Awa Santesson-Sey

Awa Matilda Isakine Santesson-Sey (born 6 July 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) 6 July 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" Columbia Records Aalias
"Like I Do" Columbia Records Aston Rudi, Tre Jean-Marie
"Too Late For That" (feat. BJ the Chicago Kid) 2020 Columbia Records, Spirit Music Group Show N Prove, Mainey
"Feelings" (feat. JB Scofield) Columbia Records JIM OUMA
"Live & Learn" Columbia Records, MNRK Music Group TJOnline
"24/7" 2021 Columbia Records, Warner Chappell Music Axident, Chris Loco
"Who's Asking" 2022 Alacran Records Ebenezer
"Daylight Robbery" 2023 Pure Intuition Adrian McLeod
"Shining Star" Pure Intuition LOXE

References
  1. "AWA". Mr Radar. n.d. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  2. Therese Färsjö (November 30, 2012). "Awa: "Jag vill bli en internationell artist"". Expressen (Swedish daily newspaper). Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  3. "Awa vann 'X factor'-finalen | Nöjesbladet". Aftonbladet. December 7, 2012. Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  4. "Awa i tårar efter vinsten i "X factor" | Nöje | Expressen Nöje | Nöjesnyheter Musiknyheter Filmnyheter". Expressen. December 7, 2012. Archived from the original on December 10, 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. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  7. "AWA". Mr Radar. n.d. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  8. Oke, Tobi (August 2019). "Premiere: AWA And Ebenezer Arrive With "F**kin' Love Songs"". Complex. Archived from the original on August 10, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  9. "VEVO UNVEILS ITS ARTISTS TO WATCH FOR 2020". Music Business Worldwide. November 4, 2019. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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