Niki Zefanya

  Nicole Zefanya  (born 24 January 1999), known professionally as  Niki , (stylized as  NIKI ), is an Indonesian singer, songwriter and record producer. She is currently based in the United States and signed with the record label  88rising . Early Life of Niki  Zefanya was born on 24 January 1999 and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia. At nine years old, Zefanya taught herself how to play the guitar.  At 13, she began writing original music.  Although her music is partially influenced by her mother, who exposed Zefanya to soul, gospel, and 1990s' R&B like  Destiny's Child  and  Aaliyah  when she was young, Zefanya's earliest original music skewed towards the folk and indie genres. She attended  Sekolah Pelita Harapan Lippo Village  (Sekolah Pelita Harapan) and obtained a high school degree before pursuing an undergraduate degree in Music at  Lipscomb University  in  Nashville, Tennessee  on a scholar...