WalyCris, is an artistic name for Wyson Laifoh, a first born in a family of four. WalyCris was born on the 25th of September, 1997, in Machinjiri, Blantyre at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital.
The artist is based in Manjichinjiri, Blantyre, Malawi. WalyCris did his primary education at St. Kizito Primary School in Limbe and was selected to start his secondary education at Ngumbe Secondary School in Chileka, Blantyre. He then studied Motor vehicle engineering at Soche Technical College (SOTEC).
WalyCris started his music career in 2015 but was exposed to the world in 2017. The first song ‘Main Chick’ was released in 2015 produced by Mush at MushBeats. He then released its video which was shot by Ronely Patricks of Onedot Filmworks. Since his career, he has done songs like ‘Ndine Watsopano’ which he featured Flame, ‘Tsonga’ which he featured Bucci, ‘Wataya Mwayi’ featuring Ababa Sergeant and ‘Maliya’ that hit number 1 for 4 consecutive weeks on FreshOnZodiak on Zodiak TV.
WalyCris said the love of music is what motivated him to start his music career. He said he has listened to artists like David Kalilani, Lucius Banda, Dan Lu, Lulu, Dare Devils and King Hyphen (formerly Young Kay).
As everyone has a goal in life, so is WalyCris who said he is eager to reach to the world as an international artist and raise other upcoming artists to reach to their dreams and succeed in the music industry.
WalyCris has worked with audio producers like Jay Emm, Sispence, Santos, Raj Records, MushBeats, and video producers like Ronely Patricks and Layonz Graphics.
Apart from music, WalyCris is also a part time Motor Vehicle engine