Sunkanmi


Olasunkanmi Rehanat Alonge, better known by her stage name Sunkanmi, is a Nigerian songwriter and singer; Sunkanmi rose to recognition in 2015 when she released "For Body", a song which had her enlisting the collaboration effort of a popular Nigerian musician by name Olamide. She is currently signed to Hit The Ground Records under which she has released numerous singles.

Early life and education

Sunkanmi is an alumna of Olabisi Onabanjo University, where she studied Geophysics.

Musical career

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. Sunkanmi signed on with Hit The Ground Running Entertainment.
In 2015, Sunkanmi was nominated for the "Most Promising Act to Watch" at the 2015 edition of the Nigeria Entertainment Awards, and in 2016, she received 3 nominations from Scream All-Youth Awards in the "Best New Act" category, The Lagos Fashion Award in the "Fashionable Revelation Artist of the Year" category and Eloy Awards in the "Upcoming female Music Artiste" category, alongside the likes of Niniola, Falana and Aramide.

Discography

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name
YearTitleAlbum
2013"Fabulous"Non-album single
2014"Owo"Non-album single
2014"Cassanova"Non-album single
2014"Tenumo"Non-album single
2015"Singale"Non-album single
2015"For Body"Non-album single
2015"Marry Jonna"Non-album single
2016"Follow You Go"Non-album single
2017"Everywhere"Non-album single
2017"You"Non-album single
2018"Zobo"-

Music Videos

List of music videos as lead artist, showing date released and directors
TitleVideo release dateDirectorRef
CassanovaMarch 2014Patrick Elis
OwoNovember 2014Toyin Lawani
SingaleJanuary 2015Aje Films
For Body
July 2015Unlimited LA
Marry JoannaOctober 2015Micheal Williams
EverywhereMay 2017Matt Maxx
YouOctober 2017Vasco Gee
ZoboJuly 2018Prat Hanna

Awards and nominations