• Music
  • 30 Jan 25

Hot For 2025: Nia Keyo

Hot For 2025: Nia Keyo
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Pick up the Hot For 2025 special issue of Hot Press – out now – for our full list of the Irish acts you have to hear...

Nia Keyo

With a soulful, Afrobeats-influenced sound shaped by her Brazilian/Angolan heritage, this Dundalk-based artist established herself as a bold new force on the Irish scene with the release of ‘Yeah’ and ‘Your Way’ last year. Having worked closely with Chris Kabs and JyellowL – and having opened for the likes of Negro Impacto and Toshín – Nia is currently working towards her eagerly anticipated debut EP.

Hear: The Chris Kabs-produced ‘Yeah’

Watch: Covers, behind-the-scenes clips, and more on her social media

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