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aka: Mikayla Simpson
Based in: Jamaica
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GRAMMY award-winning Mikayla Victoria Simpson (born 16 February 2000), better known as Koffee, is a Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter, rapper, and guitarist from Spanish Town, Jamaica.
She released her debut single “Burning” in 2017, and in 2019, she signed with Columbia Records. Her 2019 EP Rapture won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, making Koffee the youngest person and only woman to be awarded in the Best Reggae Album category.
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Koffee gained popularity after uploading a video to Instagram of her singing. In 2017, she released her first single, “Legend”, with just her voice and acoustic guitar. A tribute to Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, the song became a viral Instagram hit, once the athlete reposted it on his own Instagram.
Awareness of the violence and social problems she witnessed growing up has influenced her lyrics, and besides Protoje and Chronixx, she has cited Super Cat and Giggs among her musical inspirations.
Koffee was introduced by Cocoa Tea at the Rebel Salute, a reggae festival, and has also performed with her musical inspirations, Protoje and Chronixx.
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BBC Radio 1Xtra named Koffee one of its “Hot for 2019” artists. Her next single, “Toast”, was produced by (izybeats) and (Walshy Fire) of Major Lazer. Both Chronixx and Protoje appear in the video.
In 2019, Tory Lanez made a remix to “Toast” as a part of his International Fargo project, which can be found on SoundCloud.
On 26 November 2019, Koffee released her first cross-over collaborative single “W”, featuring hip-hop artist Gunna.
On 13 November 2019, Koffee was announced as an opening act for Harry Styles on select dates of the North American leg of his 2020 Love On Tour.
Her debut full-length album, Gifted, was released on 25 March 2022 to positive reviews.
Koffee has released several successful singles and an EP, and she has won numerous awards for her music.
Some of the awards Koffee has received include:
BET Award for Best International Act (2019)
MOBO Award for Best Reggae Act (2019)
MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Artist (2019)
Reggae Academy Award for Female Artiste of the Year (2019)
Reggae Academy Award for Song of the Year for “Toast” (2019)
Reggae Academy Award for Song of the Year for “W” (2019)
Reggae Academy Award for Song of the Year for “Rapture” (2019)
Reggae Academy Award for Song of the Year for “Throne” (2019)
Reggae Academy Award for Female Artiste of the Year (2020)
Koffee has also been nominated for several other awards, including the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album. In addition to her music career, Koffee has also been recognized for her work as a youth ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme, and has been named one of Time magazine’s Next Generation Leaders.
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