| Karma-Ann Swanepoel | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Origin: | South Africa |
| Occupation: | Singer |
| Associated Acts: | Henry Ate |
Karma-Ann Swanepoel was the lead singer of Henry Ate, a South African rock band. She subsequently went solo, releasing her first album Karma in 1998. The South African-born singer shot to fame in the mid-1990s with hit songs such as "Just" and "Henry Ate".
Swanepoel attained success in South Africa. Her song "Just" was counted as No. 1 in the 5FM 2001 countdown.[1] Karma moved to the US in 2003.[2]
Her musical style encompasses folk, acoustic, and South African harmony.
Henry Ate's/Karma's song "Once" was sampled by Lil Wayne in the mixtape track, "I Feel Like Dying". The lawsuit accuses the recording artist of copyright infringement. Karma-Ann Swanepoel claimed Lil Wayne did not have permission to sample the song and is suing for compensatory damages. Lil Wayne did not profit directly from the song – it was leaked to the internet and passed via peer-to-peer websites and not sold on any retail album.[3]