Cody Wise

Cody Wise
Born (1995-12-29) December 29, 1995
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S.
Genres Pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2012–present
Labels Interscope Records, Pegasus Entertainment
Associated acts will.i.am

Cody Wise (born December 29, 1995)[1] is an American singer signed to Interscope Records through will.i.am's imprint.[2] He is best known for featuring on "It's My Birthday" by will.i.am. The song, which was recorded in 2014 and released as a single on May 27, 2014, topped the charts in the United Kingdom and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia. In addition to his music career, Wise has also made appearances in theater productions.

Life and career

Wise was born in the Roxborough neighborhood of Philadelphia.[3] He first started playing young Simba in the Broadway musical The Lion King and then followed with Broadway's Damn Yankees alongside Sean Hayes.[3] He also had parts in The Scottsboro Boys and The Nutcracker.[4][5] Wise's rendition of The Jackson 5's "Who's Loving You" at a concert called Fam Jams in Philadelphia caught the attention of will.i.am. Wise was just 13 at the time.[6] He spent a few years developing his musical skills with encouragement from will.i.am. In 2014, Wise signed to Interscope Records[7] and he has since then released a number of songs online among which "It's My Birthday". will.i.am and Wise performed the song in the United Kingdom on May 29, 2014, appearing on the fourth semi-final of the eighth season of Britain's Got Talent.

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Album
"Love Like This" 2014 Non-album single

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[8]		 IRL
[9]		 NZ
[10]		 UK
"It's My Birthday"
(will.i.am featuring Cody Wise)		 2014 4 25 16 1
  • BPI: Gold
 Non-album single
"I'm So Excited"
(Anja Nissen featuring will.i.am and Cody Wise)		 42 — — — TBA
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Title Year Album
"My My My My Love"
(with Sergio Mendes will.i.am)		 2014 Magic

References

  1. ↑ Scott Kerr. "Cody Wise – Biography – AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ "This Week's Fresh Music Top 20". 8 June 2014. 4Music. Missing or empty |series= (help)
  3. 1 2 "Cody Wise". Philly 360°. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  4. ↑ Coleman, Ashley (May 28, 2014). "Philly 360° Playlist: Cody Wise Shines On Will.i.am's New Track "It's My Birthday"". Philly 360°. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  5. ↑ Jackson, Merilyn (December 14, 2004). "A 'Nutcracker' to believe in For dancers and audience, this Balanchine confection has been working its magic for 50 years.". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ Australian Associated Press reprinted in The Daily Mail: Cody Wise goes from YouTube to UK No.1
  7. ↑ Williams, Isabel. "Artist of the Week: Will.i.am and Cody Wise". The Newsroom. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Discography Cody Wise". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Discography Cody Wise". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Discography Cody Wise". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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