Nicole Zefanya

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Holiday 2025 Issue with NIKI
@nikizefanya wears @cartier
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Over a decade ago, Nicole Zefanya uploaded confessional songs from her Jakarta bedroom to YouTube. Today, the world knows her as NIKI—and she’s calling us from LA, fresh off a 37-city world tour. The Indonesian singer-songwriter has built her career on radical vulnerability, turning heartbreak and homesickness into sonic time capsules. With her album Buzz, there’s a newfound sophistication as she reflects on past and present like never before. “I’ve found myself thinking a lot about the word ‘lightness,’” she reveals. “That’s how it’s felt in my life recently.” Read our conversation about touring, intergenerational trauma, and why she’ll always be the Heartbreak Princess.
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Editorial Director: @bryankjins
Creative Director: @mlvncky
Interview: @fshnbrnr
Photographer: @samspencework / @societymgmt
Creative Direction and Styling: @julietvo / @c143studio
Co-Styling: @lisanhoang
Fashion Assistant: @_frogcat_
Makeup Artist: @grace_phillips / @tmgla
Hair Stylist: @madisoncliffordhair/ @theonly.agency/
Retouching: @kosmaksysha
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#NIKI | Posted on 23/Dec/2025 05:12:18