Zee Avi (left) performing in 2009

Zee Avi (born Izyan Alirahman,^[1] also known as KokoKaina; b. 1986) is a Malaysian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and ukulele player. She was born in Miri, Sarawak, on the island of Borneo. She moved to Kuala Lumpur when she was 12.^[2] She studied fashion design at American InterContinental University in London.^[3]

Avi originally posted a video of her first song on YouTube because one of her friends had missed her first performance in Kuala Lumpur, so she created a video on YouTube for him to watch. He convinced Avi to leave the video up, and soon she received positive feedback, which inspired her to put more videos on YouTube.^[3] After she was featured YouTube, she attracted the attention of Brushfire Records, with which she would join.^[2] Her song “No Christmas For Me” is featured on Brushfire Records‘s 2008 Christmas album This Warm December: A Brushfire Holiday.^[4] Her single “Bitter Heart” was first to become available on the US iTunes store, and her full self-titled debut album was released on May 19, 2009. On the day of her album’s release, YouTube featured her on the front page in Spotlight: Music Tuesday. She is currently touring the United States. -wikipedia

Zee Avi's Self Titled Debut Album

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Zee Avi- An Introduction

Zee Avi – Live from and above the Solar Powered Plastic Plant