Willow Camille Reign Smith (born October 31, 2000 in Los Angeles), or just simply WILLOW, is an American singer, musician, actress, and activist. She is the daughter of actor Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, and the younger sister of Jaden Smith.
Smith first came into the music scene at the age of ten with her hit single "Whip My Hair" and has released four albums throughout the The New '10s. She is also an actress, first appearing in I Am Legend alongside her father.
Willow is also openly bisexual, stating she equally loves men and women.
Discography
Extended plays
- R I S E (2020) (with Jahnavi Harrison)
Studio albums
- Ardipithecus (2015)
- The 1st (2017)
- Willow (2019)
- The Anxiety (2020)
- lately I feel EVERYTHING (2021)
- coping mechanism (2022)
- Empathogen (2024)
Selected Filmography
Film
- I Am Legend (2007) - Marley Neville
- Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008) - Countee Garby
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) - Baby Gloria (voice)
Television
- True Jackson, VP (2009–2010) - Young True, 2 episodes
- Neo Yokio (2017) - Helenist (voice), episode: "O, the Helenists"
- Adventure Time (2018) - Beth the Pup Princess (voice), episode: "Come Along with Me"
Tropes found in her music
- Be Yourself: "Whip My Hair" is about being yourself.
- Genre Shift: Willow initially started out as a pop artist when she was a child, before going Alternative R&B and finally settling towards Alternative Rock music.
- Rock Is Authentic, Pop Is Shallow: She released the poppy Be Yourself anthem "Whip My Hair" when she was 9 years old and as she grew up, she tried to change her image and sound, trying to get away from the shadow of the hit and make more "authentic" music. She embraced the single even as she switched to an alternative rock sound in 2021, as she realized that the core theme of "being yourself" of her music hasn't changed at all and even performed a punk rock cover of the song👁 Image
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