Andreya Triana
{{Short description|British singer and songwriter}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Andreya Triana
| image = File:Turning Tides Festival Andreya Triana (48292118907).jpg
| caption = Triana in 2019
| alt = Pale skinned black female wearing platform shoes and a multi coloured patchwork trouser suit singing on stage with a background of racked spare guitars, one guitarist and a keyboard player
| birth_place = London, England
| origin =
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| genre = Soul, jazz, acoustic
| label = Hi-Tea Records, Counter Records, Ninja Tune
| associated_acts = Bonobo, Flying Lotus, Breach
| website = {{URL|www.andreyatriana.com}}
}}
Andreya Triana is a British singer and songwriter, Red Bull Music Academy alumna{{Cite web|last=Hart|first=Rachel|date=30 July 2014|title=How to crack the music industry with Andreya Triana|url=https://www.roundhouse.org.uk/blog/2014/07/how-to-crack-the-music-industry-with-andreya-triana/|access-date=8 April 2021|website=The Roundhouse}} and MOBO nominated artist{{Cite web|last=Otewill|first=Jim|date=30 September 2015|title=MOBO Awards 2015 announces nominees|url=https://www.prsformusic.com/m-magazine/news/mobo-awards-2015-announces-nominees/|access-date=8 April 2021|website=PRS for Music}} hailing from South East London, Her debut album, Lost Where I Belong released in September 2010 on London based record label Ninja Tune and featured singles such as "A Town Called Obsolete", "Far Closer" and the title track "Lost where I belong". The album was produced by British musician, DJ Simon Green aka Bonobo.{{Cite web|last=Nolledo|first=Michael|date=19 October 2019|title=The Groove Seeker: Andreya Triana's Lost Where I Belong|url=https://alarm-magazine.com/2010/the-groove-seeker-andreya-trianas-lost-where-i-belong/|access-date=8 April 2021|website=Alarm Magazine}} The album was later labelled as "Best Album of 2010" by Charles Aaron of Spin.{{Cite web|last=Charles|first=Aaron|date=30 December 2010|title=The ones that got away: Music critics reveal what they left off their year-end lists|url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/12/no-11-music-critics-discuss-their-11th-favorite-releases-of-2010.html|access-date=8 April 2021|website=Los Angeles Times}}
Triana's second album, Giants was released in May 2015 on Counter Records, and peaked at number 59 on the Official UK Albums Chart. The lead single from the album Gold expanded Triana's fanbase and gained exposure after a string of television performances on The One Show, The John Bishop Show, and Later with Jools Holland. The track was also featured in the 2020 Nissan Vera advert.{{Cite web|date=21 September 2019|title=Song in 2020 Nissan Versa TV Commercial Ad Gold by Andreya Triana|url=https://www.bkato.com/song-in-2020-nissan-versa-tv-commercial-ad-gold-by-andreya-triana/|access-date=8 April 2021|website=BKATO}}
Triana's best known work features songs such as "Song For A Friend", "Gold", and "Woman", which have featured in multiple TV and film pieces.
Triana's third album Life in Colour was released in May 2019 on Hi-Tea Records. Triana collaborated with multiple producers for Life in Colour, notably French Grammy-nominated musician and DJ Dimitri Tikovoï who produced the majority of the album. The album was described as a "finger clicking, booty popping collection of summery joy" by Clash magazine{{Cite web|date=24 May 2019|title=Andrea Triana - Life In Colour|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/andreya-triana-life-in-colour|access-date=8 April 2021|website=Clash Magazine}} features the singles "Woman", "Freedom", and "Broke".
Early life and education
Triana moved to Worcestershire in the West Midlands age 14. At 17 she started doing open mic night at a local music venue where the owner introduced her to a collective of musicians, with whom she formed a group called Bootis.{{Cite web|date=4 February 2005|title=Ta, you gave me my big break...|url=https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/6531198.ta-you-gave-me-my-big-break/|access-date=8 April 2021|website=[Worcester News]}} While studying for a degree in music technology in Leeds,{{Cite web|date=3 November 2015|title=MOBO-Nominated graduate returns to campus|url=https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/news/1015-mobo-nominated-graduate-returns-to-campus/|access-date=8 April 2021|website=[Leeds Beckett University]}} Triana decided to re-form Bootis with new members and a new multi-genre sound.
Soon, her love for improvisation would birth her Freeflo Sessions - a one woman show using a sampler to loop vocals, percussive sounds, and beats live. As a result of touring extensively with her Freeflo Sessions, she was selected in 2006 to participate in the
Inspiration
Triana is an experimental, self-taught, singer, and songwriter originally hailing from South East London. Her husky voice is reminiscent of predecessors Lauryn Hill. Her style has been described as a fusion of soul, jazz, and pop. Triana has named a few of her greatest inspirations as Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, and Björk.
Touring / gigs
In 2009, Triana toured the US and Canada with the Bonobo live band,{{Cite web|title=Andrea Triana's Concert History|url=https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/andreya-triana?page=2|access-date=8 April 2021|website=[Concert Archives]}} and shortly afterwards played the BBC Introducing Stage at Glastonbury Festival in 2010.{{Cite web|date=26 June 2009|title=Glastonbury 2009|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00d6r4b|access-date=8 April 2021|website=[The BBC]}} Triana has also played stages at multiple festivals, notably Soundwave Festival, The Great Escape, Secret Garden Party, Bestival, Outlook, and Big Chill Festival.
Triana reached new heights in 2015 as she made her second appearance, performing live at Glastonbury Festival on the Greenpeace Stage, and headlining a sold-out show at the historic venue KOKO in London.{{Cite web|title=KOKO Archives & Gallery: Andreya Triana|url=http://koko.uk.com/listings/andreya-triana-17-11-2015|access-date=8 April 2021|website=[KOKO]}}
Her largest audience however was a main stage performance to 50,000 people for BBC Radio 2 - Live in Hyde Park in 2016.{{Cite web|date=11 September 2016|title=BBC Radio 2: Live In Hyde Park|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e3cp6q/acts/ad5j6q|access-date=8 April 2021|website=[The BBC]}}
Triana has also had a string of DJ performances featuring sets at BlackSITTER - The Cactus Hound Bar and Gilles Peterson's ‘We Out Here’ Festival.
As of 2021, Triana joined UK neo-soul collective Jungle as an active touring member, replacing longtime backup vocalist Rudi Salmon.{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CSY28IJjjCS | title=Andreya Triana. On Instagram: "Things I've learnt so far on this crazy ass journey of being my own boss: 1. Know your worth. 2. Ask for help when you need it. 3. The biggest lesson of all has been: Be open & expect the unexpected.... At the beginning of this year I had a very set a idea of how the future would look. However, my FAVE band approached me to join their live band. SO, I'll now be joining @jungle4eva on their world tour adventures and my heart could burst with gratitude and the amazingnesss of it all!! SO HYPED at getting the opportunity to sing music I F'ING LOOOOOVE with the most beautiful humans ever. (New albums dropping THIS FRIDAAAY BTW and it's 🔥🔥🔥). 📸 @lydiakitto ❤️" }}
Awards
In 2016, Triana was invited to be a judge for Best Album at the Ivor Novello awards alongside fellow musicians Tinchy Stryder and Sharleen Spiteri.{{Cite web|date=18 May 2017|title=Andrea Triana Interview|url=https://www.music-news.com/review/UK/12551/Interview/Andreya-Triana|access-date=8 April 2021|website=[Music-News.com]}}
At the 2015 MOBO awards, Triana was nominated for Best R&B/Soul Act and later performed ‘Playing With Fire’ on the main stage at the awards to a sea of her fellow musicians.{{Cite web|date=30 October 2015|title=Andreya Triana {{!}} 'Playing With Fire' live at MOBO Pre Awards Show {{!}} 2015|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-7-e0cvoiE|access-date=8 April 2021|website=[Youtube]}}
Television / media features
Andreya's music has featured in shows such as The Good Wife, Grey's Anatomy, Being Mary Jane, Self Made, and When They See Us, which collected 23 million viewers within its first month.{{Cite web|title=Andrea Triana|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7390630/|access-date=8 April 2021|website=IMDb}}
August 2021 - "Beautiful People" from Triana's album Life in Colour featured on NBA 2K-22{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Jesse|date=6 August 2021|title=Skepta, Ghetts, Aitch & More to Feature on 'NBA 2K22' Soundtrack|url=https://www.mixtapemadness.com/blog/news/ghetts-skepta-aitch-make-nba2k22-official-soundtrack|access-date=26 September 2021|website=mixtapemadness}}
March 2020 - "Woman" from Triana's album Life in Colour featured on Self Made Season 1, Ep 2{{Cite web|date=26 September 2021|title=Andreya Triana Sync Placements|url=https://www.tunefind.com/artist/andreya-triana|access-date=26 September 2021|website=TuneFind}}
July 2019 - "Beautiful People" from Triana's album Life in Colour featured on Love Island (UK) Season 5, Ep 25
June 2019 - "Heart In My Hands" from Triana's album Giants featured on Love Island (UK) Season 5, Ep 3
June 2019 - "Woman" from Triana's album Life in Colour featured on Schwarzkopf Live XXL advert for their campaign #GENERATIONCOLOUR{{Cite web|date=19 January 2021|title=Schwarzkopf Live Advert - Generation Colour - Song by Andreya Triana|url=https://www.tvadvertmusic.com/schwarzkopf-live-generation-colour-advert-women/|access-date=8 April 2021|website=TV Advert Music.com}}
May 2019 - "Song For A Friend" from Triana's album Giants featured on When They See Us Season 1, Ep 3
March 2019 - "Woman" from Triana's album Life in Colour featured on Good Trouble Season 1, Ep 9
September 2019 - "Gold" from Triana's album Giants featured on the 2020 Nissan Versa advert and also in Target's "Good We Can All Afford" campaign.{{Cite web|title=Target TV Commercial, 'Always Taking Care' Song by Andreya Triana|url=https://www.ispot.tv/ad/tLu3/target-find-ways-to-stay-close-song-by-andreya-triana|access-date=8 April 2021|website=iSpot.tv}}
July 2018 - "Lullaby" from Triana's album Giants featured on Our Girl Season 3, Ep 12
January 2018 - "Gold" from Triana's album Giants featured on Burden of Truth Season 1, Ep 3
September 2018 - "Beautiful People" from Triana's album Life in Colour featured on EA Sports FIFA 19 Soundtrack{{Cite web|title=FIFA 19 Soundtrack - EA Sports|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/fifa-19-soundtrack/pl.5967070db1954d188552cddf08e31f91|access-date=8 April 2021|website=Apple Inc.}}
July 2017 - "Gold" from Triana's album Giants featured on So You Think You Can Dance Season 14, Ep7
June 2017 - "Heart In My Hands" from Triana's album Giants featured on Queen Sugar Season 2, Ep 2
March 2017 - "Heart In My Hands" from Triana's album Giants featured on Grace and Frankie Season 3, Ep 10
Feb 2017 - "Gold" from Triana's album Giants featured on Being Mary Jane Season 4, Ep 7
November 2016 - "Lost Where I Belong" from Triana's album Lost Where I Belong featured on Queen Sugar Season 1, Ep 13
October 2016 - "Heart In My Hands" from Triana's album Giants featured on Grey's Anatomy Season 13, Ep 3
September 2014 - Andreya's track "Better Days To Come" Featured on Forza Horizon 2
June 2014 - "Draw the Stars" from Triana's album Lost Where I Belong featured on Chasing Life Season 1, Ep 1
March 2013 - "Draw the Stars" from Triana's album Lost Where I Belong featured on The Good Wife Season 4, Ep 17
October 2010 - "Draw the Stars" from Triana's album Lost Where I Belong featured on 90210'' Season 3, Ep 5
Live television performances
October 2015 - Live Performance of Gold on Chris Evans' TFI Friday{{Cite web|date=10 October 2015|title=Andreya Triana - Gold [TFI Friday]|url=https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3c3hfb|access-date=8 April 2021|via=Dailymotion}}
December 2015 - Live Performance Sunday Brunch{{Cite web|title=Sunday Brunch: Series 4 Episode 43|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/dv5jt2/sunday-brunch--series-4-episode-43/|access-date=8 April 2021|website=Radio Times}}
April 2015 - Live Performance of "Gold" on Later... with Jools Holland{{Cite web|date=29 April 2015|title=Andreya Triana - Gold - Later... with Jools Holland - BBC Two|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2TOrMr5RqI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/C2TOrMr5RqI |archive-date=2021-12-15|url-status=live|access-date=8 April 2021|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}
May 2015 - Live Performance of "Gold" on The One Show{{Cite web|date=6 May 2015|title=Andreya Triana Gold BBC The One Show 2015|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bcd4225pgs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/-bcd4225pgs |archive-date=2021-12-15|url-status=live|access-date=8 April 2021|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}
June 2015 - Live Performance of "Gold" at Glastonbury Festival.{{Cite web|title=BBC Music at Glastonbury|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02w4ghk|access-date=8 April 2021|website=The BBC}}
July 2015 - Live Performance of "Gold" on The John Bishop Show{{Cite web|date=18 July 2015|title=The John Bishop Show: Episode 8|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b063jxgy|access-date=8 April 2021|website=The BBC}}
August 2019 - Live Performance of "Freedom" on The One Show.{{Cite web|date=9 August 2019|title=The One Show|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0007fm5|access-date=8 April 2021|website=The BBC}}
Feature collaborations / sessions
During her time at Red Bull Music Academy, Triana collaborated with electronic musician and producer Flying Lotus to create "Tea Leaf Dancers". The track was hailed as a classic, getting rave reviews from Benji B and Gilles Peterson while getting airplay on Annie Mac's Radio One show.{{Cite web|date=25 April 2008|title=Benji B - Deviation 25.04.2008 - Flying Lotus Interview|url=https://www.mixcloud.com/Thursday_Night_Toast_Digger/benji-b-deviation-25042008-flying-lotus-interview/|access-date=8 April 2021|website=Mixcloud}}
DJ and musician Simon Green, better known by his stage name Bonobo, featured Triana's vocals on 2010 album Black Sands on the tracks "Eyes Down", "The Keeper", and "Stay The Same"{{Cite web|date=29 March 2010|title=Black Sands - Album by Bonobo|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5m1RkwKeU7MV0Ni6PH2lPy|access-date=8 April 2021|website=Spotify}}
In 2013 Triana also featured on Breach’s Top 10 single "Everything You Never Had (We Had It All)", which reached no. 9 on the Official Singles chart.{{Cite web|date=12 July 2013|title=Breach Ft. Andreya Triana - Official Charts|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/30940/breach-ft-andreya-triana/|access-date=8 April 2021|website=[Official Charts]}}
Triana also featured on Los Angeles-based producer Tokimonsta’s 2013 album Half Shadows on the track "Green"{{Cite web|title=Half Shadows - Album by TOKiMONSTA|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/048Y5hrjEH1z26wzWqModK?highlight=spotify:track:0fhyPqMIwWmEMmScVOXk0H|access-date=8 April 2021|website=[Spotify]|date = 9 April 2013}}
Triana featured on the tracks "U never know" and "Puzzle" from Essex-based electronic producer Lapalux’s 2015 album Lustmore.{{Cite web|title=Lustmore - Album by Lapalux|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4gcQlf421a5ydYH65ncTrU|access-date=8 April 2021|website=Spotify|date=6 April 2015}}
Triana joined jazz artist Jamie Cullum in the Radio 2 studio in 2018 for a rendition of "Silent Night".{{Cite web|title=The Jazz Show - With Jamie Cullum|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05vc6dp|access-date=8 April 2021|website=The BBC}}
Triana collaborated with Bristol-based artist, Henry Green, featuring on the tracks "Tide" and "More" from Henry's 2020 album Half Light.{{Cite web|title=Half Light - Album by Henry Green|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/7yLmNk8ErmeAlgd6zYw0vn|access-date=8 April 2021|website=Spotify|date=3 July 2020}}
Triana is also the main feature artist The Vision's debut self titled album.{{Cite web|title=The Vision {{!}} Spotify|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/33nwA09TKiO0nWmUrI3E1I|access-date=8 April 2021|website=Spotify}}
TEDx Frankfurt
In November 2019 Triana was a guest speaker at TEDx Frankfurt, where she also performed renditions of her tracks "A Town Called Obsolete" and "Woman"{{Cite web|title=TEDxFrankfurt|url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/32224|access-date=4 May 2021|website=TED}}
Mahogany Sessions
In 2019 Triana was invited to perform at the infamous Mahogany Sessions where she gave a rendition of ‘Broke’ from her 2019 album ‘Life in Colour’. Other artists to be invited to perform for Mahogany Sessions feature Billy Eiilish, James Bay, and Jake Bugg.{{Cite web|date=4 June 2019|title=Andreya Triana - Broke {{!}} Mahogany Session|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36SK12xA7IQ|access-date=8 April 2021|website=[Youtube]}}
Sofar Sounds
Triana has been invited to perform with Sofar Sounds twice now, firstly in 2015 where she performed ‘That's Alright With Me’ from her sophomore album ‘Giants’{{Cite web|title=Andreya Triana - That's Alright With Me {{!}} Sofar London|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3sEd6h5C04|access-date=8 April 2021|website=[Youtube]| date=16 July 2015 }} and secondly in 2019 where she performed ‘Woman’ from her third album ‘Life in Colour’. Andreya's 2015 performance is Sofar’s most watched video in Europe with 4 million views.{{Cite web|title=Andreya Triana - Woman {{!}} Sofar London|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gREos2ireZk|access-date=8 April 2021|website=[Youtube]| date=17 May 2019 }}
Discography
= Albums =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Album Title !Release Date !Tracks !Label !Format |
| Lost Where I Belong
|6 September 2010 |9 |
| Giants
|4 May 2015 |12 |Counter Records |
| Giants (Deluxe Edition)
|13 November 2015 |18 |Counter Records |
| Life In Colour
|24 May 2019 |11 |Hi-Tea Records |
= EP's =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !EP Title !Release Date !Tracks !Label !Format |
| Lost Where I Belong - EP
|5 April 2010 |5 |
| A Town Called Obsolete - EP
|26 July 2010 |4 |
| Far Closer - EP
|7 February 2011 |4 |
| Everything You Never Had, Pt. II - EP
|14 November 2014 |4 |Counter Records |
| Gold - EP
|13 March 2015 |7 |Counter Records |
| Woman - EP
|20 November 2018 |3 |Hi-Tea Records |
= Singles =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Single !Album !Release Date |
| Lost Where I Belong
|5 April 2010 |
| A Town Called Obsolete
|26 July 2010 |
| Far Closer
|7 February 2011 |
| Song For A Friend
|15 May 2013 |
| Everything You Never Had, Pt. II
|14 November 2014 |
| Gold
|13 March 2015 |
| That's Alright With Me
|7 May 2015 |
| Playing With Fire
|Giants (Deluxe Edition) |16 October 2015 |
| Woman
|20 November 2018 |
| Broke
|11 January 2019 |
| Freedom
|8 April 2019 |
| The Best
|The Best (Single) |30 October 2019 |
| By Your Side
|By Your Side (Single) |20 November 2019 |
| Girl
|Girl (Single) |29 January 2020 |
| Hard Place
|Hard Place (Single) |8 April 2020 |
= Features =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Artist !Album Title !Track !Year |
| rowspan="2" |Henry Green
| rowspan="2" |Half Light |"Tide" | rowspan="9" |2020 |
| "More" |
| DJ Zinc
|Friends And Fam |"Baby It's You" |
| rowspan="6" |The Vision
| rowspan="6" |The Vision |"Remember" |
| "Mountains" |
| "Missing" |
| "Satisfy" |
| "Heaven" |
| "Home" |
| Jake Isaac
|10 Steps To Heaven |"10 Steps To Heaven" | rowspan="2" |2019 |
| Mousse T.
|Where Is The Love |"Broken Blues" |
| Pablo Nouvelle
|Wired |"Sunshine In Stereo" | rowspan="3" |2018 |
| Bondax
|Revolve |"Real Thing" |
| Simon Field
|Wildfire |"Wildfire" |
| Wilkinson
|Hypnotic |"Take Us Home" |2017 |
| Shaun Escoffery
|Evergreen |"Here Comes The Rain Again" | rowspan="3" |2016 |
| Fakear
|Animal |"Light Bullet" |
| Nikitch
|All The Best |"When It All Falls Down |
| rowspan="2" |Lapalux
| rowspan="2" |Lustmore |"U Never Know" | rowspan="3" |2015 |
| "Puzzle" |
| Karma Kid
|Bird Of Prey |"Intro" |
| TOKiMONSTA
|Half Shadows |"Green" | rowspan="3" |2013 |
| Breach
|Everything You Never Had (We Had It All) |"Everything You Never Had (We Had It All)" |
| Manu Delago
|Bigger Than Home |"A Long Way" |
| rowspan="3" |Bonobo
| rowspan="3" |Black Sands |"Eyesdown" | rowspan="3" |2010 |
| "The Keeper' |
| "Stay The Same" |
| TM Juke, The Jack Baker Trio
|Boto And The Second Liners |"That Gut Feeling" | rowspan="2" |2009 |
| Homecut
|No Freedom Without Sacrifice |"Breakdown" |
| Mr Scruff
|Ninja Tuna |"Hold On" | rowspan="3" |2008 |
| Various Artists
|Karen P ...broad casting |"Brighter Days" |
| Natural Self
|The Art Of Vibration |"The Rising" |
| Flying Lotus
|Reset |"Tea Leaf Dancers" | rowspan="2" |2007 |
| Kidkanevil
|Problems & Solutions |"Good Morning, Whats New?" |
= Remixes =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Album !Track Name !Remix !Year |
| rowspan="5" |Lost Where I Belong
| rowspan="2" |Lost Where I Belong |Flying Lotus Remix | rowspan="3" |2010 |
| Alex Banks Remix |
| A Town Called Obsolete
|Mount Kimbie Remix |
| rowspan="2" |Far Closer
|Mr Scruff Remix | rowspan="2" |2011 |
| Tokimonsta Remix |
| rowspan="9" |Giants
| rowspan="3" |Lullaby |Shigeto Remix | rowspan="9" |2015 |
| Logistics Remix |
| Medlar Remix |
| rowspan="6" |Gold
|Kid karma Remix |
| Fort Romeau Remix |
| Hackman Remix |
| Max Graef Remix |
| Nikitch Remix |
| Fakear Remix |
| rowspan="5" |Life In Colour
| rowspan="2" |Woman |Nimmo Remix | rowspan="2" |2018 |
| Bondax Remix |
| rowspan="3" |Broke
|Shan Remix | rowspan="2" |2019 |
| Conny Remix |
| Ben Westbeech Remix
|2021 |
References
External links
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