Awa Matilda Isakine Santesson-Sey (born 6 July 1997), known mononymously as Awa (stylised as AWA), is a Swedish singer based in London. Her father is Senegalese, her mother Swedish.
At age 12, deciding she wanted to study classical music, she applied to and later attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm.
Career Awa was the winner of the first series of the Swedish version of The X Factor in 2012, at age 15. In 2013, she won a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award 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 released three songs on the label, followed by a six-track EP titled cry.baby. "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. In November 2019, Vevo named Awa one of its "Artists to Watch" for 2020.
Discography
Singles TitleRelease DateLabelProducer"F**kin' Love Songs" ft. Ebenezer 2019Columbia RecordsEbenezer"Comfortable"Columbia RecordsAalias"Like I Do"Columbia RecordsAston Rudi, Tre Jean-Marie"Too Late For That" (feat. BJ the Chicago Kid)2020Columbia Records, Spirit Music GroupShow N Prove, Mainey"Feelings" (feat. JB Scofield)Columbia RecordsJIM OUMA"Live & Learn"Columbia Records, MNRK Music GroupTJOnline"24/7"2021Columbia Records, Warner Chappell MusicAxident, Chris Loco"Who's Asking"2022Alacran RecordsEbenezer"Daylight Robbery"2023 Pure Intuition Adrian McLeod"Shining Star" Pure Intuition LOXE
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