# Okay Kaya

Kaya Wilkins (born August 14, 1990), better known as Okay Kaya, is a Norwegian-American musician born in New Jersey.

## Biography

Wilkins was born in New Jersey and raised in Nesoddtangen, four miles outside of Oslo. Raised by her mother along with five brothers, she has both Scandinavian and African-American roots.
Wilkins' first release under the moniker of Okay Kaya was the song "Damn, Gravity", which was released in 2015. Three years later, she released her first full-length album, Both. The album was recorded with her boyfriend Aaron Maine of the band Porches. In 2020, Wilkins released her second full-length album as Okay Kaya, titled Watch This Liquid Pour Itself, via Jagjaguwar. The album received three out of five stars from The Guardian. Her cover of Cher's Believe was featured in the HBO show Industry.
Wilkins acted her first role in the Norwegian drama Thelma. In August 2020, she released her mixtape Surviving is the New Living.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Details |
| Both | Released: 1 June 2018 Label: Heavy Body Records, Su Tissue Formats: Digital download, streaming, LP |
| Watch This Liquid Pour Itself | Released: 24 January 2020 Label: Jagjaguwar Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming |
| SAP | Released: 4 November 2022 Label: Jagjaguwar Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming, cassette |
| Oh My God - That’s So Me | Released: 6 September 2024 Label: OneRPM |

### Mixtapes

| Title | Details |
| Mix Vol. One | Released: 28 October 2014 Label: Self-released Formats: streaming |
| Surviving Is the New Living | Released: 14 August 2020 Label: Jagjaguwar Formats: Digital download, streaming, cassette |
| The Incompatible Okay Kaya | Released: 22 October 2021 Label: Jagjaguwar |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Damn Gravity" | 2015 | Non-album singles |
| "Clenched Teeth" | 2015 | Non-album singles |
| "I'm Stupid (But I Love You)" | 2015 | Non-album singles |
| "Durer" | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "Keep On Pushin'" | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "IUD" | 2018 | Both |
| "Dance Like You" | 2018 | Both |
| "Believe" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Ascend and Try Again" | 2019 | Watch This Liquid Pour Itself |
| "Baby Little Tween" | 2019 | Watch This Liquid Pour Itself |
| "Asexual Wellbeing" | 2019 | Watch This Liquid Pour Itself |
| "Psych Ward" | 2020 | Watch This Liquid Pour Itself |
| "You're Still the One" | 2020 | Non-album single |

#### As featured artist

List of singles, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Falling" (Vera featuring Okay Kaya) | 2017 | Good Job No Conversation |
| "Almost Nothing" (Silent Poets featuring Okay Kaya) | 2019 | Death Stranding (Songs from the Video Game) |
| "Getting to Know You" (Onyx Collective featuring Okay Kaya & Julian Soto) | 2020 | Manhattan Special |
| "Jonas Said" (Aerial East featuring Okay Kaya) | 2021 | Try Harder |
| "Wife Wife" (Deem Spencer featuring Okay Kaya) | 2021 | Wife Wife |
| "Win Some" (LEYA featuring Okay Kaya) | 2022 | Eyeline |

#### Promotional singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Vampire" | 2018 | Both |
| "Habitual Love" | 2018 | Both |

### Guest appearances

| Title | Year | Other artists | Album |
| "Slush Puppy" | 2017 | King Krule | The Ooz |
| "Åkeren" | 2018 | Porches | The House |
| "Getting to Know You" | 2020 | Onyx Collective, Julian Soto | Manhattan Special |
| "One Last Time" | 2020 | Hess Is More | Suicide Tourist (Original Score) |
| "Nightswimming" | 2021 | — | Join the Ritual |

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017 | Thelma | Anja | Credited as Kaya Wilkins |
| 2019 | Exit Plan | Mia | Credited as Kaya Wilkins |