About this event
NIKA is a singer-songwriter and composer who blends elements of jazz, pop, folk, and alternative music in her work. Her lyrics reflect personal relationships, the artificiality of the modern world, the illusion of perfection, as well as themes of manipulation, hypocrisy, and psychological or physical violence.
For her debut album Flesh & Soul, she received the Moravian-Silesian Jantar Art Award in the popular music category, won the Junior category in the JazzFruit competition, and performed at prestigious festivals such as Colours of Ostrava, Smetanova Litomyšl, Prague Sounds, and the showcase festival Czech Music Crossroads, as well as at the Paris-Prague Jazz Club in Paris and JazzClub Tonne in Dresden.
In March 2025, she released her second album, Elsewhere, which combines mature songwriting with bold musical experiments. The album, included on the shortlist for the 2025 Anděl Awards and awarded the Moravian-Silesian Jantar Art Award for best album in the popular and alternative music category, consists of eleven tracks, each bringing an emotional snapshot or a deep internal dilemma resonating with the uncertainty of today's world. Melancholy alternates with anger, disappointment blends with hope, and the whole work sounds like a powerful catharsis.
On stage, Nika is accompanied by drummer Jonáš Bjolek, pianist Pavel Duda, and bassist Nicolas Gatto.
