A decade ago, Ama (formerly Ama Lou) decided to take a leap of faith and make the trip from London to the Big Apple to continue pursuing her music dreams. Without much of a plan, after landing at JFK Airport, she called an “internet friend,” who got the okay from their parents to crash at their place.
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Ama had a stint staying at her aunt’s home in Brooklyn, but that didn’t last long either, as she was kicked out there. The British R&B singer-songwriter traded coasts and ended up in Los Angeles, where she still resides today, about 5,000 miles from her hometown of Hackney.
The 28-year-old inked a deal with Interscope Records in late 2019, where she released a pair of EPs and her long-awaited debut album, I Came Home Late, in 2023, but it was a turbulent road to her debut.
