Faith Kakembo | |
Birth Name: | Elna Faith Kakembo |
Birth Date: | 16 April 1985 |
Birth Place: | Kampala, Uganda |
Origin: | Jönköping, Sweden |
Years Active: | 2019–present |
Elna Faith Kakembo (born 16 April 1985) is a Swedish-Ugandan singer and nurse anesthetist.
Kakembo started her musical career in a church choir when she was a teenager. She studied music at a folk high school for a year.[1]
In 2019, Kakembo participated in music competition held by Sveriges Radio, P4 Nästa, with the song "Through Fire and Rain".[2] In 2020, she participated in Melodifestivalen 2020 with the song "Crying Rivers", written by Swedish producer Jörgen Elofsson and Canadian songwriter Liz Rodrigues, where she placed fifth in the third semi-final.[3]
In 2022, Kakembo participated in Melodifestivalen 2022 with the song "Freedom", co-written with Laurell Barker, Anderz Wrethov, and Palle Hammarlund.[4] She qualified for the final[5] and performed again on 12 March, finishing in 10th place with 51 points.
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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SWE [6] | |||
"Through Fire and Rain" | 2019 | — | rowspan="4" |
"Crying Rivers" | 2020 | — | |
"O Come, All Ye Faithful" | 2021 | — | |
"Freedom" | 2022 | 15 |