Winnie Nwagi

Winnie Nwagi
Birth name Winnie Nakanwagi
Born Uganda
Genres
Occupation(s) Musician
Years active 2014-present
Labels Swangz Avenue
Associated acts Undercover Brothers Ug, Irene Ntale, Naava Grey

Winnie "Nakanwagi" Nwagi is a Ugandan musical artiste signed to Swangz Avenue; she came to fame with her hit single Musawo which hit both radio and Television airwaves. She was the Second runner up in the second season of CocaCola Rated Next in 2014.[1] She shared stage with Uganda's oldest and best band Afrigo Band in a live performance at Guvnor dubbed Friday Night Live in April 2016[2][3]

Music career

Winnie founded her music career when she became the second runner up during the second season of CocaCola Rated Next music competitions in 2014. She was immediately signed by Swangz Avenue and released a number of songs including Embeera, Katono Katono, Gwenoonya and Kyowulila.[4] Her big break, however came when she released her hit single Musawo early 2016.[5] Musawo hit the airwaves both on radio and television[6] and attracted attention from Ugandan diva Irene Ntale when she did an acoustic version of the song.[7]

Discography

Songs

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Biography of Winnie Nwagi". Each Amps.
  2. ↑ "Winnie Nwagi, Afrigo Band team up for Guvnor Performance". Trending Uganda.
  3. ↑ "Winnie Nwagi draws crowds to Afrigo Band". New Vision. New Vision Uganda. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Businge, Solomon. "No One Is Bonking Me—Winnie Nwagi". Red Pepper Uganda. Red Pepper Uganda. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Winnie Nwagi Finally Releases the Official Video For ‘Musawo’". Ug Bliz. Ug Bliz. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "News / VIDEO: Winnie Nwagi Releases "Musawo" Video". Chimpreports. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Winnie Nwagi's Musawo by Irene Ntale". Uganda Online.
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