Akriila

Fernanda Patricia Sepúlveda Tapia (born 17 October 2003 in Maipú, Chile), better known under her stage name Akriila (stylized in all-uppercase) or Akri, is a Chilean singer-songwriter and rapper based in Santiago.

After gaining a following through her singles and mixtape, Sepúlveda released her debut album, epistolares, in 2024, following it up with a deluxe version the next year. Recurring themes in her music include love, sex and heartbreak. Her mother is a preschool educator and her father was a university professor. While she had sometimes written songs for her then girlfriend, Sepúlveda only started to take music serious amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which broke out while she was in high school. After the release of several more singles and a mixtape called 001 in the following years, Rolling Stone noted a pivot in Sepúlveda's music from trap to a more "commercial reggaeton sound" in early 2024. reggaeton and drum & bass, "capturing the spirit of contemporary Latin music while pushing sonic boundaries." A deluxe version of the album, entitled Epistolares+, was released the following year, adding collaborations with artists such as BB Trickz and Latin Mafia. When asked about the influences on epistolares by Rolling Stone, Sepúlveda mentioned Caprisongs, Motomami, Arca and Julieta Venegas, among others. The production company behind the festivals also runs the record label Lotus Records, who Sepúlveda is signed with.

Critical reception In a profile written for Revista Anfibia, Raimundo Flores Sierralta called Sepúlveda one of the most important emerging artists. He draws a connection between her eclectic taste and access to the internet and notes left-wing political ideas in the lyrical content of her songs.

Style and influences Sepúlveda described her creative project as consisting of "60% music and 40% visual". As a child Sepúlveda was a fan of K-pop, leading to her watching a lot of anime in her early teens and describing herself as "the anime girl" in her school. This, alongside pop-punk music and culture, has influenced her eventual visual style and fashion sense, she says. Among her favorite anime are Another and Nana. Her decision to dye her hair red followed a desire to distinguish herself. The hair color has since become one of her trademarks.

Describing her relationship with her music being identified with the genre of trap, she has said that she thinks of her music primarily as pop, putting herself into a broader modern pop umbrella alongside artists such as Charli XCX, Rosalía and Tokischa. In comparison to trap, plugg music is "romantic and dreamy", according to Sepúlveda.

Sepúlveda has mentioned Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama as a creative influence. She has also shared that FKA Twigs' 2022 mixtape Caprisongs played a big part in her musical trajectory.

Discography Albums 2024 – epistolares 2026 – Lucy miró al mundo y notó que está girando

Mixtapes 2023 – 001

EPs 2024 - 4EVER FERIADO 2025 – headphones ! (with Dinamarca)

Singles The following list excludes singles which are released in the rollout of and included on an album or mixtape for legibility. 2020 – "Dando Vuelta" 2020 – "VELOUR" 2021 – "ya no cuento el 8" 2021 – "XEKERAU" 2021 – "si algún dia soy> 2022 – "SAINT V" 2022 – "Blue V2" 2022 – "MONA XINA" 2023 – "VATA" 2023 – "e-mail" 2023 – "tú no" 2023 – "nunca es lo mismo y.y" 2024 – "arreglo floral" (with Kidd Voodoo) 2024 – "lunes feriadooOoOO" 2024 – "POPPER!" (with TAICHU) 2024 – "para siempre (。˃﹏˂)" 2026 – "suave" (with Jane Remover) 2026 – "roger" 2026 – "partedemipartedeti"