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Jordan Rakei
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Rakei at SXSW London 2025
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| Also known as | Dan Kye |
| Born | May 23, 1992 Tokoroa, Waikato, New Zealand |
| Origin | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
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Jordan Rakei (born May 23, 1992) is a talented musician, singer, songwriter, and producer from New Zealand and Australia. He lives in London, United Kingdom. Sometimes, he also uses the name Dan Kye for his music.
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Early Life and Moving to Australia
Jordan Rakei was born in 1992 in Tokoroa, a town in the Waikato region of New Zealand. When he was three years old, his family moved to Brisbane, Australia. He grew up in Brisbane and lived there until 2015. That year, he moved to London to continue his music career.
Jordan Rakei's Music Journey
Starting Out: First Songs and Albums (2013-2016)
Jordan Rakei started releasing his own music in 2013. His first collections of songs were called Live at Recording Oasis and Franklin's Room. He was 21 years old at the time.
In 2014, he released another collection of songs, Groove Curse. This was the first music released by the Soul Has No Tempo record label. Not long after this, he moved to London.
Jordan also worked with other artists. In December 2015, he was part of a Grammy Award nomination. This was for his work on the song "Masterpiece" by the group Disclosure. The song was on their 2015 album Caracal.
His first full album, Cloak, came out on June 3, 2016. He released it through his own record label, 4101 Records. Later that year, he started using the name Dan Kye for his dance music. He released his first Dan Kye collection, Joy, Ease, Lightness, on Rhythm Section records.
New Record Label and More Albums (2017-2020)
On June 6, 2017, Jordan Rakei announced he had signed with Ninja Tune records. This meant his next album would be released with them. With this news, he also released a new song called "Sorceress". Later that month, he performed live for the first time at the famous Glastonbury Festival.
His second album, Wallflower, was released on September 22, 2017, through Ninja Tune. This album was later considered for the Best Australian Album award in 2017.
In spring 2018, Jordan toured North America. He performed at the SXSW Festival and did a live session for a radio show on KCRW.
He released a song called "Wildfire" on May 10, 2018. He also sang on the 2018 song "Typical" by Nightmares on Wax.
On February 26, 2019, Jordan released "Mind's Eye". This was the first song from his third album. On April 23, 2019, he announced the new album, called Origin. He also released another new song from it, "Say Something". The album came out on June 14, 2019. Jordan played at music festivals in summer 2019 to support the album. He then started a world tour in August 2019, which ended in November 2019. During this tour, he recorded a special performance for NPR Music's "Tiny Desk Concerts" series. This was shared online on January 13, 2020.
Recent Music: What We Call Life and The Loop (2021-Present)
In September 2021, Jordan Rakei released his fourth album, What We Call Life. Four songs from the album were released before it. Jordan said this album was his "most vulnerable and intimate" one yet. He felt this way because he listened to other singer-songwriters like Laura Marling and Joni Mitchell while writing it.
In January 2024, Jordan announced his fifth album, The Loop. It was released on May 10, 2024.
Albums
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| Cloak |
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| Wallflower |
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| What We Call Life |
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Awards and Nominations
AIR Awards
The Australian Independent Record Awards (AIR Awards) celebrate the success of Australia's independent music artists each year.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2020 | Origin | Best Independent Soul/R&B Album or EP | Nominated |
APRA Awards
The APRA Awards in Australia and New Zealand recognize great songwriting and music performance.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2023 | "Send My Love" | Most Performed R&B / Soul Work | Nominated |
Australian Music Prize
The Australian Music Prize (the AMP) gives an award to an Australian artist for an outstanding album each year.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2017 | Wallflower | Australian Music Prize | Nominated |
J Awards
The J Awards are Australian music awards created by the radio station Triple J.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2016 | himself | Double J Artist of the Year | Nominated |
