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{{Short description|Canadian hip hop artist}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Sydanie
| birth_name       = Sydanie Nichol
| origin           = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| occupation       = Rapper
| genre            = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| years_active     = 2012–present
}}
'''Sydanie''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] rapper from [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]. She was highlighted as one of the new faces of Canadian hip hop, specifically in the Toronto music scene, by [[CBC Music|CBC]] and ''[[The Globe and Mail]]''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/meet-the-new-faces-of-canadian-hip-hop-1.5146474|title=Meet the New Faces of Canadian Hip Hop|last=|first=|date=May 30, 2019|website=CBC Music|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/article-meet-the-next-generation-of-artists-breaking-through-torontos-hip-hop/|title=Meet the next generation of artists breaking through Toronto’s hip-hop scene|access-date=2019-08-10}}</ref> Her album, ''999'', was long-listed for the [[2019 Polaris Music Prize]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nowtoronto.com/api/content/dc4e0aa4-19b8-11e9-9322-120e7ad5cf50/|title=The sound of Toronto right now|last=Edwards|first=Richard Trapunski, Michelle da Silva, Kevin Ritchie, Michael Rancic, Griffin Martell, Max Mertens, Samantha|date=2019-01-16|website=NOW Magazine|language=en-us|access-date=2019-08-10}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://nowtoronto.com/api/content/7524508e-937c-11e9-aae6-12f1225286c6/|title=Here are the 40 albums on the 2019 Polaris Prize long list|last=Ritchie|first=Kevin|date=2019-06-20|website=NOW Magazine|language=en-us|access-date=2019-08-10}}</ref>
==Early life==
Sydanie Nichol was born to [[Jamaicans|Jamaican]] and [[Trinidadians and Tobagonians|Trinidadian]] parents in the [[Jane and Finch]] area of Toronto.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/03/05/sydanie-doesnt-want-to-change-herself-to-make-it|title=Sydanie doesn’t want to change herself to make it|website=The FADER|language=en|access-date=2019-08-10}}</ref> She studied media communications at [[Humber College]] and has a daughter, Kifaaya.<ref name=":1" />
== Career ==
In 2012, she released her first project, ''Public Intoxication''.<ref name=":1" /> Since then, she has toured with [[Lido Pimienta]],<ref name=":1" /> she has released several singles,<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Nomadic Massive, Sydanie, Tei Shi and more: songs you need to hear this week|url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/nomadic-massive-sydanie-tei-shi-and-more-songs-you-need-to-hear-this-week-1.5176508|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=CBC Music}}</ref> and her most recent album, ''999'', was long-listed for the [[2019 Polaris Music Prize|Polaris Music Prize]].<ref name=":0" /> In 2019, she was highlighted as one of the new faces of Canadian hip hop, specifically in the Toronto music scene, by [[CBC Music|CBC]] and ''[[The Globe and Mail]]''.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />
Her song "Purple Carousel" was a nominee for the 2021 [[SOCAN Songwriting Prize]].<ref>Megan LaPierre, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/socan_songwriting_prize_announces_2021_finalists "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Announces 2021 Finalists"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', June 17, 2021.</ref> That year, she was also featured on the song "Bubble" by [[D. W. Waterson]].<ref>{{Citation|title=D.W. Waterson - Bubble feat Sydanie (Official Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIdevj6e3uw|language=en|access-date=2021-12-29}}</ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:Canadian women rappers]]
[[Category:Black Canadian musicians]]
[[Category:Rappers from Toronto]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian rappers]]
[[Category:21st-century women rappers]]