Tika Simone

{{Short description|Canadian rhythm and blues singer}}

Tika Simone, also sometimes credited as TiKA, is a Canadian rhythm and blues singer.Melody Lau, [https://www.socanmagazine.ca/features/in-the-spotlight-tika-the-creator/ "In the Spotlight: TiKA the Creator"]. Words and Music, June 12, 2018.

She is noted as a winner of the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song, at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 for "And Then We Don't", a song she co-wrote with Casey Manierka-Quaile for Thyrone Tommy's debut feature-length film Learn to Swim.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/night-raiders-scarborough-csa-night-five-1.6414141 "Night Raiders, Scarborough emerge victorious at 5th night of Canadian Screen Awards"]. CBC News, April 8, 2022.

A prominent performer on Toronto's live music scene since the early 2010s,[https://nowtoronto.com/music/best-toronto-concerts-december-2018 "The 20 best Toronto concerts in December 2018"]. Now, November 30, 2018. she released her full-length debut album, Anywhere But Here, in 2021.Aly Laube, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/tika_anywhere_but_here_album_review "TiKA's 'Anywhere but Here' Is an Exuberant Celebration of Black Queer Love"]. Exclaim!, February 23, 2021.