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| Nenna Yvonne |
It may be rude to stop and stare, but Nenna Yvonne leaves you no choice.
At age 21, the Nigerian-born/New York-raised pop princess already has
the talent, pedigree, looks and desire to reign over the charts
indefinitely. Her latest single, “Go Around”—a sultry electro-pop
rave-up—boasts hundreds of thousands of spins on the internet. Three
minutes of succulent ear candy, it’s not only the product of a diverse
musical upbringing, but a harbinger of more cutting-edge crowd pleasers
to come.
Yvonne has known her calling since childhood, but pop stardom was far
from predestined. The eldest daughter of four to loving but businesslike
Nigerian immigrants, she was expected to set an example and pursue law
or medicine. Instead, at age 14, she matter-of-factually informed her
family that she would be making the four-hour daily commute from Long
Island to the prestigious LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and
Performing Arts in Manhattan, which counts Nicki Minaj and Kelis among
their hit - making alumni.
“I think it’s hereditary,” Yvonne laughs about her ambition. “I was
pushing for this since I was a little girl. I’m stubborn in a sense, and
I’m not the kind of person that’s going to look back and regret that I
didn’t try something.”
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