Wensdy

Wensdy (aka Sophia Laurence, born 20 November 1984 Wensdy was an only child raised primarily Glasgow, Scotland.

As a young child Wensdy performed in the Royal National Youth Orchestra Sophia chose this stage name for a number of reasons including the claimed date of the end of the world, 12 December 2012, landing on a Wednesday. At age four, Wensdy attended dance classes and would often stand on chairs and sing and dance at home. Her enthusiasm for music and art was not entirely understood because her family was serious and believed in working class ethic.

However, Wensdy would continue to write songs and poems for her family and friends on into adulthood. She listened to artists like Michael Jackson and Handel and sing and dance at her grandmother's house regularly, singing anything from "Beat It", "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?", "I Think We're Alone Now" for her aunts and uncles. In addition to this Wensdy went to her father's house most weekends and there she would spend the entire Friday evening in his music studio. Wensdy's father was a businessman, but he had aspirations of being a performer when he was in his 20s. He would host Friday night jam sessions for his friends. Wensdy explains that this was a time when she was very happy and sometimes she could even get up and sing in the studio which she found really exciting. and a stint at Performance College Wensdy began to write and produce her own style of music.

2010 Wensdy's debut single as a solo artist was "The Puppet" which has received positive feedback.

"The Puppet" was originally titled "The Big Game" and was written over an eight-month period and re-written and re-titled approaching the UK 2010 general election.

"GONNA GET IT" was written by Wensdy over a 2-week period for the 2010 South African World Cup and was released on 11 June. The song was played in South Africa on a number of stations including a live interview on Radio West Coast with Achmat George. At the climax of the World Cup "GONNA GET IT" was played on Ukhozi FM which has an estimated listener ship of 6.67 million. Wensdy was also interviewed by Shaakirah De Vries to be featured in the October edition of the South African 17 Magazine

Wensdy often collaborated with American Rappers and did so in "GONNA GET IT" and MyB.O.D.Y.

Wensdy described her music as having a great influence from her earlier life and the desire to make people happy and this was ultimately achieved, Wensdy aimed to release two mini albums by 2014.

The band has long since ended due to sudden unforeseen circumstances, but her music still lives on within the echo's of time. art, music, dance and fashion.