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Also known as Bukola Elemide

Bukola Elemide (born 17 September 1982), known professionally as Aṣa ( , , ), is a French-Nigerian singer and songwriter.

Person · Open Library

Born
1921
Died
2016
Works
217

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Nigeria
Active from
1982-09-17
nigerianigeriannigériansoulworld

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
55,258
Total plays
824,305

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souljazzfolkfrenchreggae

Aṣa, Bukola Elemide (born September 1982), is a French-Nigerian singer and song-writer. She combines styles of funk, pop, reggae, jazz, folk and soul. Aṣa (pronounced Aasha) means "little hawk". She was born in Paris to Nigerian parents, but after two years she moved with her parents to Nigeria and grew up in the capital of Lagos. Her music is thus linked to her time in Western Africa. Asa grew up under the influence of her father's record collection <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/A%E1%B9%A

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Quotes

  • I think the price is having people who don't really know where you're going, where you want to go where you're coming from, make decisions, and sometimes these decisions can be very bad for you. But it's the price that I have to pay to get my music out and to be here today. And it's normal because everybody will go through it.
  • I think artistes are humans as well. Even though they possess special gifts. They're also humans that go through what you go through every day. They have aches and they fall ill. We hear them because they're famous. A lot of unknown people, regular people who all we don't know, we don't celebrate them, they are. I think this life is an illusion. This life we need light.
  • “I know I can’t change the past, but as the river keeps flowing, I’ll keep on moving on.”

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Key facts

Musical artist.name
Aṣa
Musical artist.image
Aṣa Aṣa.jpg
Musical artist.caption
Aṣa by Lakin Ogunbanwo, 2019
Musical artist.birth_name
Bukola Elemide
Musical artist.birth_place
Paris, France

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.asaofficial.com
Image
Aṣa Aṣa.jpg
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Commons category
Aṣa
date of birth
1982-09-17
birth name
Bukola Elemide
start of work period
2006-00-00
social media followers
902512
pseudonym
Aṣa
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Contents
  • Early life
  • Career
  • Discography
  • Studio albums
  • Live albums
  • Singles
  • Soundtrack appearances
  • Awards and nominations
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Bukola Elemide (born 17 September 1982), known professionally as Aṣa ( , , ), is a French-Nigerian singer and songwriter.

==Early life== Aṣa was born in Paris to Nigerian parents who were working and studying cinematography in France. Her family returned to live in Nigeria when she was two years old. Her parents hail from, Ogun State, Nigeria. Aṣa grew up in Lagos city, in the south-western part of Nigeria, and 18 years later, returned to Paris, where her life as an artist took off.

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