Amaarae

The singer and producer Ama Serwah Genfi, known to the public as Amaarae, was born on July 4, 1994 in New York, USA. With her clever lyrics, extroverted fashionable style and songs produced down to the smallest detail, she has become a global pioneer of the African alté genre. She wrote her first original songs at the age of 13, continued to experiment musically and did an internship in a recording studio at the age of 17. After college, she moved back to Ghana, her parents' homeland. With her first EP Passionfruit Summers in 2017, she managed to bring more visibility to queer life stories and feelings in the mainstream. The song "Fluid" brought her greater attention for the first time. In November 2020, she released her debut album The Angel You Don't Know. The song "Sad Girlz Luv Money" (feat. Moliy) went viral in 2021 thanks to a remix with US singer Kali Uchis and was placed in many top lists worldwide. In Germany and Austria too. After collaborations with various West African artists, she was able to firmly establish herself in the music scene and was nominated for a Glitz Style Award (2018) and twice at the Ghana Music Awards (2021), among others. Her second studio album Fountain Baby was released in June 2023. In 2024, Amaarae released the singles "Angels in Tibet" and "Sweeeet".