Born: 4 / 8 / 1993
Location: Brisbane
Wafia Al-Rikabi (born 4 August 1993), known professionally as Wafia, is an Australian singer-songwriter of Iraqi-Syrian origin. Originally studying biomedicine at university, she began to write songs to escape its monotony. Her breakthrough hit was a cover of Mario's "Let Me Love You", which garnered almost 5 million plays on SoundCloud.
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"Wafia has come a very long way in a relatively short period of time."
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"I feel so lucky to get to make music with these incredible people."
"More uplifting tracks that provided the release we were seeking on a Friday night."
"Tears roll down faces, phone batteries die trying to record such a beautiful moment, and screams for 'One more track' start as soon as the final chorus kicks off."
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"Wafia Al-Rikabi and band take the crowd through a downtempo tour de force of 2018 pop songwriting."
"Much of charm of the show was wrapped up in Mayberry's endearing Scottish accent, her prolific mid-set musings eliciting the biggest cheers from fans."
"Even its most typical declarations of pop anguish appear darker and to have dual meanings."
This round of grants proved a great success for female musicians.