Awa Santesson-Sey

Awa Matilda Isakine Santesson-Sey (born July 6, 1997), known professionally as AWA, is a Swedish singer based in London. Her father is Senegalese, her mother Swedish.

Awa Santesson-Sey
Background information
Birth nameAwa Matilda Isakine Santesson-Sey
Also known asAWA
Born (1997-07-06) July 6, 1997
OriginStockholm, Sweden
GenresPop, R&B, soul
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2012–present
LabelsColumbia Records
Websitewww.thisisawa.co

At age 12, deciding she wanted to study classical music, she applied to and later attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm.[1][2]

Career

AWA was the winner of the first series of the Swedish version of The X Factor in 2012, at age 15.[3][4][5] In 2013, she won a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award[6] and released the single "Not Ready to Say Goodbye". Taking her time to work out her sound, she released the single "Obvious" in 2015. During this time, AWA worked with producers and collaborators including Aston Rudi and Show N Prove.

In 2019, AWA was signed to Columbia Records. She has released three songs on the label, with a five-track EP expected in 2020.[7] "F**kin' Love Songs (ft. Ebenezer)" was premiered by Julie Adenuga on Beats 1 and was Yasmin Evans' 'Track of the Week' on BBC Radio 1Xtra. Complex premiered the official video.[8] In November 2019, Vevo named AWA one of its "Artists to Watch" for 2020.[9]

Discography

Singles
Title Release Date Label Producer
"F**kin' Love Songs" ft. Ebenezer 2019 Columbia Records Ebenezer
"Comfortable" 2019 Columbia Records Aalias
"Like I Do" 2019 Columbia Records Aston Rudi, Tre Jean-Marie

References
  1. "AWA". Mr Radar. n.d. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  2. Therese Färsjö (November 30, 2012). "Awa: "Jag vill bli en internationell artist"". Expressen (Swedish daily newspaper). Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  3. "Awa vann 'X factor'-finalen | Nöjesbladet". Aftonbladet. December 7, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  4. "Awa i tårar efter vinsten i "X factor" | Nöje | Expressen Nöje | Nöjesnyheter Musiknyheter Filmnyheter". Expressen. December 7, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  5. "Awa Santesson-Sey i X Factor". tv4.se. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  6. "Awa". Last.fm. November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  7. "AWA". Mr Radar. n.d. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  8. Oke, Tobi (August 2019). "Premiere: AWA And Ebenezer Arrive With "F**kin' Love Songs"". Complex. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  9. "VEVO UNVEILS ITS ARTISTS TO WATCH FOR 2020". Music Business Worldwide. November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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