Eternia
Birth nameSilk-Anne Semiramis Dawn Craig Kaya
Born (1980-05-13) May 13, 1980
OriginOttawa, Ontario, Canada
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper, songwriter
Years active1997-present
LabelsFat Beats Records, URBNET
Websitewww.therealeternia.com

Eternia (born May 13, 1980)[1] is a Canadian rapper who has released several albums of hip-hop music.

Early life

Eternia was born Silk-Anne Semiramis Dawn Craig Kaya[2] in Ottawa, Ontario.[3] Growing up in a musical family, she learned to play piano, flute and classical guitar. She left home and dropped out of high school at age 15. After travelling around and becoming involved with the hip-hop scene, she returned to complete high school and then enrolled in a journalism course in Toronto.[1]

Career

Eternia released her first full-length album, It's Called Life in 2005.[4] It was subsequently nominated for Best Rap Recording of the Year at the 2006 Juno Awards.[5][6] She has performed on the Van's Warped Tour, as well as at SXSW and NXNE.

Her 2010 album At Last (Fat Beats Records), a collaboration with producer MoSS, was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.[7] At Last also brought Eternia her second Juno Award nomination for Rap Recording of the Year in 2011.[2] Eternia and MoSS released a single, "Day and Night", in 2016;[8] that year she also released the solo single "Keep U".[9][10]

In 2013 Eternia performed on the track "Love Means", part of Shad's album Flying Colours.[11]

Eternia is managed by Graig 'Sav' Stanton, of The Newprint.[12]

Discography

Studio albums
Mixtapes
  • Where I Been – The Collection (2005)
  • Where I'm At – The Setup (2007)
  • Get Caught Up (2009)

References

  1. 1 2 "Eternia rhymes on her own terms". The Eye-OPener, January 23, 2002. By Jennifer McGregor
  2. 1 2 "World Wide Woman: Get Inspired By Eternia’s Legacy-Driven Mindset". The Source, KC Orcutt, March 2, 2016
  3. ↑ "Back In The Day: Eternia talks Tough Dumplin’, her first release & more". Hiphop Canada, March 8, 2018
  4. ↑ "Eternia It's Called Life". Exclaim!, by Joe Galiwango, Nov 01, 2005
  5. ↑ "Eternia on edge". NOW Magazine, by Jason Richards, April 27, 2006
  6. ↑ "Seven Female Rappers Who Are Not Nicki Minaj Or Kreayshawn". Autostraddle, May 14, 2012
  7. ↑ "2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced" Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine. aux.tv, June 16, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Sound Advice: Eternia & MoSS, Ivanunknown". The Torontoist, February 17, 2016, By Ryan B. Patrick
  9. ↑ "Here's How Much Women Ran Hip-Hop in 2016". LA Weekly, Chaz Kangas, December 20, 2016
  10. ↑ "Eternia: Keep U". FYI Music News, Aug 30, 2016 by Kerry Doole
  11. ↑ "Shad flies his colours proudly (with video)". Francois Marchand, Vancouver Sun 10.14.2013
  12. ↑ DJ Sav One, "About The NEWPRINT" Archived 2016-08-31 at the Wayback Machine, The NEWPRINT
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