Tiwa Savage is a vocalist whose voice sweeps you away like the feeling of a welcomed breeze and is absolutely about to sweep the music world like a hurricane. Before her many accomplishments, she was born native Nigerian, raised in Lagos until the age of 10 and thereafter, moved to London with her family. Her fondest memory of flirting with music was in a high school band as a trombone player. Very quickly she had to give it up because she could not afford to purchase a trombone for herself. This incident brought about the novel idea of picking up an instrument that she did not need to buy; her voice. At the age of 15 she began to sing. Tiwa first started out by listening and imitating the riffs and runs of singer friends at school. In addition, she would listen to commercial jingles and songs on the radio utilizing the vocalists as her instructors. After she had realized the undiscovered talent within, she began to try-out for several music auditions. During this process, she met a group of local talented musicians who exposed her to Gospel, Jazz, Soul and R&B. Music became that unknown entity that remained suppressed and dormant inside her for so many years.
Tiwa's first big break arrived at the age of 16. George Michael brought her in as a background vocalist for a major concert in Wembley Stadium. That was the night that changed Tiwa’s life forever! Ever since, Tiwa has worked as a background vocalist for many great artists such as Mary J. Blige, Chaka Khan, Blu Cantrell, Emma Bunton (Spice girls), Lemar, Kelly Clarkson, Andreas Bocelli, Stephen Gately, Hearsay, Sheila E, Ms Dynamite, and so many more. Life on the road was electrifying! Touring with a myriad of bands, and sharing the stage with the likes of Sting, 50 Cent, and Black Eyed Peas, Eminem, Destiny’s Child, and Robbie Williams has helped develop her live stage performance. Also, she scored her first filmography in the movie, Love Actually.
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