Ré's musical interests began at a young age. She was born in Montreal and raised in Scarborough, Toronto, which is home to the Weeknd and Kardinal Offishall. Her father was a DJ, and her mother and sister were both singers. Whitney Houston, Brandy, and Destiny's Child were among her childhood idols. However, her visual art took precedence over her voice at first. She painted murals in elementary school while attending the Claude Watson School for the Arts.
As time went by, Ré became a regular night perfomer becoming more at ease on stage. She decided to pursue a music career. To pay for studio time, she'd work during the day at either a Shoppers Drug Mart in Scarborough, which was later featured in Drake's "Started From the Bottom" video. She released a few singles, met Yogi (now her husband), and the two formed a professional—and personal—relationship.
Now a popular singer and songwriter, she intentionaly pushes herself into creating music that conjures up feelings she hopes to pass on to her listeners. Her dicipline and hardwork led her to release debut EP "Opia". The nine rnb track album is a deep run of her critical analysis, revealing the peaks and lows she went through completing her first project. On hypbae, she reveals how she came about naming her album "Opia".
A 2021 JUNO Award winner of rnb, selected for the 2022 #YouTubeBlack Voices Music, Re was also nominated for the Polaris Music Prize, two Prism Prize nominations, a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination, and the Slaight Music Emerging Songwriter Award nomination. Savannah Ré accepted Grammy Award-winning producer Boi-1da as a mentor, and later collaborated with other well-known artists like Babyface, Jessie Reyez, Normani, and Wondagurl. Opia's sound is influenced by the R&B icons introduced to Ré by her sister: Aaliyah, TLC, Lauryn Hill, and SWV. It's short but varied, blending 90s R&B, chill pop, and spoken word.
In another interview with Complex, she also shared her jumaican heritage influences her artistic skills as she creates music,
'About U' - released July 22, 2022, from the album About U, was written by Savannah Ré herself , Marcus James, YogiTheProducer and Jack Ro. Directed by Alex P. Smith and produced by J.P. Borchardt, the music video's visuals are captivating with very original and oftentimes unguarded lyrics, electrified to life by her graceful vocals.
Lyrics gotten from genius.com
[Intro]
Ooh-oh-oh
Ah, ah-ah
Ooh, ooh-ooh
Yeah, yeah
Yeah
[Verse 1]
Can't function
Be a lie to say it's nothin'
Back and forth like an option
Hey, don't know what to call this, you stay on my call list
I know it's comin', ah
Seatbelt while we swervin' (Skrr)
Confusion screwed us like this
You are the one that I miss
[Pre-Chorus]
Can't play this game forever
Let's get this shit together
You know I make you better
But you make it hard
[Chorus]
I got shit to do, ooh-ooh, ooh
But I'm still here
Thinking about you
Hey, hey-hey-hey
I got shit to do, ooh-ooh, ooh
I'm still here
Thinking about you
Hey, hey-hey-hey
[Verse 2]
God, I hate to admit (Uh)
Whеn you're not next to me, I start
Ovеrthinking what this shit could be for us
One night turn to two and then to three, I'm stuck
[Pre-Chorus]
When it comes to stay, I can't fake it
Everything you do, it makes me want you more
But you make it hard (Harder)
[Chorus]
I got shit to do, ooh-ooh, ooh
But I'm still here
Thinking about you
Hey, hey-hey-hey
I got shit to do, ooh-ooh, ooh
I'm still here
Thinking about you, you
Hey, hey-hey-hey
[Instrumental Outro]
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