Winnie Nwagi

Winnie Nwagi
Birth name	Winnie Nakanwagi
Born	Uganda
Genres	Pop R&B
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

• Magic
• Musawo
• Kibulamu
• Embeera
• Katono Katono
• Gwenoonya
• Kyowulila

See also

• Irene Ntale
• Maurice Kirya
• Undercover Brothers Ug
• Lilian Mbabazi
• Juliana Kanyomozi
• Naava Grey

References

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.