Holly Rey

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Holly Rey
Born
Holly Wasserfall

(1996-12-27) 27 December 1996 (age 27)
Westville, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Alma mater University of KwaZulu-Natal
OccupationMusician
Years active2010-present

Holly Wasserfall (born 27 December 1996), professionally known as Holly Rey, is a South African singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Westville, KwaZulu-Natal, her musical career began at the age of 14, signing her first publishing deal with Sony.

Contents

Rey rose to prominence after releasing her single "Deeper" in 2018, which won Record of the Year. [1]

Education

In 2019, Rey graduated at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in Media studies. [2]

Career

She grew up in musical background her uncle is a musician, he taught Rey how to play the guitar during their lessons. [1] Rey signed a record deal with Sony [3] and released her first album Strawberry Skies in 2010. [4]

Her breakthrough single "Deeper" was released in May 2018. The song was produced by Mondli Ngcobo. It won Record of the Year at the 25th South African Music Awards. [5]

On March 15, 2019, her single "You" was released. The song surpassed 3,5 million streams [6] and was certified 3× platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa with sales of 293 055 units. [7] [8] In August 2019, Rey headlined to One Big Night in Sobekeng concert. [9]

In March 2020, she signed a record deal with Soulstic Music. [10]

In April 29, she announced the title and the release date of her EP via her Instagram account. [11] Unconditional EP was released on April 29, 2022.

Rey and Blxckie released "Slow Down" on April 28, 2023. [12]

Towards the end of August 2023, Rey competed on the Masked Singer South Africa and won becoming the first person to hold the title. [13]

Same month, Rey announced her extended play 3 AM Pt. 1, released on September 15, 2023. [13] [14]

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
ZA
"Deeper"2018
"Home"2020—
"Slow Down" (featuring Blxckie)2023—
"Ngiyazifela"—
"These Tears (featuring Mr. Luu)2024—Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Achievements

Basadi in Music Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2022HerselfArtist of the YearNominated
Pop Artist of the YearWon
2023Won [15]

[16] [17]

Dance Music Awards South Africa

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2019HerselfBest Female VocalistNominated [18]

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