American R&B vocalist, songwriter, and musician Carisa Zhavia Ward. She is better known by her mononym Zhavia. A native of California, Zhavia harbored musical aspirations since she was a child. Her musical influences included Wiz Khalifa, Post Malone, and her parents, who were both vocalists. She began her career as a vocalist by participating in talent shows and open mic competitions. Later, she was offered a position in the Urban Music Department of the OC Hit Factory, a recording academy directed by producer Thomas Barsoe. In 2018, she competed on the first season of Fox’s reality television music competition series ‘The Four: Battle for Stardom’ as a contestant and finished as one of the series’ finalists. Since then, she has released two singles, ‘Candlelight’ and ‘Deep Down,’ and collaborated with Diplo, French Montana, and Lil Pump on ‘Welcome to the Party’ for the ‘Deadpool 2’ soundtrack.
Ascend to Fame
In October 2017, executives from Fox Broadcasting Company reached out to Barsoe with the offer to conduct auditions for some of his vocalists for their new music reality competition series, ‘The Four: Battle for Stardom’. They informed him that the concept of ‘The Four’ was radically distinct from ‘American Idol’ and ‘The Voice. While the previous two shows focused on relatively untrained talent, ‘The Four’ was searching for artists who were career-ready upon the conclusion of the show. Barsoe realized during their conversation that Zhavia was the ideal candidate for the program.
She was composing music in the next room at the time. Barsoe invited her to join them, and she successfully auditioned, but she declined to participate in the production. However, they ultimately succeeded in convincing her.
Zhavia made her début on television on the January 4, 2018 episode of the premiere season of ‘The Four’. Not only did she receive affirmative votes from all four judges, but she was also declared the episode’s winner. She was eliminated during the episode of week four but ultimately returned due to audience voting. She was one of the four finalists in the competition and later signed a record contract with Columbia Records.
Since then, she has released two singles: ‘Candlelight’ and ‘Deep Down’ and was featured in Diplo, French Montana, and Lil Pump’s track ”Welcome to the Party”, which was part of the ‘Deadpool 2’ soundtrack. Zhavia is extremely renowned on numerous social media platforms. She has approximately 200 thousand Twitter followers, over one million Facebook followers, and 3.3 million Instagram followers. In addition, she has over 530,000 subscribers and approximately 20 million views on her YouTube channel.
Personal Facts About Zhavia
Zhavia was born in Orange County, California, on March 6 or 7, 2001. The name of her mother is Bobbi Jo Black. Poiema Victoria and Tabitha are her two sisters, while Pierce is her brother. Zhavia’s father was also an R&B singer. Her mother was a metal band member before becoming a hairdresser and entrepreneur. She operates a cosmetic salon in Los Angeles at present. Zhavia’s parents divorced when she was quite small, and her mother raised her and her siblings between Norwalk and Monrovia in SoCal. During this time, they moved from one residence to another, staying with friends and family.
Her existence has always incorporated music. In addition to her parents, she was influenced by the careers of prominent musicians such as Wiz Khalifa and Post Malone. By the time she turned 15, she was already performing at open mic nights and local talent showcases. In February of 2017, Zhavia and her mother met Danish record producer Thomas Barsoe, who had established the OC Hit Factory at The District Shopping Mall in Tustin Ranch. Their Urban Music Department was led by Dr. Dre’s son, the performer Curtis Young.
Barsoe and Young were on the lookout for raw, undiscovered talent in the Orange County region, and they immediately recognized Zhavia’s potential. A week after meeting Barsoe, she auditioned for him and Young by singing ‘Killing Me Softly’ by The Fugees. Barsoe persuaded Zhavia and her mother to allow him to serve as her manager, promising them that he would secure significant opportunities for her before Christmas of that year. She was subsequently home-schooled in order to graduate early and concentrate on her singing career.
Estimated Net Worth
Currently, Zhavia has a net worth of approximately $5 million as of 2021. The father of Zhavia was a renowned R&B singer. American R&B vocalist, songwriter, and musician Carisa Zhavia Ward. She is better known by her mononym Zhavia.