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Ama (musician)

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Ama
Birth nameAma Louisa John
Born (1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 (age 27) [1]
London, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2016–present
Labels Interscope
Website amaofficial.co

Ama Louisa John (born 9 May 1998) [1] known professionally as Ama Lou or simply Ama, [2] is an English singer-songwriter born and raised in London, United Kingdom. She is classically trained as a singer and began writing music at the age of 11. [3]

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Early life

Ama was born in north London, England to a Guyanese father and English mother. She grew up writing music, taking guitar lessons as young as seven or eight. [4] She would lie about her age in order to play open mic nights in London when she was 13 years of age. [1] Ama grew up listening to Gil Scott-Heron, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. [5]

Career

Ama released her debut single "TBC" in 2016. [1] During her support of Jorja Smith during her 2018 tour, [6] she received media attention after Drake captioned an Instagram post with lyrics from her song "TBC". [7] [8] Drake also stated that Lou was one of the main influences for his album Scorpion. [5]

Ama signed to Interscope Records in late 2019. [1] She released her debut album I Came Home Late in 2023. [9] In 2025, Ama released "My Girl," a single from her upcoming untitled album. [4]

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays with selected details
TitleExtended play details
DDD
  • Released: March 28, 2018 [10]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Ama, who?
At Least We Have This
  • Released: November 26, 2021 [12]
  • Label: Interscope Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Studio albums

List of albums with selected details
TitleAlbum details
I Came Home Late

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Creeden, Molly (1 September 2020). "At Home With Ama Lou: How the British Singer Finds Inspiration in Isolation". Vogue . Condé Nast. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "The New Age of Ama". 10 Magazine.
  3. ↑ "Ama Lou". Metropolis Music. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 Weg, Zachary. "The Return of Ama". Blanc Magazine.
  5. 1 2 Cronin, Ruth (27 July 2018). "Meet Ama Lou: A Drake cosigned artist with ambitions for visual and politically-informed music". Nialler9 . Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  6. ↑ Penrose, Nerisha (28 March 2018). "Ama Lou Releases Debut EP 'DDD' & Shares Upcoming Tour Dates With Jorja Smith". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Mench, Chris (13 June 2018). "Meet Ama Lou, The Young U.K. Singer With Cosigns From Drake & Jorja Smith". Genius . Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  8. ↑ Hutchinson, Kate (22 December 2018). "One to watch: Ama Lou". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Ama Lou – I Came Home Late". Clash. 9 January 2003.
  10. ↑ Cooper, Duncan (28 March 2018). "Ama Lou's debut EP is gonna be everywhere this summer". The Fader . Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  11. ↑ Saponara, Michael (11 November 2019). "Ama Lou Reveals 'Ama, Who?' EP Release Date, Cover Art: Exclusive". Billboard . Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  12. ↑ Kelly, Amelia (1 December 2021). "Ama Lou - At Least We Have This". Clash . Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "I Came Home Late". Spotify . 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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