Sunkanmi

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Sunkanmi
Born
Olasunkanmi Rehanat Alonge

(1987-06-02) 2 June 1987 (age 37)
Lagos State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Alma mater Olabisi Onabanjo University
Occupation(s)singer-songwriter, vocalist
Years active2013–present
Musical career
GenresPop, Afro pop, Afro hip hop

Olasunkanmi Rehanat Alonge (born 2 June 1987), better known by her stage name Sunkanmi, is a Nigerian songwriter and singer; [1] Sunkanmi rose to recognition in 2015 when she released "For Body", a song which had her enlisting the collaborative effort of a popular Nigerian musician by name Olamide. [2] She is currently signed to Hit The Ground Records under which she has released numerous singles. [3]

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Early life and education

Sunkanmi is an alumna of Olabisi Onabanjo University, where she studied Geophysics. [4]

Musical career

While in her second year in school, Sunkanmi had her first recording. In mid-2015, through the help of her producer, she got to meet Olamide. The meeting led to the creation of a song titled For Body. [2] [5] Sunkanmi signed on with Hit The Ground Running Entertainment. [6]

In 2015, Sunkanmi was nominated for the "Most Promising Act to Watch" at the 2015 edition of the Nigeria Entertainment Awards, [7] [8] and in 2016, she received 3 nominations from Scream All-Youth Awards in the "Best New Act" category, [9] The Lagos Fashion Award in the "Fashionable Revelation Artist of the Year" category [10] and Eloy Awards in the "Upcoming female Music Artiste" category, alongside the likes of Niniola, Falana and Aramide. [11]

Discography

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name

YearTitleAlbum
2013"Fabulous"Non-album single
2014"Owo"
2014"Cassanova"
2014"Tenumo"
2015"Singale" [12]
2015"For Body"
2015"Marry Jonna"
2016"Follow You Go"
2017"Everywhere"
2017"You"
2018"Zobo"
2019"Never Finish"
2019"Baby Wa"
2019"Hold Me"
2020"Yur Luv"

Music videos

List of music videos as lead artist, showing date released and directors

TitleVideo release dateDirector(s)Ref
CassanovaMarch 2014Patrick Elis [13]
OwoNovember 2014 Toyin Lawani [14]
SingaleJanuary 2015Aje Films [15]
For Body

(featuring Olamide)

July 2015 Unlimited L.A [16]
Marry JoannaOctober 2015Micheal Williams [17]
EverywhereMay 2017Matt Maxx [18]
YouOctober 2017Vasco Gee [19]
ZoboJuly 2018Prat Hanna [20]
Hold MeDecember 2019UjProFilms [21]

Awards and nominations

YearAward ceremonyPrizeResult
2015 City People Magazine Award Most Promising Act to WatchNominated
2015 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Most Promising Act to WatchNominated [22]
2016Scream All-Youth Awards 2016Best New Female ActWon [23]
2016Lagos Fashion Awards 2016Best New Female ActWon [24]
2016 Eloy Awards 2016 Upcoming music artist of the yearWon [25]

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