Tika Simone

{{Short description|Canadian rhythm and blues singer}} '''Tika Simone''', also sometimes credited as '''TiKA''', is a Canadian rhythm and blues singer.<ref>Melody Lau, [https://www.socanmagazine.ca/features/in-the-spotlight-tika-the-creator/ "In the Spotlight: TiKA the Creator"]. ''Words and Music'', June 12, 2018.</ref>

She is noted as a winner of the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song, at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 for "And Then We Don't", a song she co-wrote with Casey Manierka-Quaile for Thyrone Tommy's debut feature-length film ''Learn to Swim''.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/night-raiders-scarborough-csa-night-five-1.6414141 "Night Raiders, Scarborough emerge victorious at 5th night of Canadian Screen Awards"]. CBC News, April 8, 2022.</ref>

A prominent performer on Toronto's live music scene since the early 2010s,<ref>[https://nowtoronto.com/music/best-toronto-concerts-december-2018 "The 20 best Toronto concerts in December 2018"]. ''Now'', November 30, 2018.</ref> she released her full-length debut album, ''Anywhere But Here'', in 2021.<ref>Aly Laube, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/tika_anywhere_but_here_album_review "TiKA's 'Anywhere but Here' Is an Exuberant Celebration of Black Queer Love"]. ''Exclaim!'', February 23, 2021.</ref>

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