Yebba Biography
A native of Arkansas, Yebba whose real name is Abbey Smith is an American Grammy-award-winning singer and songwriter from West Memphis, Arkansas.
Abbey became first known for her backing vocal performance on Chance the Rapper’s SNL performance of the song “Same Drugs” in 2016 and releasing her debut single “Evergreen” in 2017.
She credits The Clark Sisters for her vocal prowess, citing them as her heroes and number one influencers.
She wrote on Instagram: “This family’s music made me come to know Jesus. Anything I’ve learned about singing has been from trying to mimic them.” Records like “Nothing to Lose,” “Jesus Lifted Me,” “You Brought the Sunshine,” “The Darkest Hour is Just Before the Day” and “Jesus is a Love Song” are some of her favorites.”
Yebba Age
Yebba was born on January 16, 1995, in Arkansas. She is 26 years old as of 2021.
Yebba Boyfriend
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Yebba Music Music Career
Abbey became first known for her backing vocal performance on Chance the Rapper’s SNL performance of the song “Same Drugs” in 2016 and releasing her debut single “Evergreen” in 2017.
In 2017, when she performed a song called “My Mind”, she revealed that she was co-signed by Ed Sheeran’s label.
After the official release of her debut single “Evergreen,” Yebba said about the song, ” I grew up doing music in my dad’s church from a baby, so I’ve spent about a seventh of my life on the front row, besides my momma, and right behind my dad’s organ.
Church has always been a place of honesty, questioning, and family. So after we saw mom’s suicide, and that sense of family seemingly dissolved, a building I had become entirely estranged to seemed like the only place I could go.”
Later the same year, she collaborated with Sam Smith on the song “No Peace”, which was released through Sam’s 2017 album The Thrill of It All.
In 2018, Yebba collaborated with Zane Lowe to release her debut music video for her debut single “Evergreen”, which was done so with support from Apple Music and Beats 1.
Lowe stated about the music video, “YEBBA is an artist in every sense of the word, and working together to bring her vision to light was truly remarkable. She has one of the more powerful and exciting voices to come along in years, and we are excited to introduce her to the world”.
In 2019, Yebba was nominated and won her first ever Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance of the song “How Deep Is Your Love”, alongside PJ Morton at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.
Yebba is also scheduled to appear on three songs from Mark Ronson’s upcoming album Late Night Feelings.
In April 2019, she appeared as a guest vocalist alongside The Staves for Mumford & Sons’ live performance of the song “Beloved” on The Jonathan Ross Show.
In June, she was revealed to have a featured appearance on Ed Sheeran’s collaborative effort No.6 Collaborations Project on a song, entitled “Best Part of Me”.
Yebba Net Worth
Yebba has an estimated net worth of $ 1 million.
Yebba Songs
Singles
- Evergreen
As Featured Artist
- “They Don’t Care About Us”
(with Rudimental featuring Maverick Sabre) - “Don’t Leave Me Lonely”
(with Mark Ronson) - “Best Part of Me”
(with Ed Sheeran)
Featured Appearances
- “Gravity”
(with Clark Beckham ) - “Smoke”
(with Luke Levenson) - “Melatonin”
( with A Tribe Called Quest featuring Marsha Ambrosius) - “No Peace”
(with Sam Smith) - “How Deep Is Your Love” (Live)
(with PJ Morton) - “My Day Will Come”
(with James Francies) - “Knock Knock Knock”
(with Mark Ronson) - “When U Went Away”
(with Mark Ronson)