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About
Singer who became known as half of the Nigerian musical duo VanJess with her sister Ivana. The girls rose to fame following the release of their debut EP, 00 till Escape. They went on to work on their followup EP, Homegrown. In 2023, she began releasing music solo under the name AMAKA. In 2023, she released her debut solo EP "Oasis", produced by Kaytranada
Before Fame
VanJess first began releasing music to YouTube, posting covers of popular songs. They gained viral fame doing a capella and beatboxing covers of artists like Lady Gaga and Rihanna.
Trivia
The Nwokike sisters have performed and been guests as VanJess on numerous shows like VH1's The Linda Perry Project.
Family Life
Born in Nigeria, she was raised in California.
Associated With
In early 2017, VanJess released a remix of "Adore" which featured Ish Darr.
