A singer and songwriter with a mellow vocal style and insightful lyrics regarding day-to-day life, ODIE defies simple classification with inspirations including Fela Kuti, Coldplay, and Kid Cudi. He made his full-length debut in 2018 with Analogue.
Born in Montreal, ODIE spent his early life in Toronto before he moved to the Bay Area at the age of 12, with his family. He was exposed to a broad variety of music in his household, beginning with the highlife, jùjú, and Afrobeat records played by his Nigerian parents, and extending to contemporary R&B and rap. After a little form...