Kaiit

Kaiit Bellamia Waup is a neo soul singer-songwriter based in Melbourne, also known as Naarm. Born in Papua New Guinea in 1997, Kaiit has a Papua New Guinean father and a Gunditjmara and Torres Strait Islander mother. They identify as non-binary.

Kaiit emerges in 2017 with the single Natural Woman, and is associated with a new wave of Australian soul, R&B and hip hop. In 2018, Kaiit releases the debut EP Live From Her Room and showcases at BIGSOUND. The following year, Miss Shiney wins the inaugural Best Soul/R&B Release at the ARIA Music Awards.