Ayokay
Ayokay | |
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| Birth name | Alex O'Neill |
| Born | Grosse Pointe, Michigan |
| Origin | Grosse Pointe, Michigan |
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| Years active | 2016-present |
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| Website | www |
Alex O'Neill, better known as Ayokay, is an American producer and DJ from Grosse Pointe, Michigan.[1]
O'Neill attended high school with Mikael Temrowski, who would go on to perform under the name Quinn XCII; the pair worked together while both were college students at different universities in Michigan.[1] Their 2016 single "Kings of Summer" was chosen by Ian Desmond, then a baseball player for the Texas Rangers, as his walk-up music, which increased the track's popularity and led to a record deal with Columbia.[1]
O'Neill then moved to Los Angeles, releasing a full-length album, In the Shape of a Dream, which featured various artists including Jeremy Zucker, Quinn XCII, Nightly, Jenny Mayhem, Future Jr., and Katie Pearlman in 2018. He has had two hit singles on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart: "Kings of Summer" with Quinn XCII, which reached #18 in 2016, and "The Shine" with Chelsea Cutler, which reached #50 in 2017.[2] He released his second album Digital Dreamscape in 2022.
Discography
[edit]| Albums[3] | ||
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| Title | Year Released | Details |
| In the Shape of a Dream[4] | 2018 |
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| Digital Dreamscape[5] | 2022 |
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| Singles & EPs[6] | ||
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| Title | Year Released | Details |
| We Come Alive (Side A)[7] | 2019 |
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| "Sleeping Next to You" |
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| "California Will Never Rest" |
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| "Move On" |
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| "Cassette" | 2017 |
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| "Too Young"
(with Baker Grace) |
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| "The Shine"
(with Chelsea Cutler) |
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| 4 ft to Infinity | 2016 |
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| "Kings of Summer"
(with Quinn XCII) |
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ayokay biography, Allmusic
- ^ Ayokay chart data, Billboard.
- ^ "ayokay on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ^ In the Shape of a Dream by ayokay, retrieved 2021-06-02
- ^ Digital Dreamscape by ayokay, retrieved 2023-01-01
- ^ "Get millions of songs. All ad-free". Apple Music. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ^ We Come Alive (Side A) - EP by ayokay, archived from the original on 2022-06-19, retrieved 2021-06-02
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