Jordan Rakei (born 23 May 1992) is a New Zealand–Australian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer currently based in London, United Kingdom. Rakei has also released and performed under the moniker Dan Kye.
Early life
Rakei was born in 1992 in Tokoroa, in the Waikato of New Zealand's North Island, to a Pākehā mother and a Cook Islands Māori father. At the age of three, Rakei and his family moved to Brisbane, Australia. He lived in Brisbane until he made the move to London in 2015.
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