flâneur

Naïka - The Freedom of Belonging Everywhere

thisisyungmea.com · 2,177 words · saved by 1 readers

Naïka, YUNG’s “Breakthrough Artist of the Year” in THE LIST 2025, has spent most of her life moving, across countries, languages, rhythms, and expectations. Born in Miami, of Haitian-French heritage and raised be­tween continents, she learned early that belonging wouldn’t come from one place, but from many. For years, that multiplicity felt like a source […]

Wearing Bvlgari, the Haitian-French singer talks of being many things at once, and letting them all exist. Naïka, YUNG’s “Breakthrough Artist of the Year” in THE LIST 2025, has spent most of her life moving, across countries, languages, rhythms, and expectations. Born in Miami, of Haitian-French heritage and raised be­tween continents, she learned early that belonging wouldn’t come from one place, but from many. For years, that multiplicity felt like a source of confusion. Now, it feels like freedom. “I’ve always had a bit of a dilemma trying to find my place in the world,” she says. “There…

saved by

related reading