Who Is Okay Kaya? | Pigeons & Planes

After a three-year recording process, Okay Kaya's debut album arrives Friday, June 1. 'Both' is a quiet, mesmerizing meditation on songwriting and the Norwegian-born, Brooklyn-based singer's inner thoughts—we joined Kaya and her little brother in Greenpoint to explore an escape room and hear about the album.

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[maximinio]

AURORA, Sigrid, Anna of The North and now she. I love norwegian artists.

[AXXXXA]

Best “new” artist. Can’t wait for “Both”.

[kayabaptiste]

literally searched up my name the other day and she popped up im NOT DISAPPOINTED

[smpmasbang]

Okay Kaya means "It's okay" in Filipino.

[alexmathewmendoza]

Is this the same Kaya from a few years ago?? In 2011 I downloaded a project called Imperfections from an artist named Kaya.

[tun.baadshahgg]

She lives in greenpoint brooklyn. Seen her many times there

[colsonplace]

Her boyfriend is Aaron Maine from Porches?

[teoman_evren]

Okay (a male name) Kaya (very common last name) in Turkey. So i was always thinking you are a turkish electronic music band. Now I'm dissapointed😂

[Velmetta]

k-kaya is my name and its not a very popular name, its weird hearing my name other from my friends and family