Artist
Shola Ama
Shola Ama is a soul artist from Paddington, London formed in 1995. 19 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Soul · Paddington, London · Best soul albums
- 19
- Releases
- 1997–2025
- Active years
- 1995
- Formed
Artist
Shola Ama is a soul artist from Paddington, London formed in 1995. 19 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Soul · Paddington, London · Best soul albums
Most popular
In Return
1999
Much Love
EP · 1997
Not Us
Single · 2023
Never Leave You
Single · 2023
Imagine (The Garage Remixes)
EP · 2022
I Can't Stay (Remixes)
Single · 2021
I Can't Stay
Single · 2021
You Might Need Somebody (Mousse T's Soul Train Mix With Rap)
Single · 2019
My Future
Single · 2019
You Might Need Somebody (Basement Jaxx Night Dub)
Single · 2019
Somebody's Somebody
Single · 2015
Still Believe
Single · 2006
Who's Loving My Baby
Single · 2006
You Should Really Know
Single · 2004
Shola Ama (born on March 18, 1979, in London) is an English singer who scored her biggest hit in 1997 with a cover of Randy Crawford's "You Might Need Somebody". She is half Caribbean (of Dominican & St. Lucian origin), quarter Irish and quarter Scottish. Much Loved Shola Ama has blossomed into the UK's premier Soul and RnB vocalist. Famed for her angelic, soulful voice and ability to fuse soul, RnB, 2-Step and UK garage music. Shola attended Quintin Kynaston School in the early 1990s, it was here that her passion for music and performing was allowed to blossom. Shola's discovery has become the stuff of legends. At 15 singing to herself at Hammersmith tube station and was over heard by a D'Influence music producer who was so amazed with what he heard he got her into the studio. In 1995 an independent label released a single titled 'Celebrate', which was a soft soulful ballad produced by D'Influence. Although the single was not a commercial success, it did draw a lot of attention to Shola as an artist and the result was that on her 16th birthday she signed a record deal with WEA. Months later Shola released her biggest hit "You Might Need Somebody". This Randy Crawford cover blas…
