Faith Vonic is a 25 years old Afropop and “Hipco” (HipHop) Female Artist born and raised in Liberia, West Africa. She started singing at the age of 10 at her school and covering various musical artist on her YouTube channel. In 2012, she began writing and producing her own records, and officially began her journey as a dynamic cutting edge Artist within the Liberian music industry. Her distinct sound and knack for creativity and pushing the envelope has made Faithvonic a force to be reckoned with, rising to the top of the music industry.
Faith was raised by a single mother in Liberia, with challenging circumstances including being a survivor of SGBV and mental abuse at a young age. Music became faith coping/ escape mechanism during her childhood, and she utilized her music as the medium to communicate and express her experiences, feelings, and thoughts with the intention to help and inspire other young girls who may have been in similar situations. Through the confidence brought by her music and talent, she decided to turn her passion into a career.
Faith stage name was inspired by both a combination from her first name and mother’s name; as she applauds her mother’s strength as a driving force behind her music journey. Her mother’s name is Yvonne, so Faith +Yvonne birth the stage name FaithVonic.
In 2014, faith came in contact with ActionAid Liberia as an effort to provide Ebola awareness support through a collective music group called LATA. Since then Faith has been partnering with AAL through Activista, Safe Cities Campaign, and has also been a Girls Rights Ambassador for ActionAid on various interventions. As a youth activist, Faith works with young girls across the country empowering them to advocate for their rights, and supporting them around building their self-confidence and self –esteem.
In addition to being a musical artist, Faith is also a budding fashion designer, graphic designer, content creator, and video director expanding her portfolio, versatility, and market reach. Furthermore, Faith has 4 siblings and loves being a sister and role model to them.
Faith’s goal is to see more Liberian young women with the confidence to utilize music, art, and creative activism to express themselves and advocate for their rights.
“The love I have for music is one of the best way I can express my feelings and also inspire others”
FaithVonic, 22
She believes through her music the world gets to see her Country Liberia and the beauty of it from all angles. With 60% of Liberia’s population being under 35, and the increased impact of COVID-19 on young people and especially young women, Faith knew she needed to utilize her talents to support awareness initiatives, even in her own way – utilizing creative activism. Faith also knew the country is at a pivotal moment, and hadn’t survived the Ebola outbreak, solidarity music was needed to bring the country/region/continent together, highlighting our strength, beauty in our diversity, and hope that we can once again overcome another pandemic even amid challenges. In collaboration with ActionAid Liberia, Faith was able to birth the “Africa Fight” Coronavirus Awareness Song- which will be officially released on all platforms soon.
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