Sunkanmi

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Sunkanmi
Born
Olasunkanmi Rehanat Alonge

(1987-06-02) 2 June 1987 (age 38)
Lagos State, Nigeria
Alma materOlabisi Onabanjo University
Occupationssinger-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]

Early life and education

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

Musical career

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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

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Singles

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

Year Title Album
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

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

Title Video release date Director(s) Ref
Cassanova March 2014 Patrick Elis [13]
Owo November 2014 Toyin Lawani [14]
Singale January 2015 Aje Films [15]
For Body

(featuring Olamide)

July 2015 Unlimited L.A [16]
Marry Joanna October 2015 Micheal Williams [17]
Everywhere May 2017 Matt Maxx [18]
You October 2017 Vasco Gee [19]
Zobo July 2018 Prat Hanna [20]
Hold Me December 2019 UjProFilms [21]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award ceremony Prize Result
2015 City People Magazine Award Most Promising Act to Watch Nominated
2015 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Most Promising Act to Watch Nominated[22]
2016 Scream All-Youth Awards 2016 Best New Female Act Won[23]
2016 Lagos Fashion Awards 2016 Best New Female Act Won[24]
2016 Eloy Awards 2016 Upcoming music artist of the year Won[25]

References

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