Birth name Obenewa Role Singer Record label Unsigned artist Name Obenewa Obenewa | Years active 2006–present Albums Once Upon a Time Labels Aus Music, 2020Vision | |
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Origin Hammersmith, West London, England Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, musician Similar People Tek 9, Plan B, Al Shux, Eric Appapoulay Profiles | ||
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano | ||
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Obenewa is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She was classically trained on piano from the age of 4 and picked up the guitar in her teens.
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Music career
On 27 February 2011 Obenewa released her debut EP "Once upon a time …". The track "Put yourself in my shoes" was shortlisted as BBC 1Xtra's 100% HomeGrown 'Unsigned Track of the Week' and received airplay on BBC Radio 1Xtra and BBC Radio 1.
In 2014 Obenewa featured on Huxley's album "Blurred" on the track "Road Runner" which was released on Will Saul's Aus Music imprint. She also featured on Walter Ego's "CTRL + ALT + DEL" ep on 2020Vision which received airplay from Annie Mac and Toddla T on BBC Radio 1 and Giles Peterson on BBC Radio 6 Music .
The track "Bad News" by Embody featuring Obenewa has been played by Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1.
Obenewa's talent has led her to share the stage with artists like Raphael Saadiq, Anthony Hamilton and Marsha Ambrosius.