Wendy Asiamah Addo (born 20 February 1996), known by the stage name Wendy Shay Official , is a Ghanaian Afropop and Afrobeats singer.Wendy Shay was born to Mr & Mrs Addo on 20 February 1996 in Accra, a suburb of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. After the death of her father, she relocated to Stuttgart, Germany with her three siblings. Wendy's love of music grew after she lost her father when she was four years old.
She attended Morning Star School and St Martin de Porres in Accra before relocating to Stuttgart where she continued her education from grade 7 (JHS 1). She also attended a music school in Bernhausen in Germany
Wendy Shay is a trained Nurse by profession, worked as a Midwife in the clinical field. She worked as a midwife until she moved to Ghana to pursue her musical dreams.
She was introduced to music by Rufftown Records Manager Bullet and signed in January 2018 after the untimely death of label mate Ebony Reigns. On 1 June 2018, Wendy Shay released her debut single "Uber Driver", produced by M.O.G Beatz.The song was released together with the official video the same day.
Wendy Shay was recently enstooled as the Ahenemba Hemaa of Gomoa Afransi in the Central Region (Ghana) with the stool name Queen Ewurabena Ofosuhemaa Shay.
Wendy Shay is the brand ambassador for the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) in Ghana.There was a controversy around Wendy being sacked as the Brand Ambassador for the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) but was later confirmed that she is still the Ambassador. She has received several nominations from both Ghana Music Awards and 3 Music Awards. She won #NewArtiste of the year during the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, Ghana Music Awards UK and 3Music Awards all in 2019. She has 2 studio albums namely #ShayOnYou and #ShayningStar, she also has hit single songs like #StevieWonder ft Shatta wale(shatta movement), Psalm 35 ft Kuami Eugene n Sarkodie and #TheBoyIsMine featuring Eno Barony.. Her current single #Survivor which she debut while
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