Sadie Ama (born Mersadie Louise Hall; 19 August 1987) is an English R&B singer who grew up in

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. She is best known for featuring on the

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track " You Want Me", which peaked at number #22 on the

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. Sadie stated in 2005 that

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and her sister

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were both her inspirations. Sadie grew up around music, with her sister Shola Ama having an ongoing R&B career, and her mum was a singer in a jazz group called Clamber. She has stated that Shola Ama helped teach her how to write music.

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said in 2016 that she was a 'massive fan' of Sadie Ama.

Career

Sadie Ama began her career as a model at the young age of 4. The first music video she modelled in was "

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" by the

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in 1997, wherein she acted as a young

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. She later stated it was embarrassing to look back on in a 2007 BBC interview, although at the time it was great since she was a Spice Girls fan. She also modelled in Lemar's video for "50:50", and in So Solid's video for " Broken Silence". In 2005, she signed up for Arts Council which provided her funding for music. Sadie had wanted to be a singer when she was younger, but never properly pursued it until she met up with Terror Danjah (a

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producer), her friends cousin, who gave her a track for her to sing on. A year later in 2006, she finally released the song titled "So Sure" featuring grime MC

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and produced by Terror Danjah. Her sister Shola Ama was active in helping her write songs and teaching her how to make music. She was only 15 at the time it was released. She stated in an interview that the pressures and anxiety were a lot for her at the time, and put a pause on music as a result, instead opting to go to college. In 2007, she was voted in at #4 on the BBC's

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2007 poll. The poll was determined via tips from over 130 critics and broadcasters, and was intended to show rising talent. She was also nominated for "Best UK Newcomer" at the 2007

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. Her first single, "Fallin'", reached #67 on the UK Singles Chart in 2007. In February 2010, Ama joined a new collective group formed by

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called A-List, alongside her sister

References

External links

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