Ammoye

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Shernette Amoy Evans, known by the stage name Ammoye, is a Jamaican-Canadian reggae musician, [1] most noted as a seven-time Juno Award nominee for Reggae Recording of the Year. [2]

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Originally from Halse Hall in Jamaica, [1] she moved to Toronto, Ontario as a teenager. [3] She participated in the Toronto music scene in the 2000s, most notably contributing music to the Version Xcursion compilation of Jamaican Canadian artists. [4] Her first album was Haffi Win, a collaboration with Eric Vani of Flying Down Thunder and Rise Ashen. [5]

She received her first Juno Award nomination at the Juno Awards of 2013 for her single "Radio". [6] She was subsequently nominated at the Juno Awards of 2014 for the single "Baby It's You", [7] at the Juno Awards of 2017 for the single "Sorry", [1] at the Juno Awards of 2018 for the album The Light, [8] at the Juno Awards of 2021 for the single "Give It All", [9] at the Juno Awards of 2023 for her album Water, [10] and at the Juno Awards of 2024 for "Stir This Thing". [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Richard Johnson, "Ammoye’s happy about Sorry". Jamaica Observer , February 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ Pecar, Steve (2024-07-11). "Seven-time Juno nominee headlines Burlington jazz series | insauga". INsauga | Local Online News. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  3. ↑ Joe Belanger, "Chronixx, DJ Max Glazer of Federation Sound and reggae singers Kelissa and Ammoye". London Free Press , April 26, 2017.
  4. ↑ Errol Nazareth, "Xcursion incursion; Radio show connects dots between dub roots and the modern remix". Toronto Sun , March 13, 2009.
  5. ↑ Denis Armstrong, "Rise beyond DJ technology". Ottawa Sun , September 15, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Juno nominees". Regina Leader-Post , April 13, 2013.
  7. ↑ "2014 Juno Award nominees". Winnipeg Free Press , March 28, 2014.
  8. ↑ Ben Rayner, "Full list of nominees: Junos mix in a few surprises". Toronto Star , February 6, 2018.
  9. ↑ Holly Gordon, "The Weeknd, JP Saxe, Jessie Reyez and Justin Bieber lead 2021 Juno Award nominations". CBC Music, March 9, 2021.
  10. ↑ "The Juno Awards, Saturday Night In Edmonton". Billboard Canada. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  11. ↑ Melanson, Jenna (2024-03-18). "Ammoye receives JUNO nomination for Reggae Recording of the Year (Interview)". Canadian Beats. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  12. ↑ North, Reggae (2021-12-25). "Ammoye Drops 4th Video from Her Latest Album 'Water'" . Retrieved 2024-07-16.
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