Awa Santesson-Sey Explained

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.

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 released three songs on the label, followed by a six-track EP titled cry.baby.^[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

Notes and References

1. Web site: AWA . Mr Radar . November 20, 2019 . n.d. . September 1, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190901195850/https://mrradar.com/projects/awa/ . dead .
2. Web site: Awa: "Jag vill bli en internationell artist" . Therese Färsjö . Expressen (Swedish daily newspaper) . November 30, 2012 . December 3, 2014 . January 4, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150104223136/http://www.expressen.se/noje/awa-jag-vill-bli-en-internationell-artist/ . live .
3. Web site: Awa vann 'X factor'-finalen | Nöjesbladet . Aftonbladet . December 7, 2012 . December 11, 2012 . December 10, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121210032124/http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article15898993.ab . live .
4. Web site: Awa i tårar efter vinsten i "X factor" | Nöje | Expressen Nöje | Nöjesnyheter Musiknyheter Filmnyheter . Expressen . December 7, 2012 . December 11, 2012 . December 10, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121210115718/http://www.expressen.se/noje/awa-i-tarar-efter-vinsten-i-x-factor/ . live.
5. Web site: Awa Santesson-Sey i X Factor . tv4.se . November 30, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121012003724/http://www.tv4.se/x-factor/deltagare/awa-santesson-sey . October 12, 2012 .
6. Web site: Awa . Last.fm . November 20, 2019 . November 4, 2019 . June 18, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210618120140/https://www.last.fm/music/Awa/+wiki . live .
7. Web site: AWA . Mr Radar . November 20, 2019 . n.d. . September 1, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190901195850/https://mrradar.com/projects/awa/ . dead .
8. Web site: Premiere: AWA And Ebenezer Arrive With "F**kin' Love Songs" . Complex . Tobi . Oke . November 20, 2019 . August 2019 . August 10, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190810130042/https://www.complex.com/music/2019/08/premiere-awa-fuckin-love-songs-feat-ebenezer . live .
9. Web site: VEVO UNVEILS ITS ARTISTS TO WATCH FOR 2020 . Music Business Worldwide . November 20, 2019 . November 4, 2019 . November 5, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191105205539/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/vevo-unveils-its-artists-to-watch-for-2020/ . live.