Monki (DJ)
English DJ and footballer
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Lucy Monkman, also known as Monki, is an English DJ and footballer who has played for Dulwich Hamlet as a forward.[1][2]
Early life
Music career
Monki started her career at a work experience placement with Radio Jackie before interning with Rinse FM.[4] After that, she worked as a DJ for Radio 1.[5] In the process, she became the first East Asian to have a Radio 1 show.[6] She has also worked as a mix curator for Fabric.[7]
Monki has toured in Europe and America, and has played at Creamfields, Parklife, and Glastonbury.[8] She has launched her own label, &Friends.[9] In 2020, she released single Queen of Hearts on her &Friends label.[10]
She was chosen to join pundit Jermain Defoe, former footballer and content creator Moses Duckrell and semi-pro footballer Freda Ayisi to endorse marketing by Jameson Irish Whiskey to five-a-side players.[11]
Football career
Youth career
As a youth player, Monki participated in her first football camp at a local team, where she was the only girl.[12] As a teenager, she stopped playing competitive football before playing it again after eight years, when she was in her early twenties.[13]
Senior career
Monki has played for Dulwich Hamlet.[14] She has had a football podcast, Football Inside Out.[15] In 2021, she was invited to be on the This Fan Girl podcast.
