Awa Imani, an R&B and urban pop singer of Guinean and Senegalese origin, was
born in Paris on February 28, 1987, and was introduced to the artistic world as
a child by her father, a singer and dance teacher, and her mother, a dance
teacher and actress. She shot to fame in 2009 with her hit "Celebration", taken
from the compilation album by rapper Rim-K Maghreb United, featuring the group
113 and comedian Jamel Debbouze. The track racked up millions of views on social
networks, giving Awa Imani wide exposure, and she followed this up in 2010 with
a collaboration with Soprano on "C...