SadBoi

SadBoi
Birth nameEbhoni Jade Cato-O’Garro
Also known asEbhoni
Born (1999-12-05) December 5, 1999 (age 25)
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresAlternative R&B, dancehall, reggae, soca
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, model
Labels

Ebhoni Jade Cato-O'Garro, known by her stage name SadBoi and formerly known as Ebhoni, is a Canadian musician and model of Antiguan, Jamaican, and Indigenous descent.[1] She released her debut EP Mood Ring (2017), at the age of 17.[2] Her EP X was released on February 18, 2021.[3][4]

Early life

Ebhoni grew up in Toronto's Weston Road neighbourhood in a Jewish family, before moving to Oshawa with her mother and sister after her parents divorced.[1][2] As of 2019, she lived in Parkdale.[1] Ebhoni entered her first singing competition at the age of nine at the Canadian National Exhibition.[2] She began recording music at age 10 and started writing songs at age 11.[5][6] She started uploading videos to YouTube including covers of songs by artists such as Beyoncé and Keyshia Cole,[7] as well as original songs.[5] She has also modeled for Adidas and Rihanna's Savage X Fenty lingerie line.[1][8][9]

Musical career

In 2017, she released her EP Mood Ring on SoundCloud, where it would receive over 2 million streams.[6] She then released an EP titled X in February 2021 and a mixtape titled Good Dick & Weed in July 2021.[10][11]

Discography

Extended plays

  • Mood Ring (2017)
  • X (2021)
  • Were All the Ig Girls Worth It? (2022)
  • watch it all fall (2024)
  • Baddies (2024)

Mixtapes

  • Good Dick & Weed (2021)

Albums

  • BARE CHAT (2024)
  • DRY CRY (2024)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ebhoni Is Reclaiming the Toronto R&B Crown for Women". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  2. ^ a b c "Toronto's Ebhoni Is a Bad Gyal Being Her Best Self". Complex. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  3. ^ Strauss, Matthew. "Ebhoni Releases X EP, Shares New Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  4. ^ "Ebhoni Drops Debut EP 'X,' Shares "X-Ting" Video". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  5. ^ a b "Meet 16-Year-Old Toronto Singer Ebhoni". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  6. ^ a b "Top 21 Canadian Artists to Look Out For in 2021". Sidedoor Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  7. ^ "Premiere: Ebhoni Proves She's Toronto's New Rising Star With 'Street Lights' Video". Essence. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  8. ^ "R&B queen Ehboni crowns her go-to Toronto tracks". thestar.com. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  9. ^ Wilson, Sumiko (2018-10-24). "Rising Toronto R&B singer Ebhoni goes back to her roots". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  10. ^ Trapunski, Richard; Adams, Kelsey; Ritchie, Kevin (2021-03-04). "The sound of Toronto music in 2021: 20 artists you need to hear now". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  11. ^ True Panther Sounds - EBHONI - GOOD DICK & WEED