Amaarae Biography: Full Name, Age, Parents, Hometown, Boyfriend, Net-Worth, Career, Awards, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter
Amaarae born Ama Serwah Genfi is a Ghanaian singer, songwriter, sound engineer and producer. She was born on the 4th of July, 1994 in Bronx, New York but she grew up between Accra and Atlanta. She was named on Apple Music as Africa’s Favorite New Artist in April 2018 and also got featured on Apple…
Amaarae born Ama Serwah Genfi is a Ghanaian singer, songwriter, sound engineer and producer.
She was born on the 4th of July, 1994 in Bronx, New York but she grew up between Accra and Atlanta.
She was named on Apple Music as Africa’s Favorite New Artist in April 2018 and also got featured on Apple Music Beats for her work on Passionfruit Summers, her debut project.
Let’s take a look at her biography below.
Amaarae Full Name
She was born Ama Serwah Genfi but she is known professionally as Amaarae.
Amaarae Age
She was born on the 4th of July, 1994 in Bronx, New York. She is 26 years old as of the year 2020.
Amaarae Hometown
She was born in Bronx, New York but she originally hails from Accra in Ghana.
Amaarae Parents
She was born to Mrs. Ama Bawuah and Mr. Kwadwo Boateng Genfi.
Amaarae Early Life and Education
She is the elder of two children. Amaarae began to experiment with music at the age of 13, when she wrote her first song.
She started making mixtapes while in High School and by age 17, she was interning for music studios as a sound engineer.
She holds a Bachelors degree in English Literature from Agnes Scott University College, thee she also improved her music writing skills as well.
Amaarae Career
She had her first taste of live shows at the Cafe Kwae Shop in Accra and the Vine Lounge also in Accra.
These experience prepared for stages such as the Art X show in Lagos , The BackYard Bar also in Lagos, The Boiler Room’s True Music Africa in Accra and her own concert dubbed JulyFest in Accra.
After doing music for just a year, her art has been recognized on the African continent and Globally.
She was named Apple Music’s Favorite New Artist in April, 2018 and also Apple Music Beats Number One Featured Artiste for her debut EP dubbed PassionFruit Summers.
She was nominated for the Artiste of the Year at the 2018 Glitz Style Awards in Accra, Ghana.
She was also featured on Vogue Magazine online edition, in an article which spoke of the top 5 women across the globe with buzz haircuts. She also named among Vogue online Magazine’s top 100 style influencers of the year 2018.
She has worked for the likes of Stonebwoy, Cruel Santino, Odunsi, B4Bonah, Wande Coal among many others.
She has cited the likes of Billie Holiday, Anthony Kedis and Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks as some of her influences.
Amaarae Latest Songs
Amaarae Instagram, Facebook and Twitter
She goes by the handle @amaarae on Instagram, @amaarae on Twitter and Amaarae on Facebook.
Check out the official video of her song “Like It” below.