The song MOUNTAIN, capitalises on the celebration of the persistence ,resilience and spirit of the African individual especially the women in our society.
Waje makes a bold style statement in 2017 with her debut of a side swept blonde bob on the set of her upcoming video ‘Mountain’.Featuring South Africa’s multi-platinum selling singer Lira, ‘Mountain’ was first performed by Waje on The Voice Nigeria in 2016.
Here are some behind the scenes photos and a trailer of the video;
Aituaje Iruobe popularly known as WAJE was born in Akure- Ondo state and raised in Benin City, Edo state. She became known as a singer with vocal excellence, when she featured on P Sqaure’s hit track- DO ME, participated in MTV Base ‘Advanced Warning’ reality TV show where she emerged first runner up after which she released her single- KOLO, which cemented her position as one of Nigeria’s biggest acts to watch.
She has gone on to release her self titled debut album- 'WAJE'. With hit singles such as - For A Minute, oko mi, Na the way, I wish, Ijeoma, Onye , No be you, Ominiknowest and a host of others, she has significantly become one of Africa’s most respected musicians.
Waje was the only female and winning coach on the hit music reality Tv show ‘THE VOICE NIGERIA'.
She is a United Nations peace ambassador and the founder of 'WAJE SAFE HOUSE’ which is a foundation platform aimed at raising funds and supporting indigent women and children across Africa.
Also an ambassador of ONE and is involved in the #makenaijastronger campaign where she is at the forefront of advocating and working with government officials in the area of policy changes to ensure a better healthcare system in Nigeria and the ‘Poverty Is Sexist’ Campaign in which she headlined the official campaign song; 'Strong Girl' that featured other African female musicians.
International activists such as Arianna Huffington, Mary J. Blige, Malala Yousafzai, Shonda Rhimes and others are also ambassadors of the popular campaign.
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