Theia (singer)

Em-Haley Walker, known professionally as Theia, is an alt-pop artist from New Zealand. In 2016 she released her debut major label single, 'Roam'^[1] with her accompanying EP Theia^[2] released on 30 June 2017. The EP debuted at No. 15 in New Zealand's Official Top 40,^[3] and at No. 3 in the NZ Album Chart. Her second EP Not Your Princess^[4] was released on 12 April 2019 and in May 2020 Theia released her 99% Angel^[5][6][7] mixtape.

Theia
Birth name	Em-Haley Walker
Born	Christchurch, New Zealand,
Genres	Pop alt-pop indie-pop avant-pop cyber-pop experimental pop hyper pop electronic music
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Theia • Warner
Website	www.princesstheia.com

Early life

Theia is of Ngāti Tīpā and Waikato-Tainui ancestry and was born in Christchurch.^[8]

Awards and nominations

In November 2017, Theia was nominated for three awards at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.^[9][10]

She has twice been a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition.^[11] In 2020, her song ‘Not Your Princess’ was placed third in the ‘Unpublished’ category. It also received an honorable mention in the ‘Top 40/Pop’ category. Not Your Princess also won Theia second place in Unsigned Only's Pop category.^[12]

Discography

Mixtapes

Title	Mixtape details
99% Angel[13]	• Released: 15 May 2020 • Label: Self-released • Formats: Digital download, streaming

EPs

Title	EP details
Theia	• Released: 30 June 2017 • Label: Warner Music New Zealand • Formats: Digital Download, streaming, CD
Not Your Princess	• Released: 12 April 2019 • Label: Warner Music New Zealand • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As a lead artist

Title	Year	Album
"Silver Second"	2015	Theia
"Roam"[14]	2016
"Champange Supernova"	2017
"Treat You"
"Bye Bye"	2018	Not Your Princess
"Bad Idea"[15][16]
"Avant-Garde"		| | data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | Non-album single
"Not Your Princess"	2019	Not Your Princess
"Candy"
"1Night" (with Sean Turk)		| data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | Non-album single
"Te Kaiwhakaora O Te Ao"		| data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | Non-album single
"Kitty Kat"[17]	2020	99% Angel
"Frat Boyz"
"99% Angel"
"Celebrity"[18]
"Freak"		| data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | Non-album single
"CREEP" feat. Vayne[19][20]	2021	Non-album single
Pray 4 Me	2023	TBA
Crucified By U	2023	TBA
Girls!	2023	TBA
Dollhouse	2023	TBA
Roam (Alternative Version)	2024	Non-album single
BALDH3AD!	2024	TBA

As featured artist

Title	Year	Album
"Stay"[21][22][23] (Tūtahi featuring Theia)	2020	Non-album singles
"Pohewatia"[24][25] (Kings featuring Theia)	2021