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- Ama, 25, said she became depressed and addicted to cocaine after being dropped from her record label, spending £1,000 a week on the drug and alienating her showbusiness friends. Now, thanks to her new-found happiness with partner Raphael and their baby son, she has beaten her addiction and turned her life around.
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Shola Ama (born 8 March 1979) is a British singer from London, who scored her biggest hits with "You Might Need Somebody" (1997), a cover of Randy Crawford's 1981 hit, "You're the One I Love" and "Still Believe" (1999) which was one of the first productions by the Norwegian producing team Stargate.
Aug 30, 2022 · Shola Ama has reflected on her meteoric rise to fame as a teenager, and admits she was ‘absolutely not’ ready for the whirlwind that followed. The British R&B singer, now 43, burst onto the scene...
Dec 8, 2018 · Shola Ama brought her soulful tones to the charts in the 90s and we were obsessed with her huge hit You Might Need Somebody. But the singer faded into obscurity after that – although the track is still on the radio loads. Where did she go and what’s she up to now? Sliding door
Feb 19, 2019 · Almost 25 years since busking on a platform at Hammersmith station, Shola Ama is working on new music and a book, while also contemplating a move back to London from Bournemouth.
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Yes and no. For me, it wasn’t so much the pressure to break out there because the focus was always here first. There wasn’t really any UK/R&B happening here, for me it was that they were trying to market me exactly like Americans and then compete and go head-to-head with the most massive American artists. That for me felt a little bit strange becau...
Thank you. I was thinking more of the music I was listening to at the time than the music I was making because in that period it was hip hop and R&B – in terms of the R&B that was coming out of America, it was a lot harder and edgier. On my second album, there was more of a leaning towards that sound because I felt like I definitely wanted to have ...
There’s so many! I love Mary J Blige’s My Life. For me that was the holy grail when I was a teenager. She was everything for me – her, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston growing up were like the three main singers that I absolutely worship. Amy [Winehouse’s] Back To Black album – I just think that will be one of the UK’s most timeless, most incredibl...
Welcome to the official YouTube channel of Shola Ama, the soulful sensation whose music has touched hearts globally. Join us on a musical journey spanning decades, showcasing her chart-topping...
Shola Ama is a 90s icon from London, UK. This video chronicles how Shola Ama was discovered, her success, her short-lived downward spiral and how she manage...
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