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 singer signed to Swangz Avenue, best known for her award winning single Musawo. She was the second runner-up in the second season of "CocaCola Rated Next" in 2014.[1] She performed with Afrigo Band in a live performance at Guvnor called "Friday Night Live" in April 2016[2][3]

Music career

Nwagi's music career began when she became the second runner-up during the second season of "CocaCola Rated Next" music competitions in 2014. She was signed by Swangz Avenue and released a number of songs including Embeera, Katono Katono, Gwenoonya and Kyowulila.[4] She released her commercially successful single Musawo in early 2016.[5] Musawo was played on both radio and television[6] and attracted attention the Ugandan singer Irene Ntale when she did an acoustic version of the song.[7]

Awards

Awards
Year Category Award Result
2016 Best Song of the Year - "Musawo" Uganda Entertainment Awards Won
Break Through Artiste Won

Discography

Songs

See also

References

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  1. ↑ "Biography of Winnie Nwagi". Howwe.
  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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