Iona Fyfe
Iona Fyfe | |
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Fyfe in 2017 | |
| Lord Rector of the University of Aberdeen | |
| Assumed office January 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Martina Chukwuma-Ezike |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1998 Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Alma mater | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Scottish folk music Doric folk music |
| Occupations | Folk singer-songwriter Multi-instrumentalist |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Label | Cairnie Records |
| Website | ionafyfe |
Iona Fyfe (born 16 January 1998) is a Scottish folk singer from Huntly, Aberdeenshire. In 2016, she was a semi-finalist for the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award and, in 2017 and 2021, was a finalist for the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician award.
In 2018, she won "Scots Singer of the Year" at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. In 2019, she won "Young Scots Speaker o the Year" at the inaugural Scots Language Awards, winning "Scots Performer o the Year" in the 2020 Awards, and "Scots Speaker o the Year" in the 2021 Awards.
She has advocated for official recognition of the Scots language, successfully petitioning Spotify to add Scots to their list of languages.
Fyfe is a National Director of the Traditional Music and Song Association and serves as a committee member of the Musicians' Union Scotland.
In November 2024, Fyfe was elected as the Rector of the University of Aberdeen and took up the three-year position in January 2025.