Ammoye
Shernette Amoy Evans, known by the stage name Ammoye, is a
Originally from Halse Hall in Jamaica,[1] she moved to Toronto, Ontario as a teenager.[2] She participated in the Toronto music scene in the 2000s, most notably contributing music to the Version Xcursion compilation of Jamaican Canadian artists.[3] Her first album was Haffi Win, a collaboration with Eric Vani of Flying Down Thunder and Rise Ashen.[4]
She received her first Juno Award nomination at the Juno Awards of 2013 for her single "Radio".[5] She was subsequently nominated at the Juno Awards of 2014 for the single "Baby It's You",[6] at the Juno Awards of 2017 for the single "Sorry",[1] at the Juno Awards of 2018 for the album The Light,[7] and at the Juno Awards of 2021 for the single "Give It All".[8]
Discography
- Haffi Win (2010, with Rise Ashen)
- Enter the Warrioress (2016)
- The Light (2017)
- I Am Love (2020)
References
- ^ a b c Richard Johnson, "Ammoye’s happy about Sorry". Jamaica Observer, February 20, 2017.
- London Free Press, April 26, 2017.
- ^ Errol Nazareth, "Xcursion incursion; Radio show connects dots between dub roots and the modern remix". Toronto Sun, March 13, 2009.
- ^ Denis Armstrong, "Rise beyond DJ technology". Ottawa Sun, September 15, 2010.
- ^ "Juno nominees". Regina Leader-Post, April 13, 2013.
- ^ "2014 Juno Award nominees". Winnipeg Free Press, March 28, 2014.
- ^ Ben Rayner, "Full list of nominees: Junos mix in a few surprises". Toronto Star, February 6, 2018.
- ^ Holly Gordon, "The Weeknd, JP Saxe, Jessie Reyez and Justin Bieber lead 2021 Juno Award nominations". CBC Music, March 9, 2021.
External links
- Official website
- Ammoye at IMDb