AKICITA TO SUPPORT LEONA LEWIS ON UK TOUR

Newcomer AKICITA is an artist and singer-songwriter with Dominican and Native American heritage, who has transformed her truly tumultuous life journey into an enigmatic, graceful and complex pop persona. Those traits all stand proud in her recent single ‘FWMN’ and she announces she will support Leona Lewis on her UK Christmas tour, which kicks off on 28^th November in Nottingham, incudes a date at London Eventim Apollo on 12^th December and culminates in Brighton on the 15^th December. 

‘FWMN’ is an assertive dark-pop anthem in which AKICITA channels the skyscraping power of her voice to declare that she’s going to triumph against any obstacles that stand in her way. For AKICITA It’s a cathartic, blood-letting release of angst and insecurities that heralds her as a striking new talent with the ability to wield edginess in an instantly accessible way. As she so boldly affirms, “Who thought I’d burn brighter, brighter than this town?” She wrote ‘FWMN’ with the track’s producer Ben Wylen.  
 
Taken entirely upon its own merits, ‘FWMN’ is a big introduction from an artist with world class potential. Yet it takes on a greater significance within the context of the 27-year-old’s life story. 

AKICITA grew up in the small town of Prior Lake, Minnesota, and was raised on the Shakopee Mdewakanton Siouxreservation. Her early life as an independent, confident and Disney-obsessed child was entirely normal. But her home life was changed by traumatic events, and her escapes to various boarding schools only resulted in further abuse. She broke away as soon as she could, as she headed to Los Angeles when she was 18 to pursue a career in music.
 
Without any connections or real knowledge of the industry, it was initially an uphill battle. She spent much of her time partying to try to fit in and gradually discovered that her drinking had become an addiction – a story she explores further in her recent track ‘Liquor’. It remains an ongoing struggle, but AKICITA got back on track and a chance meeting with Ben Wylen helped to unlock her creativity. Bravely exploring her past and calling upon influences such as Banks, The Neighborhood and Nirvana, AKICITA discovered that she had both the confidence and the ability to become the artist that she is today.
 
There’s an indelible link between her choice of AKICITA as her artist name and the music she creates. Akicita translates as warrior in the Dakota language, and that’s exactly what she embodies and conveys within every song. In spite of the many hurdles that she had battled, AKICITA has gained power by fighting back against circumstances that threatened to silence her. She has navigated a troubled past to shape an immensely bright future for herself.
 
Leona Lewis UK Support Dates:
 
November
28^th – Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall
29^th – Glasgow, SEC Armadillo
December
1^st  – Cardiff, Utilita Arena
2^nd – Southend, Cliffs Pavilion
5^th – Newcastle, O2 City Hall
6^th – Sheffield, City Hall
8^th – Bournemouth, International Centre
9^th – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena
12^th – London, Eventim Apollo
14^th – Birmingham, Utilita Arena
15^th – Brighton, Centre

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