Awa Ly Explained

Awa Ly
Birth Date:4 January 1977
Birth Place:Paris, France
Years Active:2008 - present
Label:Rising Bird

Awa Ly (born 4 January 1977) is a French singer, songwriter, and actress of Senegalese origin who lives in Rome, Italy. She has released three studio albums, Modulated (2009), Five and a Feather (2016), and Safe and Sound (2020). As an actress, she played in several movies, including Black and White (2008), La nostra vita (2010), and Escort in Love (2011).

Biography

Awa Ly was born and raised in Paris. Her parents are from Senegal and most of her family lives in Dakar. She currently lives in Rome and works as an actress, singer and songwriter.[1]

Ly's debut studio album, Modulated, was released in 2009.[2]

In 2011, Ly played in the Italian film Escort in Love by Daniele Luchetti besides Paola Cortellesi, Raoul Bova and Rocco Papaleo.[3]

She accompanied Pino Daniele in summer 2013 on an international tour after having already performed with him in the United States and Canada.[4]

Ly has previously used My Major Company, a fan-funded music label in France, and for finishing her five-track EP, which was recorded at Funkhaus in Berlin in December 2013, she was seeking funding via the French crowdfunding platform KissKissBankBank.[5] The self-titled EP was released in 2014.

On March 25, 2016, Ly released her second full-length studio album, Five and a Feather.[6]

On March 20, 2020, Ly released her third studio album, Safe and Sound.[7]

Filmography

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
2008Black and WhiteVeronique
2009The Front LineJazz singerCameo appearance
2010La nostra vitaCeleste
20 CigarettesNurseCameo appearance
2011Escort in LoveAbeba
2015Anna e YusefKarimaTelevision movie
2017The Bastards of PizzofalconeMamanEpisode: "Misericordia"
FortunataNunUncredited
2019Scappo a casaJamilah
2020The Time of IndifferenceMarame

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Awa Ly: 'Italians are curious to find out how I ended up in Italy'. Mathilde. Aivillain. cafébabel. 22 September 2010. 17 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Modulated. Nago. Seck. Afrisson. 2009. 15 August 2020.
  3. Web site: Nessuno mi può giudicare. IMDb. 15 August 2020.
  4. Web site: Awa Ly in tour con Pino Daniele per tutta l'estate. MusicalNews. Paolo. Ansali. 9 July 2013. 17 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002605/http://www.musicalnews.com/articolo.php?codice=25748&sz=5. 4 March 2016. dead.
  5. Web site: AWA LY : Prochain EP. KissKissBankBank. 17 January 2014.
  6. Web site: NEW MUSIC: Awa Ly's 'Five and a Feather' Is Simply Stunning. Nathan. Leigh. Afropunk. 5 April 2016. 15 August 2020.
  7. Web site: Awa Ly – Safe And Sound. Pop Magazine. 15 August 2020.