Erakah

Erakah
GenresR&B, soul
LabelsIllegal Musik

Erakah is a New Zealand R&B and soul singer. In 2009, she featured on R&B singer J.Williams single "Your Style" of his album Young Love. Inspired by Soul music Erakah states Alicia Keys, Lily Allen, Beyoncé and Brandy as influences on her musical style.[1] She released her debut album, Infatuated, on 21 March 2011.[2] Erakah is now a regular backup singer for Stan Walker. In 2011, she performed at Mika's Aroha Mardi Gras TV Special.

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details
2011 Infatuated

Singles

Year Title Album
2009 "Infatuated" (featuring Temple Jones)[3] Infatuated
"Wonderful"[4]
2010 "Day & Night" (featuring JR)[5]
"In Or Out" (featuring K.One)[6]
2011 "Hold You Near"[7]
Year Title NZ chart
[8] 		Album
2009 "Your Style" (J.Williams featuring Erakah) 16 Young Love
2010 "Natural" (DJ CXL featuring Erakah and K.One) — non-album single

Music videos

Year Title Director
2009 "Infatuated" Ivan Slavov[9][10]
"Wonderful"
2010 "Day & Night" Liam Williams[11]

Awards and nominations

Pacific Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010[12] "Wonderful" Best Pacific Female Artist Won

References

  1. ^ "Erakah". muzic.org.nz. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Infatuated". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Infatuated (feat. Temple Jones) - Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Wonderful - Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Day & Night (feat. JR) - Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  6. ^ "In or Out (Radio Mix) [feat. K.One] - Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Hold You Near (Radio Edit) - Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Erakah in New Zealand charts". Hung Medien. charts.nz. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  9. ^ "Erakah feat. Temple Jones – Infatuated video". NME. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  10. ^ "Erakah – Wonderful video". NME. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  11. ^ Erakah 'Day & Night' feat. JR – Official Video (YouTube). 16 June 2010. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  12. ^ "S3 Pacific Music Award Winners Announced" (Press release). Pacific Music Awards. 30 May 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.


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