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Briana Alexa Martinez (born November 22, 1994), commonly known by her stage name Brika, is an American Singer and Songwriter.〔(ASCAP Latin On The Spot ), June 10, 2014〕 She releases music under independent record label (Art House Records ).〔(iTunes Official Release )〕 On February 23, 2015, Brika was included as one of New Music Seminar's 'Artist on the Verge' by "a hand-selected A&R committee NMS partners, talent scouts, buyers, booking agents, taste-makers and other industry experts", as reported by ''Billboard''.〔(New Music Seminar 'Artist On the Verge' Class of 2015 Billboard ), Billboard Staff, February 23, 2015〕 Brika’s music has circulated Annie Mac's ''Musical Hot Water Bottle'' program on BBC Radio 1.〔(Annie Mac's Musical Hot Water Bottle ), August 17, 2014〕〔(Annie Mac's Musical Hot Water Bottle ), October 26, 2014〕 She was selected for ASCAP's ''Latin On the Spot'' feature on June 10, 2014.〔 Her debut album ''Voice Memos'' was released December 16, 2014.〔 ==Early Life and Career== Brika was born November 22, 1994 in Miami and is of Cuban descent.〔 She is the second eldest of two sisters and one brother.〔(LADYGUNN Magazine Interview ), Olivia Inkster, April 2, 2015〕 Brika was intrigued about music since she was an infant, which eventually led to teaching herself how to play the piano and write her own songs.〔(BreaktThru Radio Interview ), Jess Goulart, Feb 27, 2015〕 She met music producer Julio Reyes Copello through his son, Alejandro Reyes, whom she was romantically involved with. After being together for a year, he told his father about her ability to sing. She stated “one day we were having dinner and Julio asked when he would hear me sing. I said never!"〔 and said "Then my boyfriend physically carried me down the stairs, took me to their in-home studio, and I was kind of forced to play an old song I made up... that was that!”.〔 Brika began to work with Reyes Copello in 2012 and signed with his independent record label in 2013.〔 On December 20, 2013, Brika released her first single "Mumbai" on iTunes followed by "Expectations", "Options", and "Gold" in 2014.〔 Her critically acclaimed single "Expectations" is considered to be her "breakout single"〔 and was listed on the established blog aggregator, Hype Machine's ''Zietgeist Most blogged and Favorited Tracks of 2014.〔(Ziegeist 2014 List )〕 Her debut album ''Voice Memos'', a creative process that lasted approximately a year and a half,〔 was released December 17, 2014〔 and circulated through college radio stations around North America.〔(KZUU Station Playlist Cookies After Dark With DJ Super Star )〕〔(88Nine Radio Milwaukee )〕〔(KVNF Radio )〕〔(Air Toronto )〕 It includes a collaboration with rapper BOGART on a track titled “Go”.〔(IndieCurrent Voice Memos Review ), Tori Holmes, December 22, 2014.〕 ''Voice Memos'' was listed on HillyDilly's ''Top 25 Debuts of 2014''.〔(HillyDilly Top 25 Debuts ),〕 The album had an exclusive premiere on Hype Machine a week before its official release,〔(Hype Machine Exclusive Premiere ), December 2014〕 after climbing to the top of its 'Most Popular' Chart throughout the year.〔(Hype Machine Chart ), May 2014〕〔(Hype Machine Chart ), July 2014〕 Notable blog ''Indie Shuffle'' listed Brika as an "Artist To Watch in 2015".〔(Indieshuffle Artist To Watch List ), Dec 22, 2014〕 Brika took part in an acoustic performance with electronic artist, Kygo, in Miami, Florida on the weekend of his performance at Ultra Music Festival in 2015.〔(Billboard Coverage Ultra Music Festival Brika/Kygo ),〕 She is set to tour during the year.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brika」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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