Winta

Winta
Winta Efrem Negassi
Background information
Born	Winta Efrem
Origin	Oslo, Norway
Genres	R&B
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2002–present
Labels	daWorks Records

Winta Efrem Negassi (born 20 March 1984) is a Norwegian R&B musician from Oslo, Norway. She grew up in Oslo, Norway. ^[1] Winta has had an interest in music since childhood. ^[2]

Winta's debut album was released in May 2004. From 2002 to 2004, she made three music videos for the singles "Emotions", "Hot Romance (Rok With You)" and "I Want U", all of those directed by Norwegian Ray Kay. Released in 2004, her hit single "Hot Romance (Rok With You)" was written by UK musician Taio Cruz.

On 9 September 2011, Winta released a second studio album after a seven-year hiatus. The album, titled "My Life", included popular tracks such as "Top of the World", "Nails on a Chalkboard", "My Life", "Heart on Fire (Merry-Go-Round)", "Amazes Me", "Just For Tonight", "Storm in Paradise" and "No Last Regrets".

Discography

Singles

• "Emotions" (daWorks, 2002)
• "Emotions (Remix)" (daWorks, 2002) featuring Diaz
• "Trippin'" (daWorks, 2003) featuring Aphletik
• "Julekveldsvise" (daWorks, 2003) duet with Maria Arredondo, from the album Nå har vi vaske golvet – Sanger av Alf Prøysen
• "I Want U" (daWorks, 2004)
• "Hot Romance (Rok Wit You)" (daWorks, 2004) featuring Anton Gordon
• "Teaser" (daWorks, 2005)
• "Good Times (Hitesh Remix)" (daWorks, 2005)
• "Top of the World" (daWorks, 2007) ^[3]
• "Nails on a Chalkboard" (daWorks, 2010)
• "My Life" (daWorks, 2011)
• "Heart on Fire (Merry-Go-Round)" (daWorks, 2011)
• "Amazes Me" (daWorks, 2011)
• "Just For Tonight" (daWorks, 2011)
• "Storm in Paradiset" (daWorks, 2012)
• "No Last Regrets" (daWorks, 2012)
• "Not Afraid" (daWorks, 2013)
• "Drip" featuring Johnel (daWorks, 2013)

Albums

• "First" (daWorks – 2004) ^[4]
• "My Life" (daWorks – 2011)

Reception

An Adressa reviewer described Winta's album as "something too long" and "a hint of something great about to come". ^[5] Her single "Emotions" was a radio hit and her other single "Trippin" became a minor radio hit. ^[6]

References

1. Lund, Miriam. "Winta will win England". Aftenpoften. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
2. Bratholm, Eva (25 May 2004). "Winta to light". Dagbladet. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
3. "Winta". Emusic. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
4. "Winta". Mic. 6 August 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
5. "Good jump". Adressa. 6 January 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
6. Johansen, Rune (5 July 2004). "Winta". Artistar. Retrieved 2 November 2009.