Eddie Wizzy
Appearance
Eddie Wizzy Dances | |
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Birth name | Matte Edgar |
Born | Kasese, Uganda | 4 December 1993
Occupation(s) | Musician, Artist, Entertainer, Performer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, Dance |
Years active | 2015–present |
Labels | Big Talent Entertainment, Eddie Wizzy |
Matte Edgar (born 4 December 1993) simply known as Eddie Wizzy or Eddie Wizzy Dances is a Ugandan perfoming artist, musician[1][2] [3] who was nominated in Afrimma Awards 2016 & 2017 in African Best Dancer category.[4],[5],[6]
Education
Eddie Wizzy studied from Jinja Army Primary School, Lubiri S.S.S as well as Mityana[7]
Music Career
Eddie Wizzy started as a performing artist for Eddy Kenzo in 2015 featuring in different video songs like ‘Be happy’, ‘Viva Africa’ , ‘Free Style Dance’, ‘Disco Disco’ by Eddy Kenzo[8], Sheeba’s ‘By da way’[9],‘Bukolomoni’ by Cindy[10], katonda wa Raggae by Ziza Bafana[11], [12] Menya Egumba Ft. Ykee Benda[13]He recorded his first song "Dance Vs Rap" Ft.Feffe Bussi in 2016.
Discography
Song Title | Year |
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Dance Vs Rap[14],[15] | 2016 |
Tabuka[16],[17] | 2017 |
Selfie Dance[18],[19], [20] | 2017 |
Menya Egumba[21] | 2017 |
Kamitokosita[22] | 2017 |
Ozina Bulungi[23], [24] | 2019 |
Tomala Budde[25] | 2019 |
Nominations & Awards
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref |
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2015 | Western Royal Awards | Best Dance Choreographer | Eddie Wizzy | Won | [26] |
2016 | Hi Skool Awards | Best Street Dancer | Eddie Wizzy | Won | [27] |
2016 | Afrimma Awards | African Best Dancer | Eddie Wizzy | Nominated | [28],[29],[30] |
2017 | Afrimma Awards Awards | African Best Dancer | Eddie Wizzy | Nominated | [31],[32],[33],[34],[35] |
2017 | PAFA Awards | Best Fashionable Dancer | Eddie Wizzy | Nominated | [36],[37] |
2017 | HiPipo Awards | Best Uganda Dancer | Eddie Wizzy | Won | [38] |
References
- ^ "Eddie Wizzy is dance's new kid on the block". 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Meet Eddie Wizzy, the boneless dancer who is living off dancing". 2 July 2016.
- ^ "Eddie Wizzy speaks out on his love life". 28 November 2016.
- ^ "Eddie Wizzy receives his AFRIMMA nomination certificate". 27 July 2016.
- ^ "AFRIMMA Awards 2016: check full list of winners". 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Full List of Winners at Afrimma Awards 2017". 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Eddie Wizzy is dance's new kid on the block". 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Eddie Wizzy Dancing Free style by Eddy Kenzo". June 28, 2015 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Sheebah Karungi - By The Way (Official HD Video)( New Ugandan music 2015)". January 26, 2015 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Dancer Eddy Wizzy Excited Funs At Singer Fille's Concert". 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Eddie Wizzy in Ziza Bafana's Katonda Wa Ragga Dance Video, Watch it here". 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Eddie Wizzy in new song "Obusomyo" with Ziza Bafana". 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Eddie Wizzy in a new song with YKee Benda". Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "DANCE vs RAP - Eddie Wizzy x Feffe Bussi [Official]". February 1, 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Eddie Wizzy and Feffe Bussi release "DanceVsRap" video". 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Tabuka by Eddie Wizzy ft Nutty Neithan & AbexXx Dj Official Video 2016". May 9, 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Eddie Wizzy shines at Purple Party in Jinja". May 2, 2017.
- ^ "Selfie Dance Eddie wizzy X Maro Official Video 2017". February 2, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Photos: Eddie Wizzy shoots "Selfie Dance" video featuring Maro". January 17, 2017.
- ^ "Eddie Wizzy releases "Selfie Dance" video. Watch it here!". February 2, 2017.
- ^ "Menya Eggumba - Eddie Wizzy ft. Ykee Benda[Official Video]". August 6, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Kamitokosita Eddie Wizzy ft Gravity Omutujju (Official Video) Sandrigo Promotar". June 4, 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Ozina Bulungi ft Fille (Official Video) - Eddie Wizzy". August 13, 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "OZIINA BULUNGI - EDDIE WIZZY x FILLE [Official HQ Audio] 2018". January 3, 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Tomala Budde Audio by Nina RoZ ft. Eddy Wizzy". January 3, 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Eddie Wizzy named Uganda's best dance Choreographer". 13 December 2015.
- ^ "Eddie Wizzy eyes AFRIMMA after scooping Best Street Dancer award". 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Afrimma Awards 2016 Winners Complete List". 16 October 2016.
- ^ "AFRIMMA Awards 2016 nominees announced". September 9, 2016.
- ^ https://afrimma.com/nominees-2016/
- ^ "Full List of Winners at Afrimma Awards 2017". 10 September 2017.
- ^ "AFRIMA 2017: Full list of winners". Retrieved 2020 March 26.
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- ^ "FULL LIST: Eddy Kenzo Shines at 2017 AFRIMMA Awards". Retrieved 2020 March 26.
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- ^ "PAFA launched as the nominees list is released". 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Lit Fashion at the Pearl of Africa Fashion Awards 2017 (PAFA)". 6 December 2017.
- ^ "HiPipo Music Awards: Here's the full list of winners". 5 February 2017.