EJ (singer)
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Early life
[edit]Edwina Johnson was born in Stockholm, Sweden in the late 1980s, born to an Afro-Cuban father who was a guirarist and a Barbadian mother.
2011-2021
[edit]Los Angeles, Atlanta and London have been the base for much of Johnson's professional music career and the influences can be heard in her music, which she describes when talking about her song 'Bangers and Mash',[1] "…it's an ATL beat that has really English lyrics to it, it's a very crunk/hip hop beat."[2] This song was chosen as part of the soundtrack of the film Keith Lemon: The Film.[3]
In contrast Edwina's first single, 'Mama I'm Gonna Sing,' was influenced through her experience of gospel music as well as early hip hop and pop experiences, "My Grandmother took me to church every Sunday and her house was always swarming with us grandchildren," Johnson says, "I had the mix of church singing and then coming back to her house to see my cousins breakdancing and listening to Michael Jackson and Neneh Cherry."[4]
Johnson's debut single 'Mama, I'm Gonna Sing' received airplay on BBC 1Xtra, Kiss and BBC Radio 1. The single has also been remixed by Jamie Jones, Savage Skulls and Pete Tong.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Keith lemon the film soundtrack -EJ bangers & mash, retrieved 16 June 2021
- ^ "'EJ' Interview | Featured | PyroMag". www.pyromag.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012.
- ^ Music From & Inspired By Keith Lemon The Film (2012, CD), retrieved 16 June 2021
- ^ a b "Livincool recommends: EJ – Mama I'm gonna sing | Livin Cool". www.livincool.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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