Kira Puru

Kira Puru
OriginCardiff, New South Wales, Australia
GenresDisco, pop
Years active2013–present
LabelsSony Music Australia, New Tribe Music[1]

Kira Puru is a gender-fluid[2][3][4] Australian musician. She is of Maori descent, her father being from the Tainui[5] tribe, and grew up in Cardiff, New South Wales, near Newcastle.[6][7] Puru has been described as "Señorita, swagger and a troublemaker" by Triple J[8] whose self-titled EP was released in 2018 by New Tribe Music, a joint venture record label with Sony Music Australia.[9] i-D Magazine called Puru "a charismatic stage persona"[10] and she has performed at festivals and events including: Splendour in the Grass, Spilt Milk, Listen Out, and Groovin' the Moo.[11]

  1. ^ "Artist Roster". Sony Music Australia.
  2. ^ "When Do Fat People Get Gender-Neutral Fashion?". InStyle. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  3. ^ "My chance of being the first maori, fat, queer, gender-fluid, atypical, depressed, bisexual bachelorette is closer than ever". Twitter. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  4. ^ W, Mya (6 January 2023). "Kira Puru Wants You To "Talk with Me"". RATINGS GAME MUSIC. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Australian pop sensation Kira Puru on dancefloors, diversity and her Tainui roots". Peril magazine. 30 October 2017.
  6. ^ "An Interview with Kira Puru". Radio NZ. 27 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Loud and proud". The West Australian. 4 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Inspired: Kira Puru on Molotov". triple J. ABC. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Kira Puru has revived her passion for music". Beat Magazine. 14 November 2018.
  10. ^ Parker, Mitch. "1-on-1 with kira puru". Vice Magazine. Vice. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  11. ^ Mathieson, Craig (15 November 2018). "Kira Puru finally realising her pop potential". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 May 2019.