Kenya Grace Johnson (born May 9, 1998) is a South African-born British singer, songwriter, and record producer.
[8] Later that year, she and Willow Kayne made the Top 21 in ISawItFirst,[9] a competition for a nationwide search in collaboration with Capital Xtra intended to find new women musicians.
[11] In late July 2023, she started to promote "Strangers",[12] a drum and bass song she had written and produced[13] in her bedroom, with the intention of making a euphoric track,[5]: 1:08:08 on her TikTok account.
[15] A week after release, the song entered the UK Singles Chart, eventually peaking at No.
1;[13] upon entry, the Official Charts Company attributed her success to the commercial renaissance of drum and bass and the dominance of female artists (in its first week on the charts, the top three were Doja Cat, Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo).
1 with a track performed, written and produced entirely solo after Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill".
[2] Later in 2024 she played at Glastonbury Festival[32] where she "delivered an amazing set" according to the BBC,[33] singing her own songs such as Strangers, Stay, Only In My Mind and Paris; as well as covering other artists' songs such as Toxic by Britney Spears and Whatcha Say by Jason Derulo.