Twikipedia
Brazilian musical artist
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Laura Almeida (born May 16, 2004), known professionally as twikipedia (stylized in lowercase), is a Brazilian rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer from Niterói, Rio de Janeiro.[3] Day originally emerged as a figure in the digicore scene. In 2024, she released the shoegaze-inspired EP Still-Life and album For the Rest of Your Life.
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May 16, 2004[2]
- Rapper
- singer
- songwriter
- record producer
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| Born | Laura Almeida May 16, 2004[2] Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Member of | Helix Tears |
Early life
Laura Almeida was born on May 16, 2004, in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro.[1][4]
Career
In 2020, Laura originally began her[b] career inspired by the digicore artist saturn's song "omegle".[5] She later became a member of the digicore scene.[5] Music journalist Kieran Press-Reynolds, writing for Pitchfork, labeled Twikipedia's song "born to pwn" featuring Midwxst as "Maybe the most hyperdigital 'digicore' of all time, a mad brainjection of surreal stutters, 8-bit twitches, and lyrics blending Mario, Pokemon, and Roblox with threats about gunning people down."[6]
On his review of Twikipedia's EP Still-Life (2024), Ewan Gleadow writing for Cult Following's described it as bedroom pop.[7] Stereogum cited the album as taking inspiration from the shoegaze artist Parannoul.[8] On May 10, 2024, Day released the album, For the Rest of Your Life.[8] Frank Ude of Doth Music labeled the album a "punk and shoegaze" combined record that "balances peacefulness with an attention-challenging edge."[9]
In a Pitchfork review of digicore musician Kuru's 2024 album re:wired, Press-Reynolds stated, "The twikipedia-produced highlight 'if u cant change i wont either' brings everything together: a matrix of choppy breakbeats, fairytale piano rolls, and tortured lyrics."[10]
Influence
According to music journalist Kieran Press-Reynolds, writing for Pitchfork, the artist Syzy cited Twikipedia's song "seams" as an influence.[3] Blogger Eli Enis cited Asian Glow as "a crucial contributor to the 2020s shoegaze renaissance", which inspired the "DAW-designed digi-gaze" of Jane Remover, Twikipedia and Quannnic to transition from digicore to shoegaze.[11]
Discography
Albums
Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Born to Pwn" (with midwxst) | 2020 | songs and music |
| "It’s Not What I Have" | 2022 | chronic |
| "Poster" (with lieu) | ||
| "Swear to God" | ||
| "Final Feliz" | 2024 | For the Rest of Your Life |
| "Windchimes" | ||
| "Paper Planes" | ||
| "Seams" |
Notes
- Her alias is a portmanteau of Twitter and Wikipedia.
- Twikipedia is non-binary and uses she/her and they/them pronouns.