![]() ![]() ![]() Shortly after its release, the EP became the number-one album on Nigeria iTunes and Apple Music. Starr wrote one of the songs on the EP alone, and co-wrote the remaining four with her brother Dami. The mixing and mastering of the EP was by Ikon, Louddaaa and Johnny Drille. The album has been described as "a topsy-turvy chronicle of love or love-themed situations" and "merges elements of R&B/ neo-soul with Afropop percussion." Ayra Starr said her intention with the record was to make music that would resonate with both young and old listeners. Her self-titled debut extended play was released on 22 January 2021 through Mavin Records. In 2020, she started recording at Mavin Studios in Lagos with producers Louddaaa and Don Jazzy. This was heard by thousands of people including label executive Don Jazzy and led to her first recording contract with Mavin Records. She chose her stage name because, in her words, "it means woke and eye-opening and that's what I stand for." She appeared in the music video for Eri Ife's song "Dear Future Wife." In December 2019, she uploaded an original song called "Damage" on her Instagram page. In 2019, she began posting covers of songs by artists like Andra Day and 2Face Idibia online. From there, she modelled for companies such as Mazelle Studio, Complete Fashion Magazine and Esperanza Woman. In August 2018, Starr was signed with Quove Models, a modelling agency based in Lagos. Career 2018–present: Career beginnings, Ayra Starr and 19 & Dangerous "I would listen to Nicki Minaj on my way to school, and I'd feel like the second Nicki Minaj." Ayra Starr's mother was very supportive of her musical ambitions, and always encouraged her to pursue a singing career. To counter the feelings, she experienced from being taunted, Ayra Starr turned to music. ![]() During her college years, she was often bullied by her classmates because of her age and appearance. She attended Les Cours Sonou University and received a BA degree in international relations and political science. At the age of 10, she sang in a high school choir and began writing songs with her brother. Having been raised in a music-loving family, her interest in singing comes mostly from her family. Her family moved frequently during her high school years because of her father's business, and as a result she had a hard time forming close friends. She was born to Nigerian parents from Kwara State and Delta State has four siblings. Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe was born on 14 June 2002 in Cotonou, Benin, and grew up there and in Lagos, Nigeria. She also set a new record by becoming the only Nigerian Female Artist to have charted a solo song on UK official Singles Chart. With the song, Ayra became the Youngest African Female Artist to surpass 100 Million views on a single video on YouTube, and also the first to do so within 5 months. The song charted in several territories, including Switzerland, Ireland and the United Kingdom, where it peaked at Number 24. Īyra Starr would later achieve mainstream international recognition in 2022, with the release of her song " Rush". Starr debuted on Pandora Predictions chart, and on 28 August 2021, was ranked number three on Billboard 's Next Big Sound. The lead single " Bloody Samaritan" peaked atop the Top 50 chart, becoming the first solo song by a female artist to reach the number-one position. Categorized mainly as Afropop and R&B, the mixtape received favorable critical reception and spawned two top forty hits in Nigeria. In early 2021, Ayra Starr achieved mainstream recognition with her eponymous debut extended play and its hit track " Away", which spent two consecutive weeks at number four on Nigeria's TurnTable Top 50 chart the song also peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Top Triller Global chart, paving the way for the release of her first full-length mixtape, 19 & Dangerous (2021). This brought her to the attention of record executive Don Jazzy, who signed her to his record label Mavin Records. After covering several songs by popular artists on Instagram, she posted her first original song on her page in December 2019. She began a fashion career at the age of 16 with Quove Model Management before deciding to pursue a career in music. Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe (born 14 June 2002), known professionally as Ayra Starr, is a Beninese-born Nigerian singer. Ayra Starr performs "Rush" at Shoke Shoke Festival in Kenya, 2023. ![]()
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