Eddy Wata
| Eddy Wata | |
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| Background information | |
| Born |
1976 Nigeria |
| Genres | Eurodance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2001 – present |
Eddy Wata (born 01-01-1976) is a Nigerian Eurodance artist. He was born to a Nigerian mother and Jamaican father and began to play with a battery-operated keyboard at a very young age. At the age of 18, he lived in Jamaica for four years, where he met artists that contributed to his love of reggae.
Upon returning to Nigeria, he formed a band, and following many television appearances, he toured Europe in 2001. In the Netherlands, he was acquainted with the manager Lino Longoni and in 2003, after being placed under contract by the Italian producer Diego Milesi became popular star in European dance scene.
His singles included the 2003 hit "Jam", followed by "In Your Mind" and "The Bomb". But it was with his 2008 international hit "I Love My People" that he reached the top of dance charts in many countries. [1][2][3] He followed it up with "The Light" and in 2009 "My Dream" and "I Like the Way" in 2010 and "Senorita" in 2011.
He remains greatly popular in Nigeria and many African countries, in Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, in Scandinavian and Eastern European countries, in Brazil, the Middle East up to the Far East.
Singles
- Charting singles
| Year | Single | Charts | Certification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Wa) |
DEN | FIN | FRA[4] | POL[5] | ROM | |||
| 2003/ 2004 |
"Jam" | 36 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — |
| 2004 | "In Your Mind" | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | "La Bomba" | — | 19 | 10 | 59 | — | — | — |
| 2008 | "I Love My People" | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — |
- Other songs
- 2004: "Asperger"
- 2006: "What a Boy"
- 2008: "The Light"
- 2009: "My Dream"
- 2010: "I Like the Way"
- 2010: "I Wanna Dance"
- 2011: "Señorita"
- 2012: "Superstar"
- 2013: "I Feel So Good"
- 2013: "My Season"
- 2014: "I Wa le Wa"
- 2015: "Shake Your Bom Bom"
- featured in
- 2004: "A Silvia" (Gabry Ponte feat. Eddy Wata) in Gabry Ponte album Dr. Jekyll and Mr. DJ
- 2004: "Bring Me to Life" (Mixtery feat. Eddy Wata) (sampling on Evanescence song)