ESSOSA RELEASES LATEST SINGLE
‘ONLY ONE’
Today, R&B singer Essosa drops her latest single ‘Only One’, produced by Maestro [Rihanna, J Hus, JVCK JAMES ] and co-written by Essosa and James Essien.
The new single follows on from her 90s inspired record ‘Waste My Time’ released last year which exploded on Tiktok amassing over 24M streams and 250K+ Tiktok creations to date.
Esssoa had the biggest growth on social media out of all Atlantic UK artists gaining almost 1M followers across all platforms in the last year and has received co-signs from Kaytranada, Kali Uchis, Missy Elliott, Tay Keith and Flo.
Speaking on ‘Only One’ Essosa explains,
“‘Only One’ reminds us to demand more for ourselves and to be willing to let go of any situation that no longer serves us. Self love and not settling is paramount. My sound is deep rooted in the 90’s & 00’s, taking inspiration from the likes of Janet Jackon and Kelis.”
The vintage tinged visuals shot by Roisino sees Essosa hold auditions for dancers, meticulously going through the elimination process until she finds her only one. Watch the visuals HERE.
Having been selected as Soundcloud’s Ascending Star for July 2023; an accolade previously awarded to Strandz and singer/songwriter Kenya Grace. Her breakout song ‘Waste my Time’ first debuted on TikTok, receiving 500 million views on the sound alone and generating over 16 million streams globally.
With co-signs from the likes of Kaytranada, Victoria Monet and Tay Keith, Essosa consistently strives to deliver something fresh yet nostalgic to the music scene and there’s only more to come from this rising star.
About Essosa:
Born in East London to Nigerian parents, 22-year-old Essosa spent her early years in Toronto. Her first experience of music was via her parents’ love of gospel and jazz music, inspiring her to take up singing at church. She learned to play the piano at the age 3 and began songwriting at 8 years old. Expanding her musical preferences into pop and hip-hop, she was inspired by the likes of Gwen Stefani, Janet Jackson, Mary J Blige, Erykah Badu and Amy Winehouse. Defying her parents’ suggestions to focus solely on academia, Essosa poured her energy into music and dance throughout school and university, using the recording facilities at local youth centres to lay down demos. It was while recording at college that she met the producer Ryan Price, who invited her to lend her supple vocals to his 2020 single ‘When Said and Done’ and to collaborate in sessions with The Strokes’ producer Gordon Raphael, inspiring her to seek out a producer of her own who could best interpret her nostalgic yet unique sound.
