Shola ama biography
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Shola Ama
British singer
Shola Ama | |
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| Birth name | Shola Ama Mathurin- Campbell |
| Born | (1979-03-08) 8 March 1979 (age 45) London, England |
| Genres | Soul, R&B |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Musical artist
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Career
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Born on March 8, 1979 in London, England, soul-pop legend Shola Ama's rise to the top is the stuff of legend. When the teenager was overheard singing to herself on a London tube platform by record label Kwame Kwaten, it led to the release of her debut single, "Celebrate," produced by acid jazzers D'Influence. The next thing she knew, she was seeing in her 16th birthday with a major label recording contract. In 1996, Shola Ama unleashed her first single for WEA, "You're the One I Love," which made a
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Shola Ama
Shola Ama (born on March 18, 1979, in London) is an English singer who scored her biggest hit in 1997 with a cover of Randy Crawford's "You Might Need Somebody". She is half Caribbean (of Dominican & St. Lucian origin), quarter Irish and quarter Scottish.
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Shola Ama has blossomed into the UK’s premier Soul and RnB vocalist. Famed for her angelic, soulful voice and ability to fuse soul, RnB, 2-Step and UK garage music.
Shola attended Quintin Kynaston School in the early 1990s, it was here that her passion for music and performing was allowed to blossom. Shola's discovery has become the stuff of legends. At 15 singing to herself at Hammersmith tube station and was over heard by a D'Influence music producer who was so amazed with what he heard he got her into the studio. In 1995 an independent label released a single titled ‘Celebrate’, which was a soft soulful ballad produced by D’Influence. Although the single was not a commercial success, it did draw a lot of attention to Shola as an artist and the result was that on her 16th birthday she signed a record deal with WEA.
Months later Shola released her biggest hit "You Might Need Somebody". This Randy Crawford cover blasted Shola into the main stream - receiving huge amounts of praise from critics an