Meet the artists tipped for success on this year's RTÉ 2FM Rising list... Listen to Here I Go by Winnie Ama above.
Winnie Ama is part of a new breed of electronic artists blending conscious lyrics, soulful alternative RnB vocals with dance, house and pop rhythms.
The Belfast born and raised Northern-Irish-Ghanaian artist has had success with multiple MusicWeek UK Club Chart top 10 hits and BBC Introducing's Gemma Bradley lauding her fresh writing style and distinctive voice.
Winnie Ama's writing style is inspired by Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone and Amy Winehouse. She switched from writing poetry and stories to writing music and studied jazz vocals before making her commercial music debut in 2019, winning instant acclaim.
Her solo debut What Are We was in MusicWeek's Black Club Chart for 6 weeks.
Winnie Ama is also a lead data analyst for the Why Not Her? movement which campaigns for gender equality in the music industry, where she mentors other artists.
In 2022 she had a series of singles followed by an EP, opened Macy Gray's Cork show and performed at the Latitude, Fervor and We've Only Just Begun festivals across the UK, Ireland and France.
What happens when you say YES? Closing TEDxStormont, Northern Irish-Ghanaian music artist @winnie_ama_ says 'we can grow and we can change' #TEDxStormont2023 #YES pic.twitter.com/sYE9gYqNMN
— TEDxStormont (@TEDxStormont) March 25, 2023
Find out more about this year's RTÉ 2FM Rising list here.
