Since after the pandemic Or Also known as the post-pandemic era, we have see brand new female Artiste stepping into the spotlight and to just mention A few, here are the top 5 five female artistes to watch out for in the coming months or years :
Tems
Tems is a Nigerian singer and songwriter who was born in the city of Lagos on the 11th of July 1995. She grew up singing in her church choir and rose to become one of the young famous singers in Nigeria. The success of her 2019’s Try Me saw her emerge into a big name in the music industry.
The singer’s journey into the music industry began when she was 20. She debuted her first EP, “Time Swap EP” in 2013. Her first recognized single, “Mr. Rebel”, a song that got more than 200,000 views on YouTube made her standout in the industry for her unique voice and personality.
Her latest feature with multiple award-winner Wizkid put her on the limelight, the release “Essence” is currently on the top 100 on Billboard. The Single also has a remix with Canadian superstar Justin Bieber. For her latest achievement Canadian superstar Drake also feature Tems on his album Certified Lover Boy [CLB].
Ayra Starr
Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe (born 14 June 2002), known professionally as Ayra Starr, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and model. Born in Cotonou, Ayra Starr began a fashion career at the age of 16 with Quove Model Management before deciding to pursue music. After covering several songs by popular artists on Instagram, she posted her first original song on her page in December 2019. This brought her to the attention of record executive Don Jazzy, and led to her signing to Mavin Records.
In early 2021, Ayra Starr achieved mainstream recognition with her eponymous debut extended play and its hit track “Away” which peaked at number four on Nigeria’s TurnTable Top 50 and at number 17 on US Billboard Top Triller Global, paving the way for the release of her first full-length studio album, 19 & Dangerous in August 2021. Ayra Starr debuted on Pandora Predictions chart, and on 21 August 2021, she ranked number three on the Billboard Next Big Sound chart.
Amaarae
Ama Serwah Genfi (born July 4, 1994), known professionally as Amaarae, is a Ghanaian-American singer, songwriter, producer, and engineer known for her work around representation of gender and race in music.
After collaborating with artists like AYLØ, Kay-Ara, Yaw P and putting out a few singles without an album, she released her debut EP, Passionfruit Summers in 2017. The album features the standout song, “Fluid”, which was complemented by a critically acclaimed music video. Amaarae has since Been opportune to have worked with Musical heavyweights like Stonebwoy, Kojey Radical, M3NSA, Santi, Blaqbonez, Buju, Odunsi, B4bonah, Wande Coal just to mention a few.
Guchi
Born on the 5th of November, Ugochi Onuoha better known as Guchi is a Nigerian fast-rising singer and songwriter who was born in the city of Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria eventually growing up in Abuja. The Singer who is an origin of Imo State is the second child of a family of four children, she enrolled at the Edo State University, Ekpoma but didn’t finish.
She got admitted into the University of Lagos for a degree in Theatre and Media Arts. Guchi started her music career from her church’s choir, and her dad was a great music lover, she came into limelight with her song Addicted in 2019 and it has currently gotten more than 20M views on YouTube.
Ugoccie
Favour Ugochi Anosike (born March 16, 1997) known professionally as Ugoccie is a fast rising act whose impact is fast taking the Nigerian music industry space. Her sound which is mixed with the infusion of Igbo dialect in her music is second to none. She is formerly known as ITooTok.
She hit the spotlight when she debuted her hit single Do You Really Like Me. The song which also had a remix featuring Kolaboy happens to be a cover to the popular Nigerian-American singer, Rotimi‘s song, In My Bed
In the past, she had collaborated with Nigerian superstar, Duncan Mighty on the popular song, Disappoint Them.
In the past, she had collaborated with Nigerian superstar, Duncan Mighty on the popular song, Disappoint Them.
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