{{Short description|American singer}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Orion Sun | image = Orion Sun, 2024 (cropped).jpg | caption = Orion Sun in 2024 | birth_name = Tiffany Maureen Majette | birth_place = Mount Laurel, New Jersey, U.S. | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|multi-instrumentalist|record producer}} | years_active = 2013–present | label = Mom + Pop | genre = {{hlist|Indie rock|jazz|R&B|hip hop}} | website = {{URL|https://www.orionsun.space/}} }}
'''Tiffany Maureen Majette''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/927942834 |title=ALREADY GONE |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref> known professionally as '''Orion Sun''', is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Originally from New Jersey, Majette is currently based on the West Coast.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zeleniak |first=Maeve |title=Silence is heavy in Orion Sun's new single "Already Gone" |url=https://xpn.org/2024/06/13/orion-sun-already-gone/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=WXPN {{!}} Vinyl At Heart |language=en}}</ref>
== Early life == Tiffany Majette was born and raised in Mount Laurel, New Jersey<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2020-03-31|title=Orion Sun Is Creating And Finding Home|url=https://www.vinylmeplease.com/blogs/magazine/orion-sun-interview|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Vinyl Me Please|language=en|archive-date=2023-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330053042/https://www.vinylmeplease.com/blogs/magazine/orion-sun-interview|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> in a conservative Christian home.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=DeLuca|first=Dan|title=Philly musician Orion Sun sings songs of isolation that soothe the soul|url=https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/music/orion-sun-philadelphia-music-interview-new-album-hold-space-for-me-20200403.html|access-date=2021-02-25|website=inquirer.com|date=3 April 2020 }}</ref> She grew up in a neighborhood named after civil rights activist Ethel Lawrence.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Orion Sun Is Creating And Finding Home |url=https://www.vinylmeplease.com/blogs/magazine/orion-sun-interview |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=Vinyl Me, Please |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330053042/https://www.vinylmeplease.com/blogs/magazine/orion-sun-interview |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> At an early age, Majette was inspired by the music at the Bethany Baptist Church.<ref name=":2" /> Majette began songwriting at Lenape High School and was encouraged by her choir teacher to share her music more widely.<ref name="Rouhani">{{Cite magazine |last=Rouhani |first=Neena |date=2022-03-17 |title=How Emerging Alt-R&B Star Orion Sun Rose Above the Odds and Made Her 'Getaway' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/features/orion-sun-interview-getaway-1235042513/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> Although she was accepted into Berklee College of Music, Majette was not able to attend for financial reasons.<ref name="Rouhani"/>
== Career == Majette's first job was working as a camp counselor for the YMCA where she led music extracurriculars.
In Philadelphia, Majette became involved in an underground music collective called The Forest, until the death of a member caused the collective to disband.<ref name=":0" />
Majette posted her first song, "Voicemail," to YouTube in 2013.<ref name=":2" /> She released the mixtape ''A Collection of Fleeting Moments and Daydreams'' in 2017.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-02-11|title=Multi-instrumentalist, rapper and producer Orion Sun announces debut album|url=https://thevinylfactory.com/news/orion-sun-debut-album-vinyl/|access-date=2021-02-25|website=The Vinyl Factory|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2018, Orion Sun released singles ''S T R E T C H'' and ''Nirvanaaa''.<ref name=":1" /> Her debut LP, ''Hold Space for Me'', was released in 2020 with Mom + Pop.<ref name=":1" /> In his review for ''Pitchfork'', the critic Dani Blum wrote that the album was "stark [and] lightly poetic."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/orion-sun-hold-space-for-me/|title=Orion Sun: Hold Space For Me|access-date=2021-06-30|website=Pitchfork}}</ref>
In 2020, after being injured by police at a racial justice protest in her hometown, Majette wrote the song "Mama's Baby."<ref>{{Cite news|title=On 'Mama's Baby,' Orion Sun Grapples With Her Own Experience Of Police Brutality|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/we-insist-a-timeline-of-protest-music-in-2020/2020/09/02/903236240/on-mama-s-baby-orion-sun-grapples-with-her-own-experience-of-police-brutality|access-date=2021-02-25|newspaper=NPR|date=5 June 2020|language=en|last1=Effinger|first1=Shannon J.}}</ref> She raised over $18,000 from the song's sales on Bandcamp and donated the funds to Breonna Taylor's GoFundMe and the Loveland Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-30|title=In a world of injustice, Orion Sun believes boundless love is still possible|url=https://www.documentjournal.com/2020/06/in-a-world-of-injustice-orion-sun-believes-boundless-love-is-still-possible/|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Document Journal|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2022, Orion Sun released her debut EP, ''Getaway'', which featured production and writing from Rostam Batmanglij, Nascent, Rodaidh McDonald, and Guapdad 4000.<ref name="Rouhani"/> In 2023, she opened for Daniel Caesar for his Superpowers World Tour.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abraham |first=Mya |date=2023-06-12 |title=Daniel Caesar Shares Dates For Second Leg Of Superpowers World Tour |url=https://www.vibe.com/news/events/daniel-caesar-superpowers-world-tour-new-dates-1234764372/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=VIBE.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2024, Orion Sun release two singles "Already Gone"and "Mary Jane."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-13 |title=Orion Sun Releases New Single "Already Gone" |url=https://hypebeast.com/2024/6/orion-sun-already-gone-video |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Hypebeast}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=2024-07-09 |title=Orion Sun Releases New Single "Mary Jane" and Announces 19-Date Tour |url=https://hypebeast.com/2024/7/orion-sun-new-single-mary-jane-tour |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Hypebeast}}</ref> Her self-titled LP, ''Orion'', was released on September 20, 2024, followed by her tour, ''The Rising Sun Tour''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-12 |title=Orion Sun Announces Self Titled Album 'Orion' and North America Tour Dates |url=https://offtherecordpress.com/music-news/2024/7/12/orion-sun-announces-self-titled-album-orion-and-north-america-tour-dates |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=Off the Record Press |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":02" />
== Musical style and influences == Orion Sun makes music within the realms of alternative R&B and indie rock. As a songwriter, Majette explores themes of love, grief, isolation, and insecurity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sniffers |url=https://sniffers.co.nz/article/44734-2 |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=sniffers.co.nz}}</ref> Her influences include Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, and Ella Fitzgerald.<ref>{{cite web |last=ClashMusic |date=2020-04-09 |title=Hold Space For Me: Orion Sun's Soulful Catharsis |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/hold-space-for-me-orion-suns-soulful-catharsis/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews }}</ref>
== Personal life == Majette is a queer Black woman.<ref name=":0" /> She was kicked out of her home due to her sexuality.<ref name=":0" />
== Discography ==
=== Studio albums === * ''Hold Space for Me'' (2020) * ''Orion'' (2024)
=== EPs === * ''Getaway'' (2022)
=== Singles ===
* "Sweetest Thing" (2017) * "So Tall From Down Here" (2017) * "Journal Entry" (2017) * "Nirvanaaa" (2017) * "S T R E T C H" (2018) * "concrete" (2021) * "dirty dancer" (2022) * "dirty dancer - A COLORS SHOW" (2022) * "Already Gone" (2024) * "Mary Jane" (2024)
=== Compilations === * ''A Collection of Fleeting Moments and Daydreams'' (2017)
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website}}
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