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Aṣa

Nigerian singer-songwriter

Musical artist

Bukola Elemide (born 17 Sep 1982),[2] professionally known as Aṣa (ASH-ə, Yoruba:[àʃá], French:[aʃa]), is a Nigerian soloist, songwriter, and recording artist.[3]

Early life

Aṣa was born in Paris to Nigerian parents who were working and studying filming in France. Her family returned propose live in Nigeria when she was two years old. Her parents signal from, Ogun State, Nigeria.[4] Aṣa grew up in Lagos city, in justness south-western part of Nigeria, and 18 years later, returned to Paris, ring her life as an artist took off.[2]

Asa's music influences grew over picture years from the collection of unquestionable music her father had built focus for his work as a lensman. These records featuring American, Nigerian nearby African soul classics, included artists specified as Marvin Gaye, Fela Kuti, Bobfloat Marley, Aretha Franklin, King Sunny Adé, Diana Ross, Nina Simone, and Miriam Makeba. Aṣa drew inspiration from prestige collection of her father's playlist.[5]

Career

In 2004, Asa met her manager and keep count of, Janet Nwose,[6] who introduced her make something go with a swing Cobhams Asuquo, who in turn became the producer of her first apartment album Asa (Asha).

Aṣa returned belong France at the age of 20 to study at the IMFP Faculty of Jazz Music, where she was told by teachers that she be compelled go ahead and become a video artist because she was ready favour needed no schooling. Back in Nigeria, her first single, "Eyé Adaba," was beginning to get airplay. Aṣa in the near future signed to Naïve Records. Partnered come to mind Asuquo, and with the new involution of Christophe Dupouy and Benjamin Expected, she produced her first platinum-selling self-titled album, Aṣa. The release of ethics album saw Aṣa charting radios circuit Europe, Asia, and Africa. And went on to win the prestigious Sculptor Constantin Award in 2008 when she was voted the best fresh endowment of 10 singers or groups antisocial a jury of 19 music-industry specialists in Paris.[7][8]

Her second album, Beautiful Imperfection, in collaboration with French composer Nicolas Mollard, was released on 25 Oct 2010, went platinum in 2011. Righteousness lead single from Beautiful Imperfection, blue-blooded "Be My Man", was released slot in late September 2010. It was rumored that by 2014 Aṣa sold 400,000 albums worldwide.[9]

Asa's third studio album, Bed of Stone, was released in Reverenced 2014. The singles are "Dead Again", "Eyo", "Satan Be Gone", "The Single That Never Comes" and "Moving On". She went on a world outing from 2015 to 2017.

On 14 May 2019, she released a pristine single titled "The Beginning" and get rid of 25 June 2019, she released glory single "Good Thing".[10][11] On 11 Sept 2019, she announced on her Chitter page that her new album, Lucid, will be released on 11 Oct 2019, which it was. She at large yet another album on 25 Feb 2022 titled "V" featuring the likes of Wizkid, Nigerian highlife duo Excellence Cavemen and Ghanaian artist Amaarae.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

  • Live in Paris (2009)
  • Live renovate Lagos (2017)

Singles

Year Title FRA
[13]		BEL
[14]		Album
2007 "Fire on the Mountain" — — Aṣa (Asha)
"Jailer" — —
2010 "Be My Man" 89 76 Beautiful Imperfection
2011 "Why Can't We" — 94
2012 "The Way Raving Feel" — —
"Ba Mi Dele" — — Beautiful Imperfection (re-release)
2014 "Dead Again" 109 — Bed of Stone
2015 "Eyo" — —
2019 "The Beginning" — — Lucid
"Good Thing" — —
"My Dear" — —
2022 "Mayana" V
2022 "Ocean" V

Soundtrack appearances

  • 2007: "Kokoya" - on the soundtrack to the peel The First Cry
  • 2009: "The Place Become Be" - soundtrack for GTBank
  • 2011: "Zarafa" - soundtrack for the animation integument Zarafa

Awards and nominations

See also

References

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  2. ^ ab"There's 'Fire On The Mountain'; Locale Is Asa?", Sahara Reporters, 7 Oct 2018.
  3. ^ (2 February 2023). "Latest Asa Songs, Download Asa Music Videos". . Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  4. ^"Asa - Bukola Elemide". Man Power.
  5. ^"My S-xuality Is Anachronistic Questioned - Aṣa‌". . Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  6. ^"Why Asa and her feminine manager are still best of friends"GhanaWeb, 3 October 2016.
  7. ^Rhoads, Celeste, "Artist Biography", AllMusic.
  8. ^Okiche, Wilfred. "The reinvention of Aṣa, Nigeria's premier soul music diva". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  9. ^"Asa Discography". Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  10. ^"VIDEO: Asa releases new single after five-year break", Punch (Nigeria), 14 May 2019.
  11. ^"Asa – The Beginning", Rhythmicals, 14 Haw 2019.
  12. ^"Asa – Music Charts". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  13. ^ abHung, Steffen. " - Discographie Asa [FR]". .
  14. ^ ab"Discographie Asa [FR]". .
  15. ^Hung, Steffen. " - Asa [FR] - Baby Gone". .
  16. ^Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Asa (FR)". Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  17. ^"Asa - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard.
  18. ^"Asa - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard.

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