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AYRA STARR SAYS IT'S A COMPLIMENT AND SHE'S HONOURED TO BE COMPARED TO TEMS.

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Mavin Records new Artiste is ready to take the world at 18.

Mavin Records new artiste Ayra Starr, is only 18 years old and is already taking charge and topping charts. Don Jazzy Mentioned that he had been working with her for over a year and is proud of how far she has come. 

Speaking with Do2dtun on Cool FM, Ayra Starr mentioned that her biggest motivation is her mum, while musically she'll say Tuface, Wande Coal,Wizkid, because she had teenage sisters around her while growing up who used to listen to them. On how she got her record deal, Ayra explained that in 2019, she started posting covers of songs on her Instagram page. In December 2019, she decided to post an original, this led to her record deal. She mentioned that hours after she had posted, she got a message from Don Jazzy.

Many have compared Ayra Starr's sound to Tems. When asked how she felt about this, she said;

"I'm a young artiste and Tems is an amazing musician, for people to compare me to such an amazing musician, it's a compliment and I'm honoured"

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