Jordyn with a Why
Growing up in the suburban-scapes of South Auckland, Jordyn has quickly impacted the Aotearoa music scene with her bilingual (Māori and English) soulful sounds. Descending from Whāingaroa, Mulifanua Lalovi, Falelatai and Vaimoso, the stories are woven throughout her music.
2024 saw the release of Jordyn’s debut album, Hibiscus Moon, Love & Justice, ranked as number 47 in Rolling Stone Australia NZ’s ’80 Best NZ Albums of the 2020s So Far.’ A reo-rua (bilingual) sonic love letter to the realities of urban indigenous.
Warmly embraced by Aotearoa’s music industry, Jordyn was awarded the 2023 Māori Music Awards Best Female Artist and the 2024 APRA Silver Scroll Maioha Award. In 2025, she was a finalist in two categories at the Aotearoa Music Awards and three categories at the Pacific Music Awards, where she took home Best Pacific Music Album for Hibiscus Moon, Love & Justice.
Audiences have praised Jordyn’s stage presence and dynamic, nestling into the soulful vibes somewhere between R&B and neo-soul with the occasional pop bend. Jordyn’s ‘why’ is in and through her music - she tells the stories of language reclamation, identity and cultural heritage.
You can see Jordyn with a Why in action on Thursday 9 July at Matariki Waiata Anthems in Concert