Mali-Koa Hood

Mali-Koa Hood, often credited as Mali-Koa, is an Australian singer-songwriter based in London, United Kingdom.[1] She is the older sister of singer, songwriter and 5 Seconds of Summer's bassist, Calum Hood.[2]

Mali-Koa Hood
Mali-Koa Hood (left) performs at the Aussie BBQ 2019.
Background information
BornMay 19, 1991 (age 29 years)
Sydney, Australia
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
  • Musician
Years active2017–present
LabelsIsland Records, Honest Records
Associated acts5 Seconds of Summer Calum Hood
Websitehttps://www.malikoa.com/

History

In April 2012, at the age of 20, Hood competed in the first season of the singing competition series, The Voice Australia.[3] She covered "American Boy" for her blind audition and did a duet cover of "What's Up?" before being eliminated in the battle rounds portion of the show.[4]

On 22 December 2017, Hood released her debut song and promotional single, "Honest".The song received over 2 million streams[5][6] In March 2018, Hood announced that she had signed a record deal with Island Records UK and revealed that she would be releasing an album.[7][8]

On 26 July 2018, Hood was featured on a remix of JP Cooper's song "All This Love".[9][10] The song received national radio play[11] and was later featured on the fifth season of the British reality series, Love Island.[12]As of July 2020, the song's official music video has received over 15 million views on Youtube and over 9 million streams on Spotify.[13][14]

On 7 December 2018, Hood released "Pretend", her first song released via Island Records.[15] In May 2019, Hood performed at The Great Escape festival in London.[16] On 31 May 2019, Hood released a song titled "Sorry" with the track's accompanying music video being released on 12 June. The song's official music video has since received 2.5 million views on Youtube. [17]

In March 2020, Hood performed at the Global APRA Music Awards in London.[18] On 22 April 2020, Hood released "Dancer", the first single from her upcoming album, set for release later in the year. The song's accompanying music video was released the same day.[19] On 4 June 2020, Hood released the album's second single, titled "Some Things", premiering the song on Atwood Magazine.[20][21] On 9 July 2020. Hood released the album's third single, "Me Before You".[22][23] The song's music video was released on 29 July 2019.[24]

Apart from releasing songs, Hood has also written songs for other artists, including G-Eazy and Sigma.[14][25]

Discography
Year Title Album Label
2017 "Honest" promotional single
2018 "All This Love"

(with JP Cooper)

 Raised Under Grey Skies Island Records
"Pretend" non-album single Honest Records

Island Records

2019 "Sorry"
2020 "Dancer" upcoming studio album
"Some Things"
"Me Before You"

Awards
Year Award Category Nominated Result Ref
2018 Spark Animation Festival Awards Best Video "All The Love"

(with JP Cooper)

 Won [26]

References
  1. Contributor·INTRODUCING·July 14; 2020 (2020-07-14). "Introducing: Mali-Koa". EUPH. Retrieved 2020-07-17.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. "Calum Hood". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  3. "The Voice Australia". 18 March 2012.
  4. Williams, Jacqueline (2012-04-22). "Jolts or faults: Has foul play hit The Voice?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  5. "Mali-Koa liberates debut promotional single "Honest"". Hamada Mania. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  6. Skope. "MALI-KOA – New Video". Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  7. "Mali Koa via Twitter-Island Records". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  8. "Mali-Koa". Island Records. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  9. "JP Cooper releases new version of 'All This Love' with Mali-Koa". CelebMix. 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  10. Odutola, Tayo (2018-07-31). "JP Cooper is brimming with "All This Love" [Video]". EARMILK. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  11. "JP Cooper - All this love - Radio Box". OnlineRadioBox.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  12. "What songs were on Love Island tonight? The music from the Love Island 2019 soundtrack". PopBuzz. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  13. "JP Cooper - All This Love ft. Mali-Koa - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  14. "Mali-koa". triple j Unearthed. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  15. "Mali-Koa Releases New Single "Pretend"". CelebMix. 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  16. "Sounds Australia puts spotlight on Aussie music at UK's Great Escape". The Music Network. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  17. "Premiere: Mali-Koa Says "Sorry" in Heartbreaking New Single". Atwood Magazine. 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  18. "London performers revealed for first Global APRA Music Awards". The Music Network. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  19. "Video of the Week: Mali-Koa challenges the status quo with 'Dancer'". Tone Deaf. 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  20. "'Some Things' We Love About Mali-Koa". The Honey POP. 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  21. "Premiere: Mali-Koa Explores Change in Heartfelt, Reflective Music Video for "Some Things"". Atwood Magazine. 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  22. "Mali Koa shares uplifting pop banger "Me Before You"". TotalNtertainment. 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  23. Komonibo, Ineye. "New Music To Know: Sad Girl Season Makes A Comeback, And 2020 Still Really Sucks". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  24. "Mali-Koa's 'Me Before You' Carries A Message Of Healing". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  25. "Mali-Koa Hood | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  26. "Spark Animation Festival 2018- Winner". We Are Broken Antler. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
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