The Wé Ani Story
The Wé Ani Story
Playlist by The Wé Ani StoryEmbedded with pop star Wé Ani as she records her first album and fights to make it in the music industry. Get to know Wé and her close-knit family as she begins her journey in the industry in this 8-p…Follow the podcast:
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Introducing "Head Held High - The Wé Ani Story"
Wé Ani, then known as Wé McDonald, had a busy and productive 2018. She released her first single "Head Up High", published her first children's book "Little Girl with the Big Voice", recorded her first album "We Ani" and performed in New York, Houston and Chicago. The Record was granted behind-the-…
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Episode 1: How Wé Ani discovered her singing voice
Long before We Ani became a finalist on "American Idol" and "The Voice," her friends and family discovered she had an amazing singing voice.
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Episode 2: Wé Ani's painful childhood secret
Wé Ani began singing at age 12 and rose to fame on "American Idol" and "The Voice." But she was harboring a painful childhood secret that even her parents didn't know. (Photo by Kevin R. Wexler/NorthJersey.com)
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Episode 3: 'The Voice' on NBC makes Wé famous
Wé made it all the way to the Top 3 on "The Voice." It all started with an audition scored by her dad.
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Episode 4: The making of Wé Ani's song "Head Up High"
Wé released her first single in summer 2018. It was an anthem called “Head Up High,” which she co-wrote with Kylie Rothfield, a fellow contestant from Season 11 of "The Voice" on NBC. Be there as she performs the song during a sold-out show at Joe's Pub, a nightclub in lower Manhattan. (Photo by Ke…
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Episode 5: Making of Wé Ani's first album
Wé records her debut album producer Andre Betts in the same Hackensack studio where her career began during a music summer camp eight years earlier. Listen to Episode 5 our podcast The Wé Ani Story for the inside story on how the album was made.
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Episode 6: Raising Wé - How to raise a talented child
Think you know Wé Ani? Behind the scenes, her parents Mac and Jackie tell the story of raising Wé. Music runs in their family. Mac once served as a personal manager for The Village People. Now he manages his daughter’s career. (Photo by Kevin R. Wexler/NorthJersey.com)
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Episode 7: Wé in her own words
The little girl with the big voice and a commanding stage presence, Wé still calls herself “an awkward person." We dedicate this episode to hearing We and only We talk openly about her life and music, including songs on her new extended play album, "Wé Ani". (Photo by Kevin R. Wexler/NorthJersey.co…
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Episode 8: Wé Ani: 'My life is extremely magical'
The final episode: At long last, Wé debuts the songs on her latest EP during a live concert at the Gramercy Theater in New York City in the summer of 2018, nearly a year after she began recording. In this final episode of "The Wé McDonald Ani," We and her mentors reflect on the young artist's futur…
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