ALA.NI is a musician from London, England.

Career

ALA.NI released her first album, You & I, in 2017 on No Format!.[1][2][3][4][5] The album was written a cappella on her iPad.[6] ALA.NI released her second album in 2020 titled Acca.[7]

Personal life

ALA.NI's parents are both originally from Grenada.[8] Her great uncle was Leslie Hutchinson, one of the popular cabaret singers of the 1920s and 1930s.[6] As a child she attended the Corona Theatre School in Hammersmith, followed by Sylvia Young Theatre School.[3] In 1989 she appeared as one of the Pink Windmill Kids in EMU-TV[9][10]

References

  1. Martin, Rachel. "Don't Call It Nostalgia: ALA.NI's Done This For Years". NPR.org. NPR Music. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. Empire, Kitty. "Ala.Ni: You & I review – beguiling songs of doomed love". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 Saunders, Hillary. "ALA.NI Arrives in America With a Voice All Her Own". Paste. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. Starling, Lakin. "Drift Away With ALA.NI's Romantic Lullaby "Cherry Blossom"". The Fader. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  5. Scott, Sydney. "New & Next: ALA.NI's 'Suddenly' Will Transport You To A Time When Romance Felt Real". Essence. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  6. 1 2 Weiss, Haley. "ALA.NI". Interview. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  7. "Ala.ni - ACCA". Clash. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  8. "A conversation with Ala.ni". 7 August 2018. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  9. "Emu's World/Emu's Pink Windmill Show – Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  10. EMU-TV Ep22 (1989) - FULL EPISODE, retrieved 22 May 2023
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