Nakia
The Voice season 1 · Eliminated in the Top 8
Where are they now
Nakia Daniel Reynoso, known as Nakia, left The Small Stars in 2006 and released the album Water to Wine on April 14, 2009. He recorded backing vocals on Alejandro Escovedo's Street Songs of Love, released in June 2010. In 2022 he appeared in the Skeleton Crew episode Dueling Pianos. Signal, his first album of new originals since 2009, came out on May 30, 2025 on KiaChia Records. A Signal single on that label is dated May 21, 2024.
Key figures
- Career score6 points of 100Rank on Encore Index: #214 (tie) of 688
- Studio albums1 studio albumRank on Encore Index: #124 (tie) of 238
- Wikipedia views, 12 months3,771 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #243 of 303
- Wikipedia views since 201555,395 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #248 of 303
Interest over time
Monthly views of the English Wikipedia article, July 2015 – September 2026.
Career
- 2006
In 2006 he performed in stage productions of The Music Man and The Rocky Horror Show.
- 2007
In winter 2007 he released the EP Playing the Cards.
- 2009
On April 14, 2009 he released his first full-length album, Water to Wine, produced by Mac McNabb, with songs by Nakia, Michael Fracasso, and Monte Warden.
- 2010
He recorded backing vocals on Alejandro Escovedo's album Street Songs of Love, which was released in June 2010.
- 2011
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Eliminated in the Top 8
- 2013
In February 2013 it was announced that he would release the EP Drown in the Crimson Tide on March 5, 2013.
- 2022
In 2022 he appeared in the Skeleton Crew episode Dueling Pianos.
- 2022
In 2022 he released an EP of five versions of Unstoppable, including remixes by Dave Audé.
- 2022
As of January 28, 2022, Dueling Pianos was set to premiere that Friday, with Nakia Reynoso singing Hate Sex and playing Sebastian Jupiter.
- 2023
In 2023 he released Thrill-O-Matic, a single he co-wrote with Andy Stochansky and Jamie Hartman.
- 2025
Signal, his first album of new originals since 2009, came out on May 30, 2025.
More milestones
- Date not documented
He co-wrote and recorded the 15-song musical Dueling Pianos with Joshua R. Pangborn.
- Date not documented
He created the character Vic Odin in The Small Stars and left the band in 2006.
- Date not documented
He had a role in the independent film Lone Star Blues.
- Date not documented
He is a DJ four nights a week on Austin's Sun Radio, and his band Nakia and The Never Not Now holds a residency at C-Boy's Heart and Soul on South Congress.
Discography
| Title | Type | Year | Label | RIAA certification | U.S. sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playing the Cards | EP | 2007 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Water to Wine | Album | 2009 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Drown in the Crimson Tide | EP | 2013 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Blues Grifter | Other | 2018 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Unstoppable | EP | 2022 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Thrill-O-Matic | Single | 2023 | Not documented | Not documented | Not applicable |
| Signal | Single | 2024 | KiaChia Records | Not documented | Not applicable |
| Signal | Album | 2025 | KiaChia Records | Not documented | Not documented |
Sources
- Nakia — Wikipedia, August 30, 2026.
- About Nakia — nakia.net.
- iTunes Search API: Nakia Signal — Apple.
- The Voice (American TV series) season 1 — Wikipedia, July 31, 2026.
- What We're Listening to Right Now — The Austin Chronicle, January 28, 2022.
- Monthly pageviews of the English Wikipedia article "Nakia", July 2015 – September 2026 — Wikimedia Foundation.
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