Obenewa | |
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Born | Hammersmith, West London, England | 28 May 1984
Genres | Soul |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | Aus Music, 2020Vision |
Website |
obenewa |
Obenewa (born 28 May 1984) is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She was classically trained on piano from the age of four and picked up the guitar in her teens.
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' [1] and received airplay on BBC Radio 1Xtra [2] and BBC Radio 1. [3]
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, [4] which received airplay from Annie Mac and Toddla T on BBC Radio 1 [5] [6] 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. [7]
Obenewa's talent has led her to share the stage with artists like Raphael Saadiq, [8] Anthony Hamilton [9] and Marsha Ambrosius. [10]
Obenewa | |
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Born | Hammersmith, West London, England | 28 May 1984
Genres | Soul |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | Aus Music, 2020Vision |
Website |
obenewa |
Obenewa (born 28 May 1984) is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She was classically trained on piano from the age of four and picked up the guitar in her teens.
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' [1] and received airplay on BBC Radio 1Xtra [2] and BBC Radio 1. [3]
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, [4] which received airplay from Annie Mac and Toddla T on BBC Radio 1 [5] [6] 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. [7]
Obenewa's talent has led her to share the stage with artists like Raphael Saadiq, [8] Anthony Hamilton [9] and Marsha Ambrosius. [10]