Ayo
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Half-Nigerian, half-German Ayo burst into the music scene via her single Down on My Knees (2006). She was regarded "one of Europe's biggest new pop stars of 2006" with her breakthrough debut album, Joyful.
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About
Joy Olasunmibo Ogunmakin or better known by the stage name Ayo was born on September 18, 1980 in Cologne, Germany. Her father was a part-time DJ while her mother was a gypsy. As a child, she grew up amidst Pink Floyd and Fela Kuti, The Soul Children and Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer and the hero of juju music, Prince Sunny Adé. It was in the mid-80s when she first studied the violin before moving to piano and guitar between the ages of 10 and 14.
At 21, she flew to London to find herself and dwell between Paris and New York, two capitals that accurately sum up her musical identity. In Paris, she held an initial acoustic solo concert with British soul brother Omar and jammed alongside Cody Chesnutt.
In the late 2005, she gave birth to a bouncing baby boy named Nile.
In early 2006, she signed to Polydor and recorded her very first album Joyful (the English translation of her Yoruba name) within five days inside Sony Music Studios in New York City under the production of Jay Newland. The album buoyed by the lead single Down on My Knees.
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Nov 23 2007 8:00P - Oakland, California (The Paramount Theater (with Babyface))
Nov 24 2007 8:00P - Sparks, Nevada (Rose Ballroom at John Ascuaga’s Nugget (with Babyface))
Nov 28 2007 7:30P - Los Angeles, California (The Mint)
Nov 30 2007 8:00P - Detroit, Michigan (The Palace of Auburn Hills (with Babyface))
Dec 1 2007 8:00P - Indianapolis, Indiana (Madame Walker Theater Center (with Babyface))
Dec 3 2007 8:00P - Cleveland, Ohio (House Of Blues (with Babyface))
Dec 5 2007 8:00P - Westbury, New York (North Fork Theater at Westbury (with Babyface))
Dec 7 2007 8:00P - Keswick, Pennsylvania (Keswick Theater (with Babyface))
Dec 8 2007 8:00P - Boston, Massachusetts (Berklee Performing Arts Center (with Babyface))
Dec 9 2007 8:00P - New York, New York (Nokia Theatre (with Babyface))
Dec 10 2007 8:00P - Alexandria, Virginia (Birchmere (with Babyface) )
Dec 12 2007 8:00P - Atlanta, Georgia (Cobb Energy Centre (with Babyface))
Dec 14 2007 8:00P - Norfolk, Virginia (Chrysler Hall (with Babyface))
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Singles
| Date | Title | Label |
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| 2006 | Down on my Knees | Polydor Records |
| 2007 | And It's Supposed to Be Love | ... |
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Categories: Artist | Folk | Soul | Reggae
