Birth name Adam Aminé Daniel Years active 2014–present Nationality American, Ethiopian | Also known as Aminé | |
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Born April 18, 1994 (age 22)Portland, Oregon, U.S. ( 1994-04-18 ) Occupation(s) Rappersingersongwriter Similar Amine, Kaytranada, Teklun, Amine Edge Profiles | ||
Adam Aminé Daniel (born April 18, 1994), professionally known as Aminé, is an American hip hop recording artist. He is best known for his commercial debut single, "Caroline", which peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Early life
The son of Ethiopian immigrants, Aminé was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He grew up wanting to play basketball, but was cut from Benson Polytechnic's basketball team freshman and sophomore year. His rap career then began to come into fruition when he would make diss tracks about rival high schools, Grant High School and Lincoln High School.
2014–15: EP's and mixtapes
On January 17, 2014, Aminé released his debut mixtape, Odyssey to Me.
On September 4, 2014, Aminé released his debut EP, En Vogue.
On August 31, 2015, Aminé released his sophomore mixtape, Calling Brío.
2016- present: Record deal and "Caroline"
In August 2015, Aminé signed a record deal with Republic Records. On March 9, 2016, he released his debut single, called "Caroline". The song managed to peak at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100. On June 1, 2016, he released the music video for "Caroline" through his Vevo account. Aminé, himself, directed the video. As of February 14, 2017, the video was viewed over 100 million times. On November 4, 2016, Aminé released his second single, called "Baba", which was a following up his successful single "Caroline". On November 15, 2016, Amine performed his hit single, "Caroline" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
