Born and raised in Aotearoa New Zealand, Niki Kennedy is a vocalist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Niki’s recent releases The Last Night (Dancing With You), Get Back in the Groove, Fall Back Into You, and The Things I Wish I Said have landed her multiple appearances on television and radio, including live performances on CTV Morning and Humber Radio, commercial radio support in Australia, and press from outlets such as A Journal of Musical Things, Permanent Rain Press, VENTS Magazine, Vancouver Guardian, Ottawa Life, and more. A career performer, she has had the privilege of playing hundreds of stages, from large festivals to intimate rooms, as well as connecting virtually with listeners around the world.

Niki was selected as one of 28 participants in the 2021 SOCAN Foundation’s TD Incubator for Creative Entrepreneurship, a program “designed to identify, celebrate, and support the next generation of music creators that have demonstrated extraordinary potential.”

She was named a semi-finalist in the 2021 International Songwriting Competition, the 2022 Unsigned Only Music Competition, longlisted for the 2022 Faith Nolan Music Award, and won a Finalist Award in the 2021 John Lennon Songwriting Contest. She is excited to be a participant in the 2023 Equity X Production Mentorship program.

Niki blurs genre lines and shares honestly and vulnerably in the hope listeners will feel seen, heard, and a little less alone. A reminder that it is okay to not be okay as she tries to give the world a hug, one song at a time.