璃奈2013年凭借单曲《Sleeping in Waking》个人出道。2015年6月，其单曲《Tunnel Vision》的音乐视频发行。2016年，她发布单曲《Where U Are》及随附音乐视频[7]。该单曲探讨了人类与数字媒体的互动，按照她的说法便是：“在网上你可以呈现经过精心打磨的自我，而你那发烫的手机取代了人情的温暖。最为诡异的是，你们虽然在一起生活，却过得非常孤独[8]。”作品被认为是“对伟大的怀念.....是非常甜蜜、闪闪发光的流行曲”[9]，“90年代风格的完美R&B流行曲”[10]。
2017年3月，她的单曲《网络斯德哥尔摩综合症》（"Cyber Stockholm Syndrome"）在《The Fader》杂志公开[11]。她这样形容歌曲主题的缘起：“数字世界为团结、庇护、逃跑的声音提供了重要的支持网络，而这就是《网络斯德哥尔摩综合症》的主题：悲观、乐观、焦虑与自由”[11]。2017年，单曲《Alterlife》和《Tunnel Vision》（与Shamir合唱）发行，之后迷你专辑《璃奈（英语：Rina (EP)）》面世[12][13]。当时璃奈没有签约厂牌，故《Rina》是独立发行作品。她曾在Twitter承认，为了给专辑的发行存钱，她连续工作了两到三年[14]。《卫报》认为专辑“很现代，令人心旷神怡”，表示璃奈已经证明自己可以引领流行乐坛进入未来世界[15]。《Pitchfork》将专辑列入年度最佳流行及R&B专辑[16]。2018年情人节当天，璃奈发行单曲《Valentine》[17]。而《Rina》另一首曲目《平民巨星》（"Ordinary Superstar"）的音乐视频于2018年6月发行[18]。2018年8月，璃奈发行单曲《Cherry》，正式公开个人性取向[19]。同年後期，璃奈開始橫跨英美的“平民巨星巡演”[20]。2019年参加查莉·XCX的全英巡演（英语：Charli Live Tour）[21]。
2016年，璃奈与台湾视觉艺术家江宥儀进行合作，拍攝了一系列批判亚洲和日本人的审美标准的視覺作品。随后她登上《时尚》杂志。璃奈在采访中表示，这次的合作之所以存在，是因为“對日本女性來說，從动漫到卡哇伊文化中的元素都是社会对她们的期待......这种局面实际上将女性置于不利的地位，被人物化和婴儿化”[4]。 璃奈曾与尼古拉·福米切蒂在MAC x Nicopanda联名系列中合作。福米切蒂还执导了璃奈歌曲《平民巨星》的音乐视频，並在“i-D”网站讲述了两人合作的起因[37]。
^Barreto, Clyde. Rising Japanese London-based Artist Rina Sawayma Discusses Her Song Writing Influences. prefix. 2013 [2020-04-22]. （原始内容存档于2020-06-26）. It actually all started with Avril Lavigne. I was 12 when I saw her on TV and begged my dad for a guitar. He caved, and I taught myself chords and begun writing that way. It was then that I actually started looking for music myself, and all my pocket money went into buying CDs.
^Russell, Erica. Karaoke With Pop's Next Big Star: Rina Sawayama. April 2018 [2020-04-22]. （原始内容存档于2020-07-09）. Sawayama is an unapologetic fan of her genre. As she gushes over Avril Lavigne ("I love her so much"), Mariah Carey ("'Emotions' is a perfect ballad") Minogue ("Her discography is bangers!"), and Beyoncé ("I'm a Beyoncé stan, I've seen her live DVD about 20 times"), I also learn that she is, much like myself, fascinated by the way "pop music reflects politics."
^Escalante, Shanti. RINA SAWAYAMA FINDS HER CHOSEN FAMILY. Interview Magazine. 2020-04-17 [2020-04-22]. （原始内容存档于2020-08-21）. I definitely want people to feel nostalgic. Maybe it's just hindsight, but I just feel like chart music back then was crazy diverse. There was obviously a huge thing of R&B that was going on. Then rock like No Doubt and then Limp Bizkit being number one for weeks in the UK. I remember that Evanescence was number one for weeks. Avril Lavigne, all these random people and then it was R&B and there was Justin Timberlake, Pharrell and Beyoncé and stuff. I just hope that people don't feel like it's being too referential. That's something I always want to try and stay away from. I always want to add something a bit new to the equation. Music from the 2000s was also the soundtrack to all this drama that I'm talking about the lyrics. I really wanted this record to sound like it was housed in the time when the things I'm talking about were happening.
^Rising Star Rina Sawayama's Music & Style Make Major Waves. The Cool Hour. 2019 [2020-04-22]. （原始内容存档于2020-07-12）. She admits to falling in love with turn-of-the-century sensations like Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Avril Lavigne, and Pink, all who have had a positive influence on her own work
^Williams, Holly; Brinkhurst-Cuff, Charlie; Fox, Killian; Snapes, Laura; Joshi, Tara; Cumming, Laura; Hans, Simran; Empire, Kitty; Devlin, Hannah. 18 for '18: the talent and trends tipped for the top in 2018. The Guardian. 2017-12-31 [2018-07-13]. （原始内容存档于2018-07-13）.
^Ban Conversion Therapy on Instagram. Instagram. 2020-07-10 [2020-07-29]. （原始内容存档于2020-08-21）. Our letter to government urging for a ban of conversion therapy has complete backing from some incredible #LGBTQ+ public figures and allies. It's supported by every leading UK #LGBT charity and human rights organisation. And now we need you're help. Use our resources, educate yourselves, write to your MP, chat to your families and SPREAD 👏🏻 THE 👏🏻 WORD. #BanConversionTherapy #ConversionTherapy #ShitYouShouldCareAbout
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