Boy Soda | |
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| Born | Brae Luafalealo |
| Origin | Terrigal, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Label | Warner Music Australia (2021–present) |
| Website | https://www.sodaszn.com/ |
Brae Luafalealo (known professionally as Boy Soda) is an Australian singer-songwriter, who released his debut single "Time for That" in 2019, and debut album Soulstar in October 2025.
Luafalealo grew up in Terrigal on New South Wales' Central Coast. Luafalealo attended the University of Technology Sydney, studying music and sound design.
In 2021, Boy Soda was signed to Warner Music Australia and in April 2022, released their debut EP The Distance Between Thinking and Feeling. Luafalealo described the EP as "a project of six conversations with myself about love and healing and celebration."
In October 2025, Boy Soda released the debut album Soulstar. The album was preceded with the singles "Lil' Obsession", "Blink Twice", "4K" and "Never the Same".
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| Soulstar |
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| The Distance Between Thinking and Feeling |
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| YC-Tape Vol:1 |
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The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2026 | "Lil' Obsession" (Brae Luafalealo, Nikodimos Nick Millman Paleologoudias, Finbar Stuart) |
Song of the Year | Shortlisted | |
| Most Performed R&B / Soul Work | Nominated |
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2025 | "Lil' Obsession" | Best Soul/R&B Release | Won | |
| 2026 | Soulstar | Album of the Year | Pending | |
| Best Solo Artist | Pending | |||
| Best Soul/R&B Release | Pending | |||
| Adam Saunders for Boy Soda – "Never the Same" | Best Video | Pending | ||
| Boy Soda – Lil Obsession Tour | Best Australian Live Act | Pending |
The NSW Music Prize aims to "celebrate, support and incentivise" the NSW's most talented artists, with "the aim of inspiring the next generations of stars". It commenced in 2025.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2026 | Soulstar | NSW Music Prize | Nominated | |
| Boy Soda | NSW Breakthrough Artist of the Year | Nominated |