Ashton Nicole Casey, famous as Ashnikko, is an American singer, and rapper who is best known for her 2019 single “Stupid” which also featured American rapper and singer, Young Babe Tate. The single was certified gold in the United States and Canada. She released her first single “Krokodil” in July 2016 under SoundCloud. In 2021, she released her only mixtape “Demidevil”. She also won the 2021 Music Week Awards for Music & Brand Partnership.
Besides, she is also active on the social media platform with around 1.6 million followers on her verified Instagram account: @ashnikko and has around 221k followers on her verified Twitter account:@ashnikko.
She also runs her youtube channel “Ashnikko” with around 2.3 million subscribers. where she uploads her newly released songs.
What is Ashnikko famous for?
- Famous as an American singer, and rapper
- Known for her singles “Stupid” and “Daisy”.
Where was Ashnikko born?
Ashnikko was born on February 19, 1996, in Oak Ridge, North Carolina, United States. Her birth name is Ashton Nicole Casey. She holds an American nationality. Her ethnicity is White Caucasian while Pisces is her zodiac sign.
Ashnikko was raised in the city of Greensboro along with her sister. She was introduced to country music and Slipknot by her parents. At the age of 10, she began interested in rap music after listening to Arular by M.I.A.
She only listened to female musicians until the age of 16. Her family moved to Estonia for her father’s studies and then to Riga, Latvia. She joined the Latvian public high school as the only American. She then moved to London, England to pursue her career in music at the young age of 18.
Ashnikko’s Career
- Ashnikko started her professional career as a singer in July 2016 after releasing her first single “Krokodil”. The song was published on SoundCloud.
- Under Digital Picnic Records, she then released her first EP “Sass Pancakes” in 2017.
- She then released her second EP “Unlikeable” in November 2018.
- Her third EP “Hi It’s Me” was released in July 2019.
- Ashnikko rose to prominence after she released her 2019 single “Stupid” which also featured American rapper and singer, Young Babe Tate. The single became a huge success and also reached no.1 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, the Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop chart, and the Spotify Viral 50 chart.
- The single earned huge popularity on Tik Tok. It was also certified gold in the United States and Canada in August 2020.
- Her other single “Working Bitch” also became popular on Tik Tok.
- She also co-wrote eight songs among which two are featured, on Brooke Candy’s debut album, Sexorcism, which got released in October 2019.
- She was one of the co-writers of the American rapper, Doja Cat’s single “Boss Bitch”.
- In March 2020, she released her single “Tantrum”.
- Her other single “Cry” was released in June 2020 alongside an animated music video. It also featured Canadian musician, Grimes. The song’s music video earned a nomination for “Best Pop Video – the UK” at the 2020 UK Music Video Awards.
- Ashnikko got her career breakthrough in July 2020 after she released her song “Daisy”. A month later, a music video for the song was released in collaboration with Beats by Dre and TikTok.
- The song became a huge success and charted internationally in countries including Australia, Belgium, and the United Kingdom. The song also charted at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart.
- She released her only mixtape “Demidevil” in 2021 which also featured her hit songs like “Daisy”, and “Cry”.
- Later in October 2021, she performed the shows in North America, the UK, and Ireland on her Demidevil Tour.
- She is currently working on her upcoming projects.
- She also runs her youtube channel titled “Ashnikko”, where she uploads her newly released songs.
Ashnikko Awards
- Music Week Awards for Music & Brand Partnership
- UK Music Video Awards for Best Pop Video – Newcomer
Who is Ashnikko dating?
Ashnikko is not married. Also, in June 2019, she shared that she is bisexual via her Twitter account. Later in an interview in 2020, she clarified that she is pansexual. She seems to be much more focused on her career than her personal life. However, she is rumored to be dating Arlo Parks. Parks is a British singer-songwriter and poet. Ashnikko does not follow Christianity, though her family does. She also describes herself as a feminist and has been vocal about a range of social justice issues.
How much is Ashnikko’s worth?
Ashnikko has earned a good amount of money from her profession as a singer, and rapper. Having started her career in 2014, Ashnikko has managed to come a long way becoming one of the popular singers in her twenties. She also runs a youtube channel with over 2.3 million subscribers and also owns her website: ashnikko.com where one can listen to her songs. Including all of her earnings, Ashnikko has an estimated net worth of $4 million as of 2022.
How tall is Ashnikko?
Ashnikko is a beautiful lady with a well-maintained hourglass body physique in her mid-20s. She has a pair of hazel eyes and unique light blue hair, which is originally brown, which suits her bold personality. She stands tall with a height of 5ft 3inches(1.63m) and has a bodyweight of 50kg(110 lbs). Her body measurement is 34-24-35 inches. Her shoe size is 6(US).
Did You Know?
- Ashnikko moved to London at the age of 18 to pursue her career as a singer.
- She possesses a mezzo-soprano vocal range.
- She described her style of music as “angry, punk, hip hop, sad-girl-feminist, bubblegum, poo-poo music”.
- She is also known for her Tokyo-inspired street fashion.
- Her favorite song is “Bossy” by Kelis.
- She mentions M.I.A., Gwen Stefani, Lil’ Kim, Björk, Paramore, Avril Lavigne, Nicki Minaj, Missy Elliott, Dolly Parton, Janis Joplin, and Joan Jett as her inspirations.
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