Shola Ama

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Shola Ama born on 8th March, is a British R&B singer from London, who scored her biggest hit in 1997 with a cover of Turley Richards' "You Might Need Somebody".

Campbell was born in Paddington, London, the daughter of a white father of Scottish and Austrian heritage and a St. Lucian and Dominican mother. She attended Quintin Kynaston School in the early 1990s.

At 15, she was singing to herself on a platform at Hammersmith Tube station, and was overheard by Kwame Kwaten, a producer at the FreakStreet record label.

In 1995, an unknown independent label released a single titled "Celebrate", which was a ballad produced by D'Influence. Although the single was not a commercial success, it did draw attention to Shola Ama as an artist. On her 16th birthday, she signed a recording contract with WEA.

The single "You're the One I Love" was her first single release for WEA in 1996; it barely made an impact on the charts, only managing to reach No. 85. Her second WEA single, "You Might Need Somebody", remains her biggest hit. This Turley Richards cover reached No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart  in April 1997.

It remained in the top 40 for almost two months, becoming one of 1997's biggest hits. A re-release of "You're the One I Love" followed in August 1997 and reached #3. Her third single "Who's Loving My Baby" was released in November 1997 and reached #13. At the age of 18, Shola Ama released her debut album Much Love (1997).

On the success of the album, Shola Ama won a Brit Award for Best British Female and two MOBO Awards for Best Newcomer and Best R&B Act.

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"You Might Need Somebody" is a 1980 song by Tom Snow and Non O'Byre, first recorded by American singer and guitarist Turley Richards.

His version reached no. 54 in the US, but the song is best known from Shola Ama's 1997 version which reached no. 4 in the UK Singles Chart.

Randy Crawford recorded a version in 1981 which reached no. 11 in the UK.

In 1997, Shola Ama recorded a version of the song. Her version reached no. 4 in the UK Singles Chart and is featured on her debut album, Much Love.