Naïka

Victoria Naika Richard (born March 2, 1995) known professionally as Naïka, is an American-born French-Haitian singer and songwriter.

Early life and education Naïka was born in Miami to a Haitian mother of Palestinian, Syrian and Lebanese origin and a French father who was raised in Madagascar. She and her mother traveled with him as he moved for work. As a child, Naïka lived in various countries and regions, namely Guadeloupe, Vanuatu, Nairobi, Paris, and South Africa, before moving back to Miami when she was 16. She developed her musical interests at an early age, attending tamure classes during her time in Vanuatu She studied Performance as her major at Berklee College of Music in Boston, and was selected during her first year for a tour with Michael Bolton. She participated in the NBC casting show The Voice

Career

Her 2016 rendition of the Haitian traditional song "Papa Gèdè (Bel Gason)" received 200,000 clicks within two days In 2021, her song "Sauce" debuted in an Apple iPhone commercial during the Grammys telecast. In April 2024, Naïka made an appearance during Saint Levant's performance at Coachella 2024, duetting to an unreleased song. Her debut album, Eclesia, was released on February 20, 2026. the couple announced their breakup via Instagram on September 25, 2025.

Discography

Albums Eclesia (2026)

EPs Lost in Paradïse, Pt. 1 (2020) Lost in Paradïse, Pt. 2 (2021) Transitions EP (2022)

Singles "Call Me Marilyn" (2017) "Ride" (2017) "Limbo" (2017) "Serpentine" (2018) "Oh Mama" (2018) "Blame" (2018) "Snowing in L.A." (2018) "Deja Vu" (2019) "Enchanté" (with SACHI; 2020) "Head in the Clouds" ( TeaMarrr; 2020) "Water" (2020) "African Sun" (2020) "Sauce" (2021) "Belle, Belle!" (2021) "Don't Lie" (2021) "H2O" (2022) "My Body, My Choice" (2022) "Guava" (2023) "Milkman" (2023) "Messi" (with June Freedom; 2023) "1+1 (Acoustic)" (2024) "6:45 (Acoustic)" (2024) "Messi (Sunset Mix)" (with June Freedom and Peace Control; 2024) "Layers" (2025) "Bloom" (2025) "Blessings" (2025) "Matador" (2025) "One Track Mind" (2026) "Welcome To Eclesia" (2026) "One Track Mind Part II" (with Kalash) (2026)

Charted singles + List of charted singles, showing year released, chart positions and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album LBN "1+1" 2023 — — 13 — — "6:45" 2024 — — 17 — — "One Track Mind" 2026 6 — 43 17 Eclesia "Welcome to Eclesia" — 15 — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory."*" denotes that the chart did not exist at that time. As a featured artist "Blame" (Party Favor feat. Naïka; 2018) "Vynil" (Joss Austin feat. Nessly & Naïka; 2022) "Agua" (Michaël Brun feat. Naïka; 2024)