Quick Facts
Biography
Jennifer Ejoke professionally known as Wavy the Creator is a professional recording artist, photographer, fashion designer and film-maker, born in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria and raised in the United States of America. She is best known for her domestic breakout hit 'H.I.G.H' (Her In Greater Heights) and as the official photographer of Nigerian hip-hop artiste Olamide. The name "Wavy" was derived during a studio recording of a song she was featured in, when her sound was described as "Wavy" by the lead artiste.
Career
Wavy's first major opportunity in the creative world came in 2017 as a performance photographer at the One Africa Musicfest Concert in Houston, Texas, where she had a chance meeting with the headliner for the event, Nigerian rapper Olamide, eventually becoming his personal photographer and videographer under the name Wavy Film. Wavy moved back to Lagos in 2017 to collaborate onvisual projects with Olamide and shortly after, she can began photographing some of Nigeria's leading artists and released her fashion collection Azif.
In June 2017, Wavy launched her music career with the release of her debut single 'H.I.G.H' (Her In Greater Heights), 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.
In January 2018, she released her sophomore single 'Stay', 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 by the same name Shaku-Shaku, was premiered and reviewed online by Vogue magazine.
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.
In May 2019, Wavy the Creator released 'Body Deep,' a record produced by Dutch producer Spanker, alongside visuals courtesy of Nigerian director Meji Alabi.
Discography
Selected singles
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "H.I.G.H. (Her In Greater Heights)" | Non-album single |
| "Stay" | ||
| 2018 | ||
| "Acoustic A3 Sessions" | ||
| "Shaku" | ||
| 2019 | "Body Deep" | |
| Year | Title | Album |
| 2017 | "What You Like" (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" (André Wolff featuring Ayüü & Wavy The Creator) | Non-album single | |
| 2019 | "DND" (Bils featuring Kida Kudz & Wavy The Creator) | Non-album single |
