musical influences.[7]
Discography
editAyoni has independently released two projects, as well as several singles.[7][8]
EPs
- Iridescent (2019)
- The Vision (2022)
Singles
- Unmoved (A Black Woman Truth) (2020)
- Disco Dancing (2020)
- The Patriots (2021)
- If You Leave (2021)
- You Said I Love You Too Soon (2022)
- Before I Prosper (2022)
- Purpose (2023)
- Bitter in Love (2024)
References
edit- ^ a b Chesman, Donna-Claire (October 18, 2019). "Meet Ayoni, the Singer Creating Space for Black Creatives to Be Weird". DJBooth.
- ^ a b c d Ellis, Ellice (September 19, 2019). "A Divine Sound: With Genre Dead, Ayoni is Very Much Alive". Daily Trojan.
- ^ "Bajan Singer / Multi-Instrumentalist Ayoni Offers Another Tantalizing Glimpse Into Her Upcoming EP With New Single 'Before I Prosper'". Guitar Girl Magazine. June 29, 2022.
- ^ Brow, Jason (November 18, 2022). "Ayoni Shares Her Musical 'Vision' With New EP & Exclusive Playlist Of Songs That Inspired Her". hollywoodlife.com.
- ^ "Ayoni Discusses Transcendent Musical Explorations of The Self | Arts". The Harvard Crimson.
- ^ "Meet Ayoni Thompson". Voyage LA Magazine. June 4, 2019.
- ^ a b c Taylor, Henrietta (November 12, 2020). "Artist Spotlight: Ayoni". ourculturemag.com.
- ^ Cubit, Brea (July 12, 2021). "Ayoni — If You Leave". euphoriazine.com.
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