Akriila

Akriila
Akriila performing live at Madrid Pride 2025.
Akriila performing live at Madrid Pride 2025.
Background information
Born (2003-10-17) October 17, 2003 (age 22)[1]
Maipú, Chile[2]
Genres
[2]
Occupations
Years active2020–present
LabelAtlantic Records

Fernanda Sepúlveda (born 17 October 2003 in Maipú, Chile), better known under her stage name Akriila (stylized in all-uppercase) or Akri,[3] is a Chilean singer-songwriter and rapper based in Santiago.

After gaining a following through her singles and mixtape, Sepúlveda released her debut album, epistolares, in 2024, following it up with a deluxe version the next year. Recurring themes in her music include love, sex and heartbreak.[3][4]

Early life

Sepúlveda was born in Maipú and grew up in Santiago.[4] Her mother is a preschool educator and her father was a university professor.[5] While she had sometimes written songs for her then girlfriend, Sepúlveda only started to take music serious amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which broke out while she was in high school.[5] She bought a microphone and recorded herself in her mother's car.[2][5] Around this time she said she was inspired by mixtapes from Chilean singers Princesa Alba [es] and Gianluca [es].[2] Sepúlveda's father and older sister play instruments and she herself plays the guitar.[1][5]

Career

She uploaded her first song, "Dando Vuelta", to the internet in 2020.[1] In 2022 Sepúlveda was surprised to find out she was set to perform at Primavera Sound Chile without being informed before the lineup was posted online.[6] After the release of several more singles and a mixtape called 001 in the following years, Rolling Stone noted a pivot in Sepúlveda's music from trap to a more "commercial reggaeton sound" in early 2024.[2]

Sepúlveda released her debut album, Epistolares, in August 2024 after working on it since at least early 2023.[3] The album's sound has been described as a blend of alternative pop,[7] reggaeton and drum & bass, "capturing the spirit of contemporary Latin music while pushing sonic boundaries."[8] A deluxe version of the album, entitled Epistolares+, was released the following year, adding collaborations with artists such as BB Trickz and Latin Mafia.[9] When asked about the influences on epistolares by Rolling Stone, Sepúlveda mentioned Caprisongs, Motomami, Arca and Julieta Venegas, among others.[9]

In 2024 Akriila performed at both Lollapalooza Chile and Argentina.[2][10] The production company behind the festivals also runs the record label Lotus Records, who Sepúlveda is signed with.[5]

In 2025 Sepúlveda collaborated with record producer and label head Dinamarca, resulting in the 3-track EP headphones !. Sepúlveda described it as heavily inspired by Dinamarca's usual sound, with her influence on the project being felt most in the hard-hitting percussive elements.[4]

In 2026 Sepúlveda announced her sophomore album, Lucy miró al mundo y notó que está girando.[11]

Critical reception

In a profile written for Revista Anfibia, Raimundo Flores Sierralta called Sepúlveda one of the most important emerging artists. He draws a connection between her eclectic taste and access to the internet and notes left-wing political ideas in the lyrical content of her songs.[5]

Style and influences

Sepúlveda described her creative project as consisting of "60% music and 40% visual".[5] As a child Sepúlveda was a fan of K-pop, leading to her watching a lot of anime in her early teens and describing herself as "the anime girl" in her school. This, alongside pop-punk music and culture, has influenced her eventual visual style and fashion sense, she says.[3] Among her favorite anime are Another and Nana.[3] Her decision to dye her hair red followed a desire to distinguish herself. The hair color has since become one of her trademarks.[5]

Describing her relationship with her music being identified with the genre of trap, she has said that she thinks of her music primarily as pop, putting herself into a broader modern pop umbrella alongside artists such as Charli XCX, Rosalía and Tokischa. In comparison to trap, plugg music is "romantic and dreamy", according to Sepúlveda.[2]

Sepúlveda has mentioned Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama as a creative influence.[3] She has also shared that FKA Twigs' 2022 mixtape Caprisongs played a big part in her musical trajectory.[9]

Discography

Albums

  • 2024 – epistolares
  • 2026 – Lucy miró al mundo y notó que está girando

Mixtapes

  • 2023 – 001

EPs

  • 2024 - 4EVER FERIADO
  • 2025 – headphones ! (with Dinamarca)

Singles

The following list excludes singles which are released in the rollout of and included on an album or mixtape for legibility.

  • 2020 – "Dando Vuelta"
  • 2020 – "VELOUR"
  • 2021 – "ya no cuento el 8"
  • 2021 – "XEKERAU"
  • 2021 – "si algún dia soy>
  • 2022 – "SAINT V"
  • 2022 – "Blue V2"
  • 2022 – "MONA XINA"
  • 2023 – "VATA"
  • 2023 – "e-mail"
  • 2023 – "tú no"
  • 2023 – "nunca es lo mismo y.y"
  • 2024 – "arreglo floral" (with Kidd Voodoo)
  • 2024 – "lunes feriadooOoOO"
  • 2024 – "POPPER!" (with TAICHU)
  • 2024 – "para siempre (。˃﹏˂)"
  • 2026 – "suave" (with Jane Remover)

References

  1. ^ a b c Ferrada, José (September 6, 2024). "Akrilla: La joven promesa del "trap" chileno". Quemasucabeza (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Villegas, Richard (April 1, 2024). "'Comfort Music When Everything Was F-cked:' Inside Chile's Thriving Trap and Plugg Scene". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Espinosa, Marta (May 18, 2025). "HOT GAYS LISTEN TO AKRIILA: A GATA INTERVIEW". Gata Magazine. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Pace-McCarrick, Solomon (March 11, 2025). "Chilean rapper AKRIILA is finding the 'balance between cute and horny'". Dazed. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Flores Sierralta, Raimundo (March 4, 2024). "Akriila: viaje por una mente sin límites". Revista Anfibia (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  6. ^ Olavarría, Sandro; Morandé, Camila (February 14, 2024). "La irrupción musical de AKRIILLA: Crónica de una estrella anunciada". CNN Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  7. ^ Lamas, Isidora (September 12, 2024). "AKRIILA: Redefiniendo el pop urbano chileno con Epistolares". POTQ Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  8. ^ "AKRIILA: The Chilean Rising Star Redefining Latin Pop". PLAYY. Magazine. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  9. ^ a b c Monroy, Pablo (June 13, 2025). "AKRIILA: "Un proyecto que incomoda es mucho más fascinante que uno fácil de digerir"". Rolling Stone (in Spanish). Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  10. ^ Ratner-Arias, Sigal (July 11, 2023). "Blink-182, Feid, SZA, Sam Smith, Arcade Fire & Limp Bizkit to Headline 2024 Lollapalooza in Argentina, Chile & Brazil". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  11. ^ MONROY, PABLO (May 15, 2026). "Lucy miró al mundo y notó que está girando: el próximo álbum de AKRIILA". Rolling Stone en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved May 31, 2026.

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