Wavy the Creator

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Wavy The Creator
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On set at the 'Body Deep' Video Shoot
Background information
Birth nameJennifer Ejoke
Born Lagos
Genres Alternative R&B, Pop, Alté
OccupationVisual Artist
Years active2017-Present
Labels Disturbing London

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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Career

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
YearTitleAlbum
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
YearTitleAlbum
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

  1. Praise, Billy (9 April 2018). "Wavy The Creator: The Retro Creative". www.guardian.ng. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. Okare, Fisayo (10 July 2017). "CROWN WAVY THE CREATOR OUR NEW NON-CONFORMIST IT-GIRL". www.thenativemag.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 "New Music: Wavy (The Creator) – H.I.G.H." www.bellanaija.com. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. "Homecoming Festival Partners NIKE, Announces Ticket Release For 2019". www.guardian.ng. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. 1 2 Okare, Fisayo (5 October 2018). "PREMIERE: WAVY THE CREATOR IS HERE TO "STAY" WITH THE VISUALS FOR HER SECOND SINGLE". www.thenativemag.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. 1 2 Wei, Whitney. "The Artist Behind Nigeria's Newest Dance Anthem Has Crazy Style". www.vogue.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  7. "Interlude 3 – Wavy the Creator x Zamir". www.thepgmclub.com. 29 December 2018. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  8. Body Deep - Single by Wavy The Creator. "Body Deep". Spotify.
  9. "Acoustic A3 Sessions - Single by Wavy The Creator". Freeme Digital. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  10. "Body Deep - Single by Wavy The Creator". iTunes. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  11. "What You Like (feat. Wavy The Creator) - Single by Omagz". PulseNG. 15 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  12. "Piac (feat. Ayüü & Wavy The Creator) - Single by Andreé Wolff". thepgmclub.com. 19 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  13. "DND (feat. Kida Kudz & Wavy The Creator) - Single by Bils". hiplifehiphop.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.