Riit (ᕇᑦ) is the stage name of Rita Claire Mike-Murphy, a Canadian Inuk musician and television personality from Pangnirtung, Nunavut who is most noted as the host of APTN's children's series Anaana's Tent."Nunavut musician and children's TV host Riit recognized for her work". CBC North, April 14, 2019.
As Riit, she released her self-titled debut EP, a collaboration with The Jerry Cans and producer Michael Phillip Wojewoda, in 2017 on Aakuluk Music."First Play: Riit, self-titled". CBC Music, June 5, 2017. In 2019, she released the single "Qaumajuapik","Inuk throat-singing electro-pop artist Riit is ready to shine". The Fader, April 2, 2019. and performed the song live on CBC Radio One's Q in May."Inuk artist Riit finds the perfect mix of traditional throat singing and electronic dance music". Q, May 14, 2019. Her album Ataataga, produced by Graham Walsh, was released in October 2019 on Six Shooter Records.Ben Rayner, "Canadian music’s new north star, Riit, lets talent do the talking". Toronto Star, September 19, 2019. The album was a Juno Award nominee for Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020,Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019. and was a longlisted nominee for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize. Her song "#uvangattauq" was shortlisted for the 2020 SOCAN Songwriting PrizeAllie Gregory, "SOCAN Announces 2020 Songwriting Prize Finalists". Exclaim!, July 16, 2020. and was a collaboration with South African-Canadian singer Zaki Ibrahim, who provides the English vocals on the song.
She won the Emerging Talent Award from the Youth Media Alliance in 2019 for her work on Anaana's Tent.
In 2020, she appeared as a duet vocalist on Terry Uyarak's single "Anuri".Derek Neary, "Terry Uyarak releases new single, Anuri, featuring Riit; announces debut album". Northern News Services, September 18, 2020.
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Rita Claire Mike-Murphy on the Inuit Art Quarterly Profiles Riit on Qaggiavuut