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My Take
Arca is one of those artists who makes you feel like you've never actually heard music before — in the best possible way. Born in Caracas and shaped by NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Alejandra Ghersi built a reputation as a producer's producer before most people even knew her name, crafting the unsettling, alien textures behind Kanye West's Yeezus and FKA twigs' LP1. But her own solo work is where things get genuinely breathtaking: records like Mutant and Kick i feel like dispatches from some future body that hasn't been invented yet. She's transgender, unapologetically herself, and her art reflects that total refusal to stay inside any box. Collaborating with Bjork cemented her legend, but honestly her own catalog is where I keep coming back.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Arca
- Name (Japanese)
- アルカ
- Reading
- あるか
- Born
- October 14, 1989 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Snake
- Origin
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Occupation
- composer / singer / songwriter / DJ producer / recording artist
2. Background
- University
- New York University Tisch School of the Arts
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Arca born?
Born October 14, 1989 (age 36).
Where is Arca from?
Arca is from Caracas, Venezuela.
What does Arca do?
Arca works as composer, singer, songwriter, DJ producer, recording artist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.