Sydanie

Sydanie is a Canadian hip hop artist from Toronto. She was highlighted as one of the new faces of Canadian hip hop by CBC and one of Globe and Mail's next generation of hip hop artists breaking through the Toronto music scene.[1][2] Her album, 999, was long-listed for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize.[3][4]

Sydanie
Birth nameSydanie Nichol
OriginToronto, Canada
GenresHip Hop
Occupation(s)Musician
Years active2012-present

Life and career

Sydanie Nichol was born to Jamaican and Trinidadian parents in Toronto.[5] In 2012, he released her first project, Public Intoxication.[5] She has toured opening for Lido Pimienta and her latest album, 999, was long-listed for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize.[4] She is studying media communications at Humber College and has a daughter, Kifaaya.[5] In 2019, she announced a new album Electric Circus and released the first single "I Want U 2 See This", which was highlighted by CBC Music as a song you needed to hear on the week of its release.[6]

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