Joy Nirak Fikile M'Batha (born 13 November 1994), best known as Joy, is a Swedish rapper.
Joy M'Batha | |
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 Joy M'Batha (2015) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joy Nirak Fikile M'Batha |
| Born | 13 November 1994 Malmö, Sweden |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, singer |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Biography
editHer breakthrough came in 2015 when she collaborated with Lorentz on the music single Där dit vinden kommer as well as Kattliv. M'Batha in 2015 collaborated with Linda Pira on her single Knäpper Mina Fingrar when she did a remix of the song.[1] She also worked with Timbuktu on his remixalbum För Livet Till Döden – Remixerna on the song Spring .[2]
Along with Frej Larsson she did the song "Mitt team" which was the official Swedish team song for the 2016 Euro.[3] M'Batha has toured around the Nordic region during the summer of 2015 along with the music group Maskinen.[4] Maskinen and M'Batha met in 2014 during the first season of the web-series "Nästa nivå" were new rap artists gets paired up with established acts and producers.[5] They performed at Bråvalla festival and the Malmöfestivalen.[6][7]
In 2016, she was nominated for Newcomer of the year at the music award show P3 Guld for Sveriges Radio.[8]
In 2018, she had her first art exhibition at Snickarbacken 7 in Stockholm [9][10] and put out her first English EP "Thirsty".[11]
In 2019, M'Batha released the single "Spegel Tillbaka" together with Panda da Panda[12][13][14] and performed at festivals such as Westpride in Gothenburg[15] and Summerbreak in Stockholm with Zeventine.[16]
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | |||
| "KRLKN" | 2017 | Non-album single |
References
edit- ^ "Knäpper mina fingrar – Remix". 1 January 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "För Livet Till Döden – Remixerna". 5 December 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ TT (20 May 2016). "Den svenska EM-låten har släppts – DN.SE". Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ Amster, Harry (30 October 2016). "Joy M'Batha: "Jag är inte naiv, jag är smart" – SvD". Svenska Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Joy – med Sverige runt lillfingret". ng.se. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ Bråvalla Festival – Artister Joy Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine bravallafestival.se Retrieved 29 August 2019
- ^ "Joy M'Batha älskar publiken från scenen – Nöje KvP – Kvällsposten". 19 August 2015. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ Radio, Sveriges (27 November 2015). "Årets nykomling – P3 Guld". Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ TT (22 November 2018). "Joy M'Batha aktuell med egen utställning". www.corren.se. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ TT (22 November 2018). "Joy M'Batha aktuell med egen utställning". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ TT (22 November 2018). "Joy M'Batha aktuell med egen utställning". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ TT (7 June 2019). "Joy och Panda Da Panda släpper gemensam låt". Kristianstadsbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Joy och Panda Da Panda släpper gemensam låt". HD (in Swedish). 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Joy och Panda Da Panda släpper gemensam låt". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ Drkr, Videopremiär: Lidnesty-; tempel, Ali bjuder in till sitt; resa, Augustifamiljens sista. "Aktiviteter under West Pride 2019". NÖJESGUIDEN (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Sommarlovsguide: Från nycirkus till jätteschack och strandpoesi". mitti.se (in Swedish). 30 May 2019. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.