The Ōtautahi-born artist (Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Tīpa) is at the forefront of a new generation of young creatives in Aotearoa, who are determined to smash through the glass ceiling. When Theia is not releasing edgy, alt-pop bangers and challenging social injustices, she’s releasing exquisite angelic waiata that pay tribute to her tūpuna wāhine as part of her reo rangatira project, TE KAAHU.