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Audrey Mika - Wikipedia

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Audrey Mika

Born

Audrey Mika Armacost

July 28, 2000 (age 24)

San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S.

Other names

Audrey MiKa

Occupations

Singer
songwriter

Years active

2018—present

Musical career

Genres

Pop
bedroom pop^[1]

Instruments

Vocals
ukulele
guitar

Labels

RCA
1st Gen^[2]

YouTube information

Channel

AudreyMikaa

Subscribers

1.56 million^[3]

Total views

116.1 million^[3]

Creator Awards
	100,000 subscribers
	1,000,000 subscribers

Last updated: June 10, 2021

Audrey Mika Armacost (born July 28, 2000), known professionally as Audrey Mika, is an American singer and songwriter.

Early life

Audrey Mika Armacost^[4] grew up in Oakland, California. Her father is an American of German origin, while her mother is Japanese.^[5] She grew up listening to jazz artists including Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, and was trained in vocal jazz throughout her childhood.^[6] Prior to starting her music career, Mika danced competitively for 14 years until quitting in 2018.^[7] She posted her first video, an original song, to YouTube at the age of 15.

Career

Mika released her debut studio album, Are We There Yet, in September 2018, through Spinnup.^[7] Following this release, she began posting covers of songs by artists such as Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande to YouTube using a toy microphone from her bedroom.^[7] Her second studio album, Level Up, was a bedroom pop effort made entirely using GarageBand, and released in February 2019.^[7] In June 2019, she released the single "Y U Gotta Be Like That", which went viral on the video-sharing platform TikTok that same year.^[6]

Her debut extended play, 5 A.M., was released in February 2020 through RCA Records. In April 2020, she released a remix of "Y U Gotta Be Like That" with featured vocals from rapper Kyle, along with a music video for the track.^[8]^[9] She appeared as a featured vocalist alongside Tate McRae on a remix of Saygrace's song, "Boys Ain't Shit", released in April 2020.^[10] The remix spawned a music video, filmed by each of the singers remotely at home.^[11] She released the single "Just Friends" in May 2020, subsequently releasing a music video.^[12]^[13]^[14] In September 2020, she released the single "Red Gatorade".^[15] Her collaboration with American DJ Gryffin, "Safe With Me", was released in November 2020 and the music video has over 1.8 million views as of September 2023.^[16]

Artistry

Mika has listed Ariana Grande, Imagine Dragons, and MARINA as influences on her music during her childhood, and listed Jhené Aiko, Dominic Fike, Omar Apollo, and Daniel Caesar as influences as well.^[6]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Details
Are We There Yet	Released: September 3, 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
Level Up	Released: February 28, 2019 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download

Extended plays

Title	Details
5 A.M.	Released: February 7, 2020 Label: RCA Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	US Dance/ Elec. ^[17]	Album
"Followin'"	2018	—	Non-album singles
"Talk About a Glo Up"		—
"Big Picture"		—
"Rough"		—
"Trst" (featuring Amisha Sarkar)	2019	—
"Y U Gotta B Like That"		—	5 A.M.
"Fake Heartbreak"		—
"Change Your Heart"		—
"Pan!c"	2020	—
"Y U Gotta B Like That (Remix)" (featuring Kyle)		—	Non-album singles
"Just Friends"		—
"Red Gatorade"		—
"Safe With Me" (with Gryffin)		13	Alive
"Excuses"	2021	—	TBA
"Chivalry"		—
"Alive"		—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Album
"Yellow Hearts" (Ant Saunders featuring Audrey Mika)	2020	Bubble
"Boys Ain't Shit" (Saygrace featuring Tate McRae and Audrey Mika)		The Defining Moments of Saygrace: Girlhood, Fuckboys & Situationships
"Goner" (Souly Had featuring Audrey Mika)		Non-album singles
"Kinda Funny"^[18] (Young Bombs featuring Audrey Mika)	2022	Non-album singles

References

^ Adhav, Lauren (August 13, 2020). "Why Bedroom Pop Songs Have Become the Anthems of Quarantine". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
^ Ely, Paulette (June 6, 2019). "Audrey Mika". Flaunt Magazine. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "About AudreyMikaa". YouTube.
^ "Audrey Mika Armacost". Cliché Teen Journal Blog & Feature Page. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
^ "Scott B. Armacost". Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Gonzales, Erica (March 31, 2020). "Audrey Mika Went from Singing into a Toy Microphone to Selling Out Shows". Harper's BAZAAR. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Wetmore, Brendan (August 28, 2019). "Audrey MiKa Is Outgrowing Her Toy Microphone". PAPER. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
^ Kwateng-Clark, Danielle (April 21, 2020). "Audrey Mika's New Music Video Will Make You Miss AOL Messenger". Teen Vogue. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
^ "Audrey Mika Drops Fiery Pop Cut 'Y U Gotta Be Like That'". Clash Magazine. April 23, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
^ Smith, Emily (April 3, 2020). "Tate McRae and Audrey Mika Affirm SAYGRACE's Hunch That "Boys Ain't Shit" / Ones To Watch". Ones To Watch. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
^ Leight, Elias (April 10, 2020). "Your Favorite Artist's Next Video Will Be Animated". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
^ Vogue, Teen (May 22, 2020). "New Songs from TXT and Isabela Merced Prove Sad Times Need Mood-Boosting Music". Teen Vogue. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
^ Lipshutz, Jason; Ginsberg, Gab (May 11, 2020). "10 Cool New Pop Songs To Get You Through The Week: Aly & AJ, Kim Petras, Tei Shi & More". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
^ Runnells, Riley (May 28, 2020). "Here's What Audrey Mika's Up to in Quarantine". PAPER. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
^ Wass, Mike (September 4, 2020). "Audrey Mika's Breakout 2020 Continues With "Red Gatorade"". Idolator. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
^ Runnells, Riley (November 19, 2020). "Gryffin and Audrey Mika Made Your New 2020 Anthem". Paper. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
^ "Gryffin Chart History – Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
^ "Kinda Funny (feat. Audrey Mika) - Single by Young Bombs on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

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