Nina Kraviz (Russian: Нина Кравиц, romanized: Nina Kravits) is a Russian DJ, music producer and singer.[1]
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Birth name | Nina Kraviz |
Born | Irkutsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
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Years active | 2008–present |
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Kraviz was born and raised in Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. She moved to Moscow to study dentistry where she later gained her residency.[1][2][3] Kraviz also worked in a number of roles in the early 2000s before she started her music career, including fixing "cosmonauts' teeth", hosting a local Irkutsk radio show, writing for a fanzine, and holding a club residency on Friday nights.[1][3]
In 2005, she was accepted into the Red Bull Music Academy in Seattle, however couldn't attend as she couldn't obtain a visa, attending the following year in Melbourne instead.[1] By 2008, she was playing a regular night at the Propaganda Club in Moscow.[1]
Kraviz released her self-titled debut album in February 2012 through the Rekids record label, to mixed-positive reviews.[4][5][6] Kraviz started her own record label in 2014, named трип (English: Trip).[7][8] She mixed the forty-eighth DJ-Kicks mix album, which was released in January 2015.[9][10]
She took part in writing the music for the 2020 game Cyberpunk 2077. She also voiced her cameo in the game itself, in Russian and English versions.[11] In 2021 Nina Kraviz, along with other artists like Ben Sims, Oscar Mulero, and Marcel Dettmann participated in PX099: 100 Years Of Colombia: a techno compilation with tracks from the artists on the scene with the intention of raising awareness about Colombia’s social unrest.[12]
In 2023 Jean-Michel Jarre collaborated with Nina Kraviz on the remake of his Sex in the Machine Take 2 remake. [13]
Year | Nominee / Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Techno Award | — | Nominated | [18] |
DJ Magazine's top 100 DJs
Year | Position | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | 97 | New Entry | [19] |
2019 | 60 | Up 37 | |
2020 | 66 | Down 6 | |
2021 | 54 | Up 12 |
International Dance Music Awards
Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | Best Female Artist (Underground) | — | Won | [20] |
2019 | Best Techno Artist (Female) | Nominated | [21] | |
2020 | Nominated | [22] |