Aphrose

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Aphrose is the stage name of Joanna Mohammed, a Canadian soul and rhythm and blues singer from Toronto, Ontario. [1] She is most noted for her 2023 album Roses, which received a Juno Award nomination for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2025. [2]

A graduate of the music program at Humber College, [3] she began her career as a backing vocalist for artists such as Daniel Caesar, Chantal Kreviazuk, Nikki Yanofsky and Jessie Reyez before releasing her debut album, Element, in 2019. [4]

References

  1. Sabrina Greggain-Lord, "Five Minutes With: Toronto-based Soul Artist Aphrose". Toronto Guardian, December 8, 2023.
  2. Holly Gordon, "Here are all the 2025 Juno nominees". CBC Music, February 11, 2025.
  3. Nick Krewen, "For Aphrose, motherhood clarified her purpose". Words & Music , December 5, 2023.
  4. "First Play Live: Aphrose, Element". CBC Music, January 9, 2020.