Meet Tiwa Savage, The African Beyonce
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Tiwa Savage, The Beyonce of Africa
Tiwa Savage is one of the biggest pop stars to emerge from Nigeria and africa as a whole with numerous hits and international awards to her name. Tiwa started her career as a backup singer and song writer. She was a backup singer for Beyonce, Mary J blidge and some others, she co-wrote a handful of songs, including the grammy nominated song 'back to me' by fantasia. She arrived in the early 2010s with a hybrid form of dance-pop that synthesizes Afro-pop, reggae, and contemporary R&B, singing in English and Yoruba.
Born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, Tiwatope Savage moved with her family to England when she was only 11 years old. During the late '90s, she established herself as a background vocalist, and opted to leave the accounting world when she was sought by Mary J. Blige.
Though she had a business administration degree from Kent University, she furthered her music career by attending Berklee College of Music on scholarship in the UK. Prior to her graduation, she competed on The X Factor United Kingdom during series 3 and made it to the final 24. During the next couple years, Savage raised her stock with additional background work, such as an appearance on Whitney Houston's 'I Look to You' in 2009, and the landing of songwriting credits on a handful of albums.
Savage made a name for herself as a solo artist in 2010 with "Kele Kele Love," a self-released single produced by Harmony Samuels. In 2012 Tiwa signed to Don Jazzy's Mavin Records where she released her long-delayed debut album, Once Upon a Time, in 2013. She received her first MOBO Award nomination in the category of Best African Act, and won the prize for Best Female at the 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards. She signed several endorsement deals, and became involved in youth empowerment projects, helping to raise money to build schools in Nigeria.
Second album R.E.D. appeared in late 2015 with the majority of the production work handled by Don Jazzy. Savage signed a management and publishing deal with Jay-Z's Roc Nation in 2016, and performed at his Made in America festival in 2017. Her EP, titled Sugarcane appeared that year, featuring producers and guest artists such as Wizkid and Maleek Berry.
After headlining a sold-out show at London's Indigo venue in 2018, Savage was named Best African Act at the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards. In 2019, she signed a publishing and distribution contract with Universal Music Group. Later in the year, Savage made an appearance on Coldplay's eighth studio album, Everyday Life. She went further to release a third full-length album, titled Celia in 2020 which was named after her mother, with guests including Sam Smith, Stefflon Don, and Davido.
Savage's contributions to the Nigerian music industry have earned her several achievements. She has been involved in youth empowerment and breast cancer screening projects and has raised funds to build schools in Nigeria. She has done a lot in her music career which has earned her a top spot in Africa's music industry.
That's all about Tiwa savage, Africa's Beyonce for now.
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