amanie // illfated

Amanie Illfated is a South Sudanese born singer, songwriter and model with strong vocals and a dynamic fusion of R&B, Reggae, Afrobeat and Trap. She released her genre bending album ‘SATURN’ in October 2019 containing multilingual tracks like ‘The Hills’ and ‘You Will Never Know’. Her music has been played on various international radio shows including CBC’s Fresh Air and she has performed on Rogers TV for talk show 'Men 101' and on CTV Morning Regina. Amanie has been showcased and interviewed in magazines such as Canadian Musician and Prairie Dog Magazine.

Additionally, she has performed at numerous festivals such as Afrofest and Francophonie En Fête and at well known venues such as ModClub and Yonge & Dundas Square, at South Sudan Unite 2019 Minneapolis held former NBA Player Luol Deng and at Hollywood North Toronto’s 5th Annual TIFF Gala alongside Just John. She has also shared the stage with highly acclaimed artists P.Square, Emmanuel Jal, NOYZ and Kobo Town.

In 2017, Amanie received 2 nominations by African Entertainment Awards for Best Female Artist and Musician of the Year by South Sudanese ACE Awards.

She has worked with producers and engineers B.Morales, JT Aylward, Satnam Singh Chatha (5 Rivers Entertainment), and Caroline Akwe (LK Collective) as well as a collaboration on ‘You & Me’ with South Sudanese artist Yaba Angelosi (Assida Records).

Amanie is currently working on her upcoming album, DIVINE, which is set to be released in spring 2022.