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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| picture=Arca_Sonar_1.jpg | | picture=Arca_Sonar_1.jpg | ||
| caption=Arca at Sónar in Barcelona, 2019 | | caption=Arca at Sónar in Barcelona, 2019 | ||
| date_birth=14 October 1989 | | date_birth=14 October 1989 | ||
| place_birth= | | place_birth=Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| nationality=Venezuelan | | nationality=Venezuelan | ||
| pronouns=[[she/her]] | | pronouns=[[she/her]], [[it/its]] and [[they/them]] <ref name="Fallon">{{Cite web |title=Arca Is the Artist of the Decade |last=Fallon |first=Patric |work=Vice |date=8 November 2019 |access-date=30 June 2020 |url= https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evj9k4/arca-is-the-artist-of-the-decade|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329092248/http://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evj9k4/arca-is-the-artist-of-the-decade |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/arca1000000/|title=arca1000000 Instagram bio|access-date=11 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628222234/https://www.instagram.com/arca1000000|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
| gender=[[nonbinary]] [[trans woman]]<ref name="Moen">{{Cite web |title=Arca: Embracing the Flux |last=Moen |first=Matt |work=PAPER |date=7 April 2020 |access-date=30 June 2020 |url= https://www.papermag.com/arca-transformation-2645630264.html}}</ref> | | gender=[[nonbinary]] [[trans woman]]<ref name="Moen">{{Cite web |title=Arca: Embracing the Flux |last=Moen |first=Matt |work=PAPER |date=7 April 2020 |access-date=30 June 2020 |url= https://www.papermag.com/arca-transformation-2645630264.html |quote=Having gradually shifted to 'she/her' pronouns, Arca says 'I identify as a transwoman, and I see my gender identity as nonbinary.'|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216160852/https://www.papermag.com/arca-transformation-2645630264.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
| occupation=musician/performance artist | | occupation=musician/performance artist | ||
| known_for= | | known_for= | ||
| website=[https://web.archive.org/web/20200624150916/https://arca1000000.com/ arca1000000.com (archived)] | |||
| other_links=[https://x.com/arca1000000 X], [https://www.instagram.com/arca1000000/ Instagram] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Alejandra Ghersi''', better known by the stage name '''Arca''', is a Venezuelan record producer, songwriter, singer, mixing engineer, performance artist and DJ based in Barcelona. She has released | '''Alejandra Ghersi''', better known by the stage name '''Arca''', is a Venezuelan record producer, songwriter, singer, mixing engineer, performance artist and DJ based in Barcelona. She has released eight studio albums— ''Xen'' (2014), ''Mutant'' (2015), ''Arca'' (2017), ''KiCK i'' (2020), KICK ii-KICK iiiii (2021)— to critical praise, and has contributed production work to artists such as Björk, Kanye West, FKA twigs, Kelela, and Frank Ocean. | ||
== | Arca came out as [[nonbinary]] in 2018,<ref name="Fallon" /> later adding that she identifies as a [[Transfeminine|trans woman]], and goes by she/her and it/its pronouns. As of 2022, Arca has stated on her Instagram bio that she also uses [[Singular they|they/them]] pronouns. | ||
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*[ | ==Discography== | ||
*[ | * ''[[wikipedia:Xen_(album)|Xen]]'' (2014) | ||
* ''[[wikipedia:Mutant_(album)|Mutant]]'' (2015) | |||
* ''[[wikipedia:Arca_(album)|Arca]]'' (2017) | |||
* ''[[wikipedia:Kick_I|Kick I]]'' (2020) | |||
* ''[[wikipedia:Kick_II|Kick II]]'' (2021) | |||
*''[[wikipedia:Kick_III|Kick III]] (2021)'' | |||
*''[[wikipedia:Kick_IIII|Kick IIII]] (2021)'' | |||
*''[[wikipedia:Kick_IIIII|Kick IIIII]] (2021)'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: Nonbinary people]] | [[Category: Nonbinary people]] | ||
[[Category: Performers]] | |||
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