Ayra Starr
Afrobeats · Afropop · R&B
Ayra Starr is the stage name of Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, a Nigerian singer and songwriter born in Cotonou, Benin, on 14 June 2002. She grew up…
Biography
Ayra Starr is the stage name of Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, a Nigerian singer and songwriter born in Cotonou, Benin, on 14 June 2002. She grew up between Cotonou and Lagos, speaks Yoruba, French, English and Pidgin, and holds a degree in international relations.
In 2019 she posted a song called “Damage” on Instagram. Don Jazzy saw it and signed her to Mavin Records. Her self-titled EP arrived in January 2021, followed that August by the album 19 & Dangerous, whose single “Bloody Samaritan” reached number one in Nigeria. “Rush” (2022) charted in the UK, Ireland and Switzerland and earned her a Grammy nomination for Best African Music Performance.
Her second album, The Year I Turned 21, came out in May 2024 and included “Commas”. Her third album, Starr Girl, followed in August 2026. Along the way she has featured on Wizkid’s “2 Sugar” and recorded with CKay and Fousheé.
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