Okay Kaya

Kaya Wilkins, best known by her stage name Okay Kaya, is an American-Norwegian musician and actress. She is known for her musical releases under her moniker and her creative artistic collaborations.

Wilkins was born on August 14, 1990, in New Jersey and raised in Nesoddtangen, located four miles outside of Oslo, Norway. She was raised by her mother alongside five brothers and has Scandinavian and African-American heritage.

Her debut release under the name Okay Kaya was the single "Damn, Gravity" in 2015. Three years later, in 2018, she released her first full-length album, titled Both, which she recorded with her boyfriend at the time, Aaron Maine of the band Porches.

In 2020, Wilkins released her second full-length album, Watch This Liquid Pour Itself, through the record label Jagjaguwar. The album received a three out of five stars review from The Guardian. Later that year, in August 2020, she released the mixtape Surviving is the New Living.

Beyond her solo catalog, Wilkins acted in her first role in the Norwegian drama film Thelma. Her cover of Cher's song "Believe" was featured in the HBO television show Industry, and her cover of R.E.M.'s single "Nightswimming" was included in the soundtrack for Jane Schoenbrun's film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.

Wilkins has collaborated with musical artist Baba Stiltz, with whom she released the collaborative album Blurb in 2025. She is married to British musician Oli Burslem, and together they form the alternative rock band Beguiling Junior. After previously living in both the United States and Germany, Wilkins currently resides in Norway.