Mali-Koa Hood, often credited as Mali-Koa, is an Australian singer and songwriter based in London, England. She is also the sister of 5SOS band member Calum Hood.[1]
Mali-Koa | |
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 Mali-Koa (left) performs at the Aussie BBQ 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | May 19, 1991 Sydney, Australia |
| Origin | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | Island Records, Honest Records |
| Website | https://www.malikoa.com/ |
History
editIn April 2012, at the age of 20, Hood competed in the first season of the singing competition series, The Voice Australia.[2] She covered "American Boy" for her blind audition and did a duet cover of "What's Up?" before being eliminated in the battle rounds portion of the show.[3]
On 22 December 2017, Hood released her debut solo song and promotional single, "Honest". The song received over 2 million streams.[4][5] In March 2018, Hood announced that she had signed a record deal with Island Records UK and revealed that she would be releasing an album.[6][7]
On 26 July 2018, Hood was featured on a remix of JP Cooper's song "All This Love".[8][9] The song received national radio play[10] and was later featured on the fifth season of the British reality series, Love Island.[11] As of July 2020, the song's official music video has received over 15 million views on Youtube and over 9 million streams on Spotify.[12][13]
On 7 December 2018, Hood released "Pretend", her first song released via Island Records.[14] In May 2019, Hood performed at The Great Escape festival in London.[15] On 31 May 2019, Hood released a song titled "Sorry" with the track's accompanying music video being released on 12 June. The song's official music video has since received 2.5 million views on Youtube.[16]
In March 2020, Hood performed at the Global APRA Music Awards in London.[17] On 22 April 2020, Hood released "Dancer", the first single from her upcoming album, set for release later in the year. The song's accompanying music video was released the same day.[18] On 4 June 2020, Hood released the album's second single, titled "Some Things", premiering the song on Atwood Magazine.[19][20] On 9 July 2020. Hood released the album's third single, "Me Before You".[21][22] The song's music video was released on 29 July 2020.[23] In August 2020, the singer-songwriter released a cover of Robin S's "Show Me Love" [24] and in February 2021, a cover of the song "You're the Voice" by the Australian icon John Farnham.
Apart from releasing songs, Mali-Koa has also written songs for other artists, including G-Eazy and Sigma.[13][25]
She is part of a rising electro duo called AR/CO [26] with fellow musician Leo Stannard,.[27]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Hunger |
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Singles
edit| Year | Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "Paint Me Black"
(Ben Hazlewood ft. Mali-Koa) |
Vanta (Ben Hazlewood album) | |
| 2017 | "Numbers Game"
(H Block INK ft. Mali-Koa) |
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| "Honest" | Hunger | ||
| 2018 | "All This Love"
(JP Cooper ft. Mali-Koa) |
Raised Under Grey Skies | Island Records |
| "Pretend" | Hunger | Honest Records | |
| 2019 | "Sorry" | Hunger | |
| 2020 | "Dancer" | ||
| "Some Things" | |||
| "Me Before You" | |||
| "Revolution" | |||
| "Hunger" | |||
| 2021 | "Higher Than Before"
(Flawes ft. Mali-Koa) |
Fawes EP: Reverie | Red Bull Records |
| 2022 | "Sparks"
(MEDUZA, DEL-30 ft. Mali-Koa) |
Anjunabeats | |
| 2024 | "Sorry"
(Headrow, Mali-Koa) |
Radiance Records (UK) |
Song credits
edit| Year | Title | Artist | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "The Beautiful & Damned" | G-Eazy | "The Beautiful & Damned" | Composer [28] |
| 2019 | "Sleeping Through Sirens" | Ben Hazlewood | Non album single | Composer |
| 2021 | "No Control" | Piero Pirupa | No Control | Composer, Vocals |
| "Run Run" | Will Clarke, Jaded, AR/CO | Composer, Vocals | ||
| "Hot Air Baloon" | Don Diablo, AR/CO | Composer, Vocals | ||
| "Check Out" | J.Worra feat. Leo Stannard | Composer | ||
| 2022 | "Under The Sun" | Franky Wah, AR/CO | Composer, Vocals | |
| "Tears In Ibiza" | The Stickmen Project, AR/CO | Composer, Vocals | ||
| "Call Me By My Name" | AR/CO | Composer, Vocals | ||
| "GIANTS" | Tiggi Hawke [29] | Composer, Lyricist | ||
| "Night Feels" | AR/CO | Composer, Vocals | ||
| "Supersonic L.U.V" | AR/CO [30] | Composer, Vocals | ||
| "Sparks" and "Sparks - Extended Mix" | MEDUZA, DEL-30,[31] Mali-Koa | Composer, Vocals | ||
| 2023 | "Vibration (One More Time)" | Sub Focus ft. AR/CO | Composer, Vocals | |
| "Bright Lights" | Kx5 ft. AR/CO | Composer, Vocals | ||
| "Wake N' Shake" | 220 KID, AR/CO | Composer, Vocals | ||
| "Back Around" | Tiësto, AR/CO | Composer, Vocals | ||
| "MOVE" | AR/CO | Composer, Vocals | ||
| "We Could Be Love" | AR/CO | Composer, Vocals | ||
| "All Over The World" | AR/CO | Composer, Vocals | ||
| 2024 | "Sorry" | Headrow, Mali-Koa | Vocals, Composer | |
| "Cherry Lips" | AR/CO | Composer, Vocals |
Awards
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Spark Animation Festival Awards | Best Video | "All The Love"
(with JP Cooper) |
Won | [32] |
References
edit- ^ "Introducing: Mali-Koa". EUPH. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "The Voice Australia". 18 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016.
- ^ Williams, Jacqueline (22 April 2012). "Jolts or faults: Has foul play hit The Voice?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Mali-Koa liberates debut promotional single "Honest"". Hamada Mania. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ Skope. "MALI-KOA – New Video". Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Mali Koa via Twitter-Island Records". Twitter. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Mali-Koa". Island Records. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "JP Cooper releases new version of 'All This Love' with Mali-Koa". CelebMix. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ Odutola, Tayo (31 July 2018). "JP Cooper is brimming with "All This Love" [Video]". EARMILK. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "JP Cooper - All this love - Radio Box". OnlineRadioBox.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "What songs were on Love Island tonight? The music from the Love Island 2019 soundtrack". PopBuzz. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "JP Cooper - All This Love ft. Mali-Koa - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Mali-koa". triple j Unearthed. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Mali-Koa Releases New Single "Pretend"". CelebMix. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Sounds Australia puts spotlight on Aussie music at UK's Great Escape". The Music Network. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Premiere: Mali-Koa Says "Sorry" in Heartbreaking New Single". Atwood Magazine. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "London performers revealed for first Global APRA Music Awards". The Music Network. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Video of the Week: Mali-Koa challenges the status quo with 'Dancer'". Tone Deaf. 31 May 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "'Some Things' We Love About Mali-Koa". The Honey POP. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Premiere: Mali-Koa Explores Change in Heartfelt, Reflective Music Video for "Some Things"". Atwood Magazine. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Mali Koa shares uplifting pop banger "Me Before You"". TotalNtertainment. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ Komonibo, Ineye. "New Music To Know: Sad Girl Season Makes A Comeback, And 2020 Still Really Sucks". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Mali-Koa's 'Me Before You' Carries A Message Of Healing". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Mali-Koa Shows Us Love In Cover of 'Show me Love'". The Honey POP. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Mali-Koa Hood | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ AR/CO | Instagram
- ^ Leo Stannard | Instagram
- ^ The Beautiful & Damned - G-Eazy | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 23 February 2021
- ^ Tiggi Hawke | Spotify
- ^ AR/CO | Spotify
- ^ DEL-30 | Spotify
- ^ "Spark Animation Festival 2018- Winner". We Are Broken Antler. Retrieved 17 July 2020.