Waje real/ full name is Aituaje Iruobe born September 1, The name Waje is an acronym for “Words aren’t just enough”, is a Nigerian singerand song writter and a single mum.
Waje was born in Akure, Ondo State in Nigeria then moved to Benin City, Edo State
and was raised by her parents. She was the first child and the first
daughter in her family. Her parents got divorced when she was young, and
had to overcome difficult situations.
Waje attended the Word of Faith Group of Schools and joined the
choir. As a young singer she once sang gospel tunes to the delight of
the late Archbishop Benson Idahosa
of Church of God mission int. Archbishop Benin was quite impressed by
her singing and decided to help her throughout her whole secondary
school days. She then moved to Nsukka to obtain a degree in social work at University of Nigeria.
During her school years, Waje focused on her musical works such as
school concerts and fellowships. She listened and learned from her
mentors such as Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin to improve her music.
Singer
Waje’s
vocal range covers three octaves. She was found singing in church as a
young lady whose love for humanity led her to study social work at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka
(UNN). Being very productive whilst in school, Waje worked part-time in
tourism. She however still believed she could touch a lot more with her
singing talent. This gave her the drive to stay focused in her first
love, music. In 2007, Waje decided to take the next step and fully
launch her music career. She was still a student at the time and paid
her dues by doing lots of free shows and gigs, singing at every given
opportunity.
The first major spotlight she received was in 2008, when she featured
in the P-Square hit track titled “Do Me.” This track was critically
acclaimed across and was widely known across Africa and some parts of
Europe. This helped boost her career a little further, after which she
participated in Advanced Warning (a reality TV show which featured
artists that are on the verge of a breakthrough). The reality show was
organised by MTV Base South Africa and Zain Nigeria, where she came out as the first runner up.
In 2010, 360nobs.com did a special spotlight on Waje with the emphasis “Words Aren’t Just Enough….I’m Speechless”
Waje has shared the stage with various international artists such as Wyclef Jean in South Africa, opening for Kerry Hilson during a show organised in Calabar, and has also worked with a lot of artists who had hit singles, including “One Naira” with M.I, “Do Me” with P-Square and more. She also collaborated with Dencia on “True Love”
and has a list of songs that have received a number of award
nominations and winnings. She released her self-titled debut studio
album in 2013.
In August 2015, Waje released her 1st single of 2015 after her November 2014 video success of her hit song Coco Baby, titled Left For Good featuring Patoranking and Godwin Strings.
Waje headlined the song ‘Strong girl’ which is the theme song for ONE Campaign’s ‘Poverty is Sexist’ in 2015 and also joined Bono in Lagos, Nigeria for the lagos campaign in 2015.
Waje is among the Judges for the Voice Nigeria along sides Tu face, Timi Dakolo and Patoranking, she is also UN /ONE/PURPLE AMBASSADOR/ ENTREPRENEUR
Waje’s Safe House
Waje
is currently working with the youths of her community through an organization she calls Waje’s Safe House, where she teams up with other NGOs
quarterly to help fight for their cause. The first project supported
under Waje’s Safe House was the Mental and Environmental Development
Initiative for Children, assisting the Project HELP (Help Educate the
Less Privileged) which the goal of raising funds for allowing children
to continue their studies in the school in Makoko, through Ring Back Tones with her hit singles Oko Mi and I wish.
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Actress
Waje has also made an acting debut on the movie called Tunnel (film),
with Femi Jacobs, Patrick Doyle, Nse- Etm, Lepacious Bose, and others.
This is a 2014 Nigerian drama film directed by Stanlee Ohikhuare which
is a story about a young pastor’s life, journey and his fulfillments.
Personal life
Waje is proud to be a single mother.
Her sister, Amaka Iruobe is an actress who has had bit parts in popular Soap opera Tinsel (TV series) and the movie ‘First Cut’
- BEST RHYTHM AND BLUES SINGER 2011 CITY PEOPLE ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS,
- BEST FEMALE VOCALIST 2011 NIGERIAN ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS,
- BEST FEMALE VOCALIST 2011 HIPHOP WORLD AWARDS (HEADIES),
- BEST AFRICAN ART 2011 DEAFA AFR0-EUROPE AWARDS,
- BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE 2010 SOUTH SOUTH AWARDS,
- BEST FEMALE PERFORMER 2010 SOUTH SOUTH AWARDS,
- MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR 2013 CITY PEOPLE AWARDS
- BEST REGGA/DANCE HALL HEADIES 2013
- NIGERIAN MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS 2009 (best new video)
- DYNAMIX AWARDS 2009 (best new act)
- HIP-HOP AWARDS 2010*HEADIES* (best vocals)
- CITY PEOPLE AWARDS 2011(best r&b female)
- NIGERIAN ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS 2011 (best pop/r&b artist of the year.best new act of the year)
- HEADIES 2011 (best vocal performer female,best r&b single)
- EXQUISITE LADIES OF THE YEAR 2011 (female music art of the year)
- CHANNEL O MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS 2011 (most gifted female video)
- NIGERIAN MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS 2011 (best contemporary afro video)
- DEAFA AFRO-EUROPE ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS 2011 (best African art)
- BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR 2013 (I WISH, W.A.J.E ALBUM)
- BEST REGGA/DANCE HALL 2013 (I WISH, W.A.J.E ALBUM)
- BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE FEMALE 2013 (I WISH, W.A.J.E ALBUM)
- BLACK CANADIAN AWARDS 2014 (BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT)
- WORLD MUSIC AWARDS 2014 (WORLD BEST ALBUM)W.A.J.E
- WORLD MUSIC AWARDS 2014 (WORLD BEST LIVE ACT)
- WORLD MUSIC AWARDS 2014 (WORLD BEST FEMALE ENTERTAINER)
- WORLD MUSIC AWARDS 2014 (WORLD BEST ENTERTAINER)
- ELOY AWARDS 2014 (BEST FEMALE ARTIST
Awards
Nominations
Instagram: officialwaje
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