Awa Santesson-Sey

Awa Santesson-Sey
Background information
Birth nameAwa Matilda Isakine Santesson-Sey
Also known asAwa
Born (1997-07-06) 6 July 1997
OriginStockholm, Sweden
GenresPop, R&B, soul
OccupationSinger
Years active2012present
LabelsColumbia Records
Websitewww.thisisawa.co

Awa Matilda Isakine Santesson-Sey (born 6 July 1997), known mononymously as Awa (stylised as AWA), is a Swedish singer based in London. Her father is Senegalese, her mother Swedish.

At age 12, deciding she wanted to study classical music, she applied to and later attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm.