Wavy the Creator

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Wavy The Creator

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

Musical artist

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.

## Career

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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

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### Selected singles

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As lead artist

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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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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. 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. 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. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
12. ^ "Piac (feat. Ayüü & Wavy The Creator) - Single by Andreé Wolff". thepgmclub.com. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
13. ^ "DND (feat. Kida Kudz & Wavy The Creator) - Single by Bils". hiplifehiphop.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

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