Amaria BB (born Amaria Braithwaite, July 17, 2003, in London, England) is a Jamaican-Guyanese R&B/dance hall singer-songwriter from Hackney, London.
Biography
Amaria BB was born Amaria Braithwaite, and lives in Hackney, London where she currently resides with her family. Amaria BB is the granddaughter of legend Jimmy Cliff. Braithwaite discovered her passion for singing when she was around 8 years old. In 2016, when she was 13 years old, Braithwaite was a contestant on the first season of the British TV show ''
Got What It Takes?'', in which she was the winner. A year later, she also appeared on the UK version of ''
The Voice Kids''.
In 2019, when she was 17, her debut single "Cha$e the Bag" was released via
Black Butter Records. Her breakthrough single "Slow Motion" was released two years later in May 2021. This led her to a deal with
Columbia Records
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, as well as the opportunity to perform at the Strawberries & Creem Festival later that year, alongside the likes of
Little Simz,
Koffee and
Burna Boy. She has been featured on BBC's
Radio 1Xtra.
Braithwaite's debut EP ''What's Done in the Dark'' was released on February 18, 2022, featuring the breakthrough single "Slow Motion". This was followed later that year by the single "Run", recorded for the
Amazon Original
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Original programming Drama
Comedy
Animation Adult animation
Anime
Kids & fa ...
series
Jungle, and the
Ding Dong-assisted single "Live Some Life". Her debut mixtape ''6.9.4.2'' was released on June 29, 2023.
Discography
Mixtapes
* ''6.9.4.2'' (2023)
Extended plays
* ''What's Done in the Dark'' (2022)
Singles
* 2019: ''Cha$e the Bag''
* 2020: ''hypocrite''
* 2021: ''Slow Motion''
* 2021: ''Fundz''
(featuring Skillibeng
Emwah Warmington (born December 23, 1996), known professionally as Skillibeng, is a Jamaican dancehall Deejay "DJ" and rapper from Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica, St. Thomas, noted for his works with Vybz Kartel, DJ Khaled, Sean Paul, Nicki Minaj, ...
)
* 2022: ''Secrets''
* 2022: ''Run''
* 2022: ''Live Some Life''
(featuring Ding Dong)
References
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Jamaican singer-songwriters
21st-century Jamaican women singers