Essosa

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| instrument = Vocals

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| years_active = 2018–present

| label = Atlantic

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Essosa (born 9 April 2001) is an English singer and songwriter. Her R&B songs take inspiration from the 1990s and the 2000s.{{cite web |title=R&B Star Essosa On TikTok And Going Viral |url=https://spellmagazine.co.uk/how-does-it-feel-when-your-song-goes-viral-essosa-reveals-all/ |website=Spell |access-date=23 August 2024 |date=16 April 2024}} She released her debut single in 2018 and signed to Atlantic Records from the success of her single "Waste My Time" in 2023.

Early life

Essosa was born on 9 April 2001{{cite web |author1=@essosajoy |title=ITS MY BIRFDAYYYYY!!!! Presave my new song as my present🤭🎉 Only One coming 18/4 💕xxxx |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@essosajoy/video/7355956525950618912 |access-date=23 August 2024 |via=TikTok |date=9 April 2024}} in East London and was briefly raised in Toronto, Canada before later moving back to Essex.{{cite web |last1=Harman |first1=Sophie |title=Essosa - Essie's World |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/essosa-essies-world/ |website=Clash |access-date=23 August 2024 |date=20 August 2024}} Her parents are Nigerian. She began playing piano at age three and writing songs at age eight. She studied pharmacy at university, where she also recorded musical demos.

Her debut single, "The Retreat", was a protest song released in 2018, when she was 17 years old, in response to Brexit. She released her debut extended play, Dreamworld, in 2021, preceded by the singles "Belong" and "Memory"; she also released her song "Lemonade" in November 2021.{{cite web |last1=Thomson |first1=Zangba |title=Essosa releases an appealing music video for her "Lemonade" single |url=https://www.bongminesentertainment.com/essosa-lemonade-music-video/ |website=Bong Mines Entertainment |access-date=23 August 2024 |date=27 November 2021}} She released one song, "Butterflies", in 2022. She released the single "Waste My Time" in 2023; it became popular on TikTok and, by 2024, it had been used in over 71 thousand videos on the platform and accumulated over 15 million streams on Spotify.{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Nathan |title=UK R&B Acts To Watch In 2024 |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/nathan-miller/uk-r-and-b-acts-to-watch-in-2024 |website=Complex |access-date=23 August 2024 |date=13 February 2024}} She soon signed to Atlantic Records and her single "Tell Nobody" was released in November 2023 as part of her EP Essie's World, released on 20 August 2024.{{cite web |last1=Ani |first1=Abigail |title=Get To Know: Essosa |url=https://www.newwavemagazine.com/single-post/get-to-know-essosa |website=New Wave |date=22 September 2023 |access-date=23 August 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=Robin |title=Essosa Throws It Back On 'Tell Nobody' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/essosa-throws-it-back-on-tell-nobody/ |website=Clash |access-date=23 August 2024 |date=23 November 2023}}

Discography

=Extended plays=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of extended plays, with selected details ! scope="col" style="width:8em;" \|Title ! scope="col" style="width:20em;" \|Details
scope="row"\| Dreamworld \| Released: 23 April 2021 Label: Self-released Format: Streaming, digital download
scope="row"\| Essie's World \| Released: 16 August 2024 Label: Atlantic Format: Streaming, digital download

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|+ List of extended plays, with selected details

! scope="col" style="width:8em;" |Title

! scope="col" style="width:20em;" |Details

scope="row"| Dreamworld

Released: 23 April 2021
Label: Self-released
Format: Streaming, digital download

scope="row"| Essie's World

Released: 16 August 2024
Label: Atlantic
Format: Streaming, digital download

=Singles=

==As lead artist==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Album
scope="row" \| "Belong" \| rowspan="3"\| 2021 \| rowspan="2"\| Dreamworld
scope="row"\| "Memory"
scope="row"\| "Lemonade" \| rowspan="2" {{N/A\|Non-album singles}}
scope="row"\| "Butterflies" \| 2022
scope="row"\| "Waste My Time" \| rowspan="2"\| 2023 \| rowspan="4"\| Essie's World
scope="row"\| "Tell Nobody"
scope="row"\| "Only One" \| rowspan="2"\| 2024
scope="row"\| "Guilty"

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|+ List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Album

scope="row" | "Belong"

| rowspan="3"| 2021

| rowspan="2"| Dreamworld

scope="row"| "Memory"

scope="row"| "Lemonade"

| rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "Butterflies"

| 2022

scope="row"| "Waste My Time"

| rowspan="2"| 2023

| rowspan="4"| Essie's World

scope="row"| "Tell Nobody"

scope="row"| "Only One"

| rowspan="2"| 2024

scope="row"| "Guilty"

==As featured artist==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Album
scope="row"\| "When Said and Done" {{small\|(Pricey featuring Essosa)}} \| 2020 \| rowspan="2" {{N/A\|Non-album singles}}
scope="row"\| "Strawberry Perfume" {{small\|(Chenayder featuring Essosa)}} \| 2023

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|+ List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Album

scope="row"| "When Said and Done"
{{small|(Pricey featuring Essosa)}}

| 2020

| rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "Strawberry Perfume"
{{small|(Chenayder featuring Essosa)}}

| 2023