Enitan Adepitan (born 9 December 1994), known professionally as Enny (stylized in

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), is an English rapper, singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 2020 single "Peng Black Girls" which gained popularity following a remix version with

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being performed live on

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Early life

Enny's family came from Nigerian heritage. She was born and raised in

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, South East London. She lived with her parents and was one of six siblings. Enny’s interest in music started in early childhood. She experimented with music, influenced by her family. Her father taught her to play instruments including the keyboard. Enny also participated in a local street dance group in which they played and danced to American hip-hop. She inherited an interest in jazz, gospel music and hip-hop from her friends and family that would later have an impact on her music. After high school she attempted to enter the film industry for two years. After finding herself unsuccessful and unsatisfied with her career path, she decided to focus on music and freestyling.

Career

Enny began her music career by releasing freestyle videos on

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. These videos lead to her self-released debut single, "He's Not Into You", in April 2020. The single features "harsh truths" about dream relationships. With this hit single, Enny was recognized and introduced to the studio program Root 73 by her manager Pascal. She would later be scouted by English singer-songwriter

who signed her to her own label FAMM. She would later release "Peng Black Girls" which was produced in 2021. She also released a remixed version of the song featuring Smith.

Discography

Extended plays

* ''Under Twenty Five'' (2021) * ''We Go Again'' (2023)

Singles

Promotional singles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official website

MusicBrainz

SoundCloud
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