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Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, known professionally as Ayra Starr, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter born on 14 June 2002. She gained international recognition in 2022 with her song 'Rush,' which charted in several countries, including Switzerland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. The song received a nomination for the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for Best African Music Performance. In early 2021, she released her self-titled debut EP and its lead single 'Away,' which spent two weeks at No. 4 on Nigeria's TurnTable Top 50 chart and peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Top Thriller Global chart. Her debut EP was followed by her first studio album, '19 & Dangerous,' released in 2021. The album reached the top 40 on the Nigeria TurnTable charts and was included in year-end lists by publications such as NativeMag. The lead single from the album, 'Bloody Samaritan,' became the first song by a solo female artist to reach No. 1 on the Top 50 charts. In August 2021, Starr was ranked No. 3 on Billboard's Next Big Sound. In 2024, she released her second album, 'The Year I Turned 21.'