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Winnie Nwagi
Winnie Nakanwagi popularly known as Winnie Nwagi is a Ugandan musician signed to Swangz Avenue a Record Label and Artist Management Company based in Kampala  Uganda. She was the second runner up in the second season of Cocacola Rated Next a talent search reality TV program in 2014. She's best known for her award winning single Musawo which was released in 2016.

Background and Education
Winnie Nwagi was born on 29th July 1989 to Mr. Henry Kabiito and Mrs. Sarah Namuddu. She grew up in Namasuba a commercial neighborhood in Kampala. She studied at St. Agnes Naggalama Primary School and later joined East High school and Migadde College for her high school certificate. Winnie Nwagi started singing at school where she studied music, dance and drama but also aspired to become a TV news anchor. She was raised by a single father and unfortunately dropped out of school as a teenager since then she hustled between recording studios chasing her dream.

Career
Winnie got lucky when she joined a talent search reality TV program where she emerged the second. She was then discovered and signed under swangz avenue as a result from the competition. Her debut song was titled Embela released in 2016 but her breakthrough was when she released Musawo months later.

She managed to win numerous awards in her year of emergence which include song of the year and breakout artist. Winnie has also been an ambassador to a number of companies in Uganda which are startimes, sports Club Villa Jogoo Limited and Crown Beverages Limited (Pepsi) for a promo campaign which was completed in 2016.

Reference

 * 1) https://profileability.com/winnie-nwagi

2. https://swangzavenue.com/winnie-nwagi/