Here’s a concise overview of NIKI (Nicole Zefanya): Full Name & Origins Nicole Zefanya was born on January 24, 1999, in Jakarta, Indonesia. She's a self-taught singer and multi-instrumentalist—guitar, ukulele, piano—from a young age � �. sites.google.com +13 refinery29.com +4 Early Breakthrough As a teenager, she gained attention on YouTube (as @nzee24) by posting covers and originals. At 15, she won a competition that led to her opening for Taylor Swift’s Jakarta concert in 2014 �.