Sunkanmi | |
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Born | Olasunkanmi Rehanat Alonge 2 June 1987
Lagos State, Nigeria |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Alma mater | Olabisi Onabanjo University |
Occupation(s) | singer-songwriter, vocalist |
Years active | 2013–present |
Musical career | |
Genres | Pop, 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]
Sunkanmi is an alumna of Olabisi Onabanjo University, where she studied Geophysics. [4]
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 lead 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]
List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name
Year | Title | Album |
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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" |
List of music videos as lead artist, showing date released and directors
Title | Video release date | Director(s) | Ref |
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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] |
Year | Award ceremony | Prize | Result |
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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] |