Byron Nicholai, Uqill’aq or Ukila is a Yup'ik musician from Toksook Bay, Alaska.
In 2014, Nicholai started uploading videos singing in his Indigenous Yup'ik language on a Facebook page called "I Sing, You Dance".
[1] One video in particular went viral and amassed over 150,000 views, deeming some media to dub him the "Justin Bieber of Alaska".
[9] Since 2016, his style has ventured more into Yup'ik rap, hip hop, and R&B.
In 2014, Nicholai won the Alaska Federation of Natives President's Award.