Wendy Asiamah Addo (born 20 February 1996), known by the stage name Wendy Shay, is a Ghanaian

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and

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singer. In March 2021, she was among the Top 30 Most Influential Women in Music by the

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Women's Brunch.

Early childhood

Wendy Shay was born to Mr & Mrs Addo on 20 February 1996 in

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, a suburb of the Greater Accra Region of

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. After the death of her father, she relocated to Stuttgart, Germany with her three siblings. Wendy's love of music grew after she lost her father when she was four years old. She attended Morning Star School and

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before relocating to

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where she continued her education from grade 7 (JHS 1). She also attended a music school in

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Career

Wendy Shay is a trained

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by profession, worked as a Midwife in the clinical field. She worked as a midwife until she moved to Ghana to pursue her musical dreams . She was introduced to music by Rufftown Records Manager

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and signed in January 2018 after the untimely death of label mate Ebony Reigns. On 1 June 2018, Wendy Shay released her debut single "Uber Driver", produced by MOG Beatz. The song was released together with the official video the same day. Wendy Shay was recently enstooled as the ''Ahenemba Hemaa'' of Gomoa Afransi in the

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with the stool name ''Queen Ewurabena Ofosuhemaa Shay 1''.

Brand Ambassador

Wendy Shay is the brand ambassador for the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) in Ghana. There was a controversy around Wendy being sacked as the Brand Ambassador for the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) but was later confirmed that she is still the Ambassador.

Performance

Wendy Shay has performed at several events including Miss Ghana 2018 Finals,

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Africa 2018, BF Suma Ghana Connect 18 concert. In December 2019, she also performed at Ghana's Afronation Music Festival. . Her performance in Belgium at the Ghana Culture Festival 2022 was stopped by the Police.

Discography

Singles

* "Uber Driver" * "Bedroom Commando" * "Astalavista" * "Psalm 35"(featuring Kuami Eugene, Sarkodie ) * "The Boy Is Mine" (featuring

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) *"Masakra" (featuring Ray James) *"All For You" *"Shay On You" *Stevie Wonder feat

Shatta Wale Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr., (born 17 October 1984) is a Ghanaian reggae-dancehall artist. He is known by his stage name Shatta Wale, formerly Bandana. His best-known singles are "Dancehall King", "My level" and "We taking over" .He is also know ...

*All For You *Kut It *CTD *Tuff Skin Girl *Katiana (feat Razben) *Heat *Survivor

Album

* Shay On You *Shayning Star

Awards and nominations

References

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