Olasunkanmi Rehanat Alonge (born 2 June 1987), better known by her stage name Sunkanmi, is a Nigerian songwriter and singer; Sunkanmi rose to recognition in 2015 when she released "For Body", a song which had her enlisting the collaborative effort of a popular Nigerian musician by name Olamide. She is currently signed to Hit The Ground Records under which she has released numerous singles.
Early life and education Sunkanmi is an alumna of Olabisi Onabanjo University, where she studied Geophysics.
Musical career While in her second year in school, Sunkanmi had her first recording. In mid-2015, through the help of her producer, she got to meet Olamide. The meeting led to the creation of a song titled For Body. Sunkanmi signed on with Hit The Ground Running Entertainment.
In 2015, Sunkanmi was nominated for the "Most Promising Act to Watch" at the 2015 edition of the Nigeria Entertainment Awards, and in 2016, she received 3 nominations from Scream All-Youth Awards in the "Best New Act" category, The Lagos Fashion Award in the "Fashionable Revelation Artist of the Year" category and Eloy Awards in the "Upcoming female Music Artiste" category, alongside the likes of Niniola, Falana and Aramide.
Discography Singles List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name YearTitleAlbum2013"Fabulous" Non-album single2014"Owo"2014"Cassanova"2014"Tenumo"2015"Singale"2015"For Body"2015"Marry Jonna"2016"Follow You Go"2017"Everywhere"2017"You"2018"Zobo"2019"Never Finish"2019"Baby Wa"2019"Hold Me"2020"Yur Luv"
Music videos List of music videos as lead artist, showing date released and directors +TitleVideo release dateDirector(s)RefCassanovaMarch 2014Patrick ElisOwoNovember 2014Toyin LawaniSingaleJanuary 2015Aje FilmsFor Body (featuring Olamide)July 2015Unlimited L.AMarry JoannaOctober 2015Micheal WilliamsEverywhereMay 2017Matt MaxxYouOctober 2017Vasco GeeZoboJuly 2018Prat HannaHold MeDecember 2019UjProFilms
Awards and nominations YearAward ceremonyPrizeResult2015City People Magazine AwardMost Promising Act to Watch20152015 Nigeria Entertainment AwardsMost Promising Act to Watch2016Scream All-Youth Awards 2016Best New Female Act2016Lagos Fashion Awards 2016Best New Female Act2016Eloy Awards 2016Upcoming music artist of the year
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