The 2020s have been the decade of Ayo Edebiri. Not only has she won an Emmy Award for her role as Chef Sydney Adamu on the immensely popular television show The Bear, but she has been in countless movies this decade, too, including Theater Camp, Bottoms, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Inside Out 2, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.
A comedic genius with impeccable timing, Edebiri is also charming and warm. She is as endearing as she is talented. But did you know that the actress and comedian is also an incredible singer? Let’s explore here below.
Videos by American Songwriter
Before She Was Famous
Before the 28-year-old Edebiri was garnering awards and the attention of millions, she was posting YouTube videos with friends. Indeed, there are videos of her on the social media site from both 12 and 8 years ago (when she was 16 and 20, respectively) where she is singing cover songs with the most beautiful, delicate voice. They say when it rains, it pours. But it would seem that sometimes when you’re talented, you’re super talented.
In this first video, Edebiri and friend Paola Bennet cover Coldplay’s “Fix You” and “Yellow” with an acoustic guitar between just goofing around in what looks like a dorm room. Bennet plays the acoustic and harmonizes with Edebiri and the offering is blissful, perfect for a montage on your favorite network drama. So far, the video has 10,000 views on YouTube but it could eventually have millions.
In another video a few years later, the two cover a song by Lianne La Havas. Another lovely offering—and something Edebiri has seemingly never shown in her television or movie work. Curious—but perhaps she is waiting for the right time. But the right time is now!
Could you imagine her next movie where after showcasing her comedic talent in droves, Edebiri just broke into a Coldplay cover to stun the audiences? Maybe Bennet would come from off-camera with her wood-grain acoustic to join her like old times? Talent like this shouldn’t be hidden, especially when a camera seems to always be on the actress.
Enjoy the videos and let’s get a campaign going to hear Edebiri sing more often!
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
Most Viewed
-
FEBRUARY 13: Country singer/songwriter Willie Nelson performs onstage on February 13, 1979. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
Despite its fantastical origin story of surviving a shrapnel attack in the Vietnamese jungle, the D-28 met its demise on a flight to Hawaii. Not only did the turbulent flight damage the instrument in storage; someone later stole the guitar from the luggage carousel. Mitchell was never able to find her long-lost instrument, something she’s lamented for years. Aside from the sentimental connection guitarists typically have to their first ax, Mitchell was particularly fond of her Martin for functional reasons. After a bout of childhood polio affected Mitchell’s ability to form chord shapes in standard tuning, the singer-songwriter had to adapt with eccentric tunings that allowed her to create rich harmonic structure with limited mobility. Whether open, an octave below, or otherwise, Mitchell’s unique tunings placed stress on the guitar neck that it wasn’t originally made to endure. Moreover, to ensure the dissonance within her tunings was purposeful and not merely off-pitch, Mitchell needed a guitar with pristine intonation—something she frequently lauded the D-28 for having. “I need really good intonation,” she explained to Acoustic Guitar. “One of the signs of really good intonation is how flashy the harmonics are with a light touch. You should be able to get them to bloom like jewels.” While Mitchell has found other guitars that come close in that department, as she put it in her 1996 magazine interview, “I’ve never found an acoustic that could compare with it.” Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images -
English rock band the Beatles at the BBC television studios in London before leaving for a concert tour of Germany, and afterwards Japan, 16th June 1966. From left to right, they are Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and George Harrison. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) -
Huty23631 0001 -
English rock and pop group The Hollies perform the song 'Sorry Suzanne' on the set of the BBC Television pop music television show Top Of The Pops at Lime Grove Studios in London on 27th March 1969. Members of the band are, from left, Tony Hicks, Bobby Elliott, Allan Clarke, Terry Sylvester and Bernie Calvert. (Photo by Ivan Keeman/Redferns) -
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – OCTOBER 30: Alan Jackson performs at the Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration Of The Life & Music Of Loretta Lynn at the Grand Ole Opry on October 30, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
