WAJE
Waje Iruobe, popularly called WAJE, WAJE meaning, “Words Aren’t Just Enough”. She’s a fun-loving singer, single mother and the founder of Waje Music and also run an NGO.
She was born on September 1, 1980 in Akure to Edo and Igbo speaking parents from Sabongida Ora, Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State. Her father is a native of Sabongida in Edo State while her mother, an Igbo hails from Onitsha in Anambra State.
WAJE grew up in Benin and attended Late Benson Idahosa’s Word of Faith Group of Schools in Benin and later went to Nigerian University, Nsukka in Enugu where she studied Social Works.
She started her musical career professionally at the age of 18 while in school, she did gate- crashing gigs and also singing in her church’s choir.
Opportunity for her to get into limelight surfaced when she was present at a show where twin-singers P Square performed and she was introduced to them. They later featured her on their song, “Do Me” and that was the beginning for her.
Her first single release was titled “Kolo”, Kolo was not popular, it was followed by “For a minute” and “Suntia”. She did “Na the way” with J-Martins and later released “Oko Mi” before her recent work with DJ Caise.
WAJE participated in the ADVANCED WARNING reality TV Show organized by MTV Base South Africa and Zain- Nigeria where she emerged first runner up.
She has since performed music with Nigerian artistes like MI, J-Martins, P-Square and International Star Entertainer, Wyclef Jean on stage in South Africa. She opened for Kerry Hilson during a show organized in Calabar, Nigeria.
Her mentors are Whitney Houston, Monica, Brandy, R Kelly, Mary J Blige and Onyeka Owenu.
Nominations
Nigerian music video awards 2009 (best new video)
Dynamix awards 2009 (best new act)
Hip-hop awards 2010*headies* (best vocals)
City people awards 2011(best r&b female)
Nigerian entertainment awards 2011 (best pop/R&B artist of the year. Best new act of the year)
Headies 2011 (best vocal performer female, best R&B single)
Exquisite ladies of the year 2011 (female music art of the year)
Channel o music video awards 2011 (most gifted female video)
Nigerian music video awards 2011 (best contemporary afro video)
Deafa afro-Europe entertainment awards 2011 (Best African Art)
Awards
Best rhythm and blues singer 2011 city people entertainment awards,
Best female vocalist 2011 Nigerian entertainment awards,
Best female vocalist 2011 hip-hop world awards (headies),
Best African art 2011 deafa afro-Europe awards,
Best vocal performance 2010 south south awards,
Best female performer 2010 south south awards
References
Wikipedia
Entertainment express
Published Under Nigerian Musicians
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