Obenewa

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Obenewa
Born (1984-05-28) 28 May 1984 (age 39)
Hammersmith, West London, England
GenresSoul
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Piano
Years active2006–present
LabelsAus Music, 2020Vision
Website obenewa.com

Obenewa (born 28 May 1984) is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She was classically trained on piano from the age of four and picked up the guitar in her teens.

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Music career

On 27 February 2011, Obenewa released her debut EP "Once upon a time …" The track "Put Yourself in My Shoes" was shortlisted as BBC 1Xtra's 100% HomeGrown 'Unsigned Track of the Week' [1] and received airplay on BBC Radio 1Xtra [2] and BBC Radio 1. [3]

In 2014 Obenewa featured on Huxley's album Blurred on the track "Road Runner" which was released on Will Saul's Aus Music imprint. She also featured on Walter Ego's "CTRL + ALT + DEL" EP on 2020Vision, [4] which received airplay from Annie Mac and Toddla T on BBC Radio 1 [5] [6] and Giles Peterson on BBC Radio 6 Music .

The track "Bad News" by Embody featuring Obenewa has been played by Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1. [7]

Obenewa's talent has led her to share the stage with artists like Raphael Saadiq, [8] Anthony Hamilton [9] and Marsha Ambrosius. [10]

Discography

EPs

As guest

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