Monki (DJ)

Lucy Monkman, also known as Monki, is an English DJ and footballer who has played for Dulwich Hamlet as a forward.^[1][2]

Early life

Monki grew up in south London.^[3]

Music career

Monki started her career at a work experience placement with Radio Jackie before interning with Rinse FM.^[4] After that, she worked as a DJ for Radio 1.^[5] In the process, she became the first East Asian to have a Radio 1 show.^[6] She has also worked as a mix curator for Fabric.^[7]

Monki has toured in Europe and America, and has played at Creamfields, Parklife, and Glastonbury.^[8] She has launched her own label, &Friends.^[9] In 2020, she released single Queen of Hearts on her &Friends label.^[10]

She was chosen to join pundit Jermain Defoe, former footballer and content creator Moses Duckrell and semi-pro footballer Freda Ayisi to endorse marketing by Jameson Irish Whiskey to five-a-side players.^[11]

Football career

Youth career

As a youth player, Monki participated in her first football camp at a local team, where she was the only girl.^[12] As a teenager, she stopped playing competitive football before playing it again after eight years, when she was in her early twenties.^[13]

Senior career

Monki has played for Dulwich Hamlet.^[14] She has had a football podcast, Football Inside Out.^[15] In 2021, she was invited to be on the This Fan Girl podcast.

Personal life

Monki is of East Asian descent through her mother.^[16] She is a supporter of English club Arsenal.^[17]