{"id":11,"date":"2020-09-07T13:53:49","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T13:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annikabellamy.com\/newwp\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-09-26T17:01:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T17:01:59","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/annikabellamy.com\/newwp\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT ME"},"content":{"rendered":"

ANNIKA is a Southern California singer-songwriter whose soulful pop moves between R&B warmth, intimate storytelling, and breezy island influences. Born in Las Vegas and based in Long Beach, she is Dutch and Indonesian on her mother\u2019s side and European Spanish on her father\u2019s. \u201cThat\u2019s What I\u2019m Thinking\u201d pairs close vocals with melodic keys, brass, and jazzy bass, while \u201cPalm Tree\u201d leans into a relaxed coastal pulse.<\/p>\r\n

Music runs through her family. Her late uncle Tony Bellamy was a guitarist and vocalist in the 1970s band Redbone and performed on its hit \u201cCome and Get Your Love.\u201d In 2025, ANNIKA recorded a new version with Redbone founding member Pat \u201cRedbone\u201d Vegas, who contributed bass and co-production. The project described it as Pat\u2019s first collaboration on a remake of the song, bringing a family connection into a new recording.<\/p>\r\n

In April 2026, ANNIKA performed seven Japan venue shows from Sendai through Saitama, Tokyo, and Yokohama. The LAVISH gathering in Shibuya was a separate after-party. Recent independent coverage includes Obscure Sound, Indie Dock, Alte Magazine, and Lost In The Manor. For live houses, festivals, media, and cultural partners, ANNIKA brings a versatile contemporary pop set with a personal story spanning California, Japan, and the Philippines.<\/p>\r\n

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Born and raised in Las Vegas, NV and now living in Long Beach, CA, Annika\u00a0 loves her Dutch\/Indonesian and European Spanish roots.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ANNIKA is a Southern California singer-songwriter whose soulful pop moves between R&B warmth, intimate storytelling, and breezy island influences. Born in Las Vegas and based in Long Beach, she is Dutch and Indonesian on her mother\u2019s side and European Spanish on her father\u2019s. \u201cThat\u2019s What I\u2019m Thinking\u201d pairs close vocals with melodic keys, brass, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/annikabellamy.com\/newwp\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/annikabellamy.com\/newwp\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/annikabellamy.com\/newwp\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annikabellamy.com\/newwp\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annikabellamy.com\/newwp\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/annikabellamy.com\/newwp\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1133,"href":"https:\/\/annikabellamy.com\/newwp\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/1133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/annikabellamy.com\/newwp\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}