[4] Through her father Mayaeni came in contact with a wide variety of music ranging from reggae to Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix.
[5] She started recording her songs by the age of twelve and after finishing high school she moved to the United Kingdom and lived in a youth hostel while studying dance and working under the table at clothes markets in Camden.
[5] In early 2011 she co-produced her EP "Cold Love" with guitarist Steve Caldwell[8] while in September her song "Broken Glass" was prominently featured in the CBS smash hit Hawaii Five-0, (Season 2, Episode 2).
Her song "Nothing Inside" with DJ Sander Van Doorn (co-written with Justin Parker of Lana Del Rey's "Video Games" fame) hit No.
[6] Performed for the first time at Ultra in Miami in March in front of over 20,000 people,[3] "Nothing Inside" became a breakout 2012 summer hit in numerous countries, including the Netherlands Top 40.