Wavy the Creator
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Jennifer Ejoke, professionally known as Wavy the Creator (stylized as Wavy The Creator), is a recording artist, photographer, fashion designer and film-maker, born in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria and raised in the United States. She is best known for her song "H.I.G.H" and as the official photographer of Nigerian hip-hop artist Olamide.
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Wavy The Creator | |
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On set at the 'Body Deep' Video Shoot | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jennifer Ejoke |
| Born | Lagos |
| Genres | Alternative R&B, Pop, Alté |
| Occupation | Visual Artist |
| Years active | 2017-Present |
| Labels | Disturbing London |
Career
Summarize
Perspective
Wavy's began her career in 2017 as a performance photographer at the One Africa Musicfest concert in Houston, Texas, where she met Nigerian rapper Olamide. She eventually became his personal photographer and videographer under the name Wavy Film.[1] Wavy moved back to Lagos in 2017 to collaborate on visual projects with Olamide. Shortly thereafter, she began to photograph other Nigerian musicians and released her fashion collection Azif.[2]
In June 2017, Wavy launched her music career with the release of her debut single "H.I.G.H" (Her in Greater Heights),[3] which resulted in an invitation to open for Skepta and his Boy Better Know crew at the Homecoming Africa concert in Lagos, performing alongside the likes of J Hus, Wizkid and Davido.[4]
In January 2018, she released her sophomore single "Stay",[5] and later in the same year, she signed with Tinie Tempah's Disturbing London, releasing her debut single "Shaku" with the label. The single, which is a play on the popular Nigerian dance style known as Shaku-Shaku, was premiered and reviewed online by Vogue magazine.[6]
In 2019, she released Interlude 3 featuring Zamir, a third installment of a series of interludes she released since her debut single. The interludes are a softer, more intimate creative expressions, which are different from her usual productions. Interlude 3 was produced by Genio Bambino and the visuals were produced and directed by TSE and SAN V.[7]
In May 2019, Wavy the Creator released "Body Deep", a record produced by Dutch producer Spanker, alongside visuals courtesy of Nigerian director Meji Alabi.[8]
Discography
Selected singles
| As lead artist | ||
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| Year | Title | Album |
| 2017 | "H.I.G.H. (Her In Greater Heights)"[3] | Non-album single |
| "Stay"[5] | ||
| 2018 | ||
| "Acoustic A3 Sessions"[9] | ||
| "Shaku"[6] | ||
| 2019 | "Body Deep"[10] | |
| 2020 | "Black Card" (featuring PsychoYP) | |
| As featured artist | ||
| Year | Title | Album |
| 2017 | "What You Like"[11] (Omagz featuring Wavy The Creator) | Non-album single |
| "Pegasus" (Oma Mahmud featuring Wavy The Creator & Brisb) | Pink | |
| 2018 | "Let Me Tell You" (Robby featuring Wavy The Creator) | Time |
| "Piac"[12] (André Wolff featuring Ayüü & Wavy The Creator) | Non-album single | |
| 2019 | "DND"[13] (Bils featuring Kida Kudz & Wavy The Creator) | Non-album single |
References
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