biography
Shola Ama is a British singer from London, who scored her biggest hits with “You Might Need Somebody” (1997), a cover of Randy Crawford’s 1981 hit, “You’re the One I Love” and “Still Believe” (1999) which was one of the first productions by the Norwegian producing team Stargate.
At the age of 18, Shola Ama released her debut album Much Love (1997).
On the success of the album, Ama won a Brit Award for Best British Female and two MOBO Awards for Best Newcomer and Best R&B Act.
In 2004, Ama featured on the track “You Should Really Know” by the Pirates, a response in song to Mario Winans’ “I Don’t Wanna Know” which reached No. 8 on the UK chart.
