Essosa | |
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| Born | London, England |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2018–present |
Essosa is a British-Canadian singer and songwriter. Her R&B songs take inspiration from the 1990s and the 2000s. [1] [2] She released her debut single in 2018 and signed to Atlantic Records from the success of her single "Waste My Time" in 2023.
Essosa was born on 9 April [3] in East London and was raised in Toronto, Canada before later moving back to Essex. [4] Her parents are Nigerian. [1] She began playing piano at age three and writing songs at age eight. She studied pharmacy at University College London, where she also recorded musical demos. [2]
Her debut single, "The Retreat", was a protest song released in 2018, when she was 17 years old, in response to Brexit. She released her debut extended play, Dreamworld, in 2021, preceded by the singles "Belong" and "Memory"; she also released her song "Lemonade" in November 2021. [5] She released one song, "Butterflies", in 2022. She released the single "Waste My Time" in 2023; it became popular on TikTok and, by 2024, it had been used in over 71 thousand videos on the platform and accumulated over 30 million streams on Spotify. [6] She soon signed to Atlantic Records and her single "Tell Nobody" was released in November 2023 as part of her EP Essie's World, released on 20 August 2024. [7] [1]
| Title | Details |
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| Dreamworld |
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| Essie's World |
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| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Belong" | 2021 | Dreamworld |
| "Memory" | ||
| "Lemonade" | Non-album singles | |
| "Butterflies" | 2022 | |
| "Waste My Time" | 2023 | Essie's World |
| "Tell Nobody" | ||
| "Only One" | 2024 | |
| "Guilty" | ||
| "Muse" | 2025 |
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "When Said and Done" (Pricey featuring Essosa) | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Strawberry Perfume" (Chenayder featuring Essosa) | 2023 |
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