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Sampha
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Sampha Lahai Sisay (born 16 November 1988) is a British singer, songwriter, musician and record producer from Morden, South London. Sampha has collaborated with Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Frank Ocean, SBTRKT, Jessie Ware, Alicia Keys, Gorillaz, Florence + the Machine, Travis Scott, Kanye West, Daniel Caesar, Solange and others. Sampha has released two solo EPs: Sundanza (2010) and Dual (2013). Sampha's debut album, Process, was released on 3 February 2017 by Young and won the 2017 Mercury Prize. His second album, Lahai, was released on 20 October 2023.
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1988
Discography
- Sundanza2010
- Dual EP2013
- Too Much / Happens2013
- Too Much (SpectraSoul Bootleg)2014
- Blood on Me2016
- Timmy’s Prayer2016
- Process2017
- Spotify Live2017
- Lahai2023
- Only2023
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 740,368
- Total plays
- 23,704,144
Tags
Sampha's artful and emotive mix of pop, R&B, and electronic music isn't easily categorizable, and is further distinguished by a heartfelt vocal style that tends to sound as if it's on the brink of choking back tears. The artist established himself as a valued remixer and studio collaborator sought by emergent underground talents and mainstream stars alike, including SBTRKT, Jessie Ware, Drake, Beyoncé, and Kanye West. Process (2017), his full-length debut, went Top Ten in his native U. <a href="
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Early clinical sequelae of Ebola virus disease in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study
· 2016 · cited 153x
- Ground Forest Inventory and Assessment of Carbon Stocks in Sierra Leone, West Africa
· 2021 · cited 2x
- Le verbe comme élément porteur de l’éducation émotionnelle dans les amphithéâtres
· 2025
- A statistical analysis of clinical presentations and outcomes of COVID-19 patients in Sierra Leone: case study of admissions at 34 Military Hospital for COVID-19 patients
· 2026
- Evaluation of cervical cancer awareness and preventive practices among nurses at Princess Christian Maternity Hospital, Sierra Leone
· 2026
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- Morden, London, England
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- 2009–present
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- sampha.com
- Image
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- date of birth
- 1988-11-16
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- Sampha
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- 2009-00-00
- social media followers
- 179000
- pseudonym
- Sampha
- birth name
- Sampha Lahai Sisay
- name in native language
- Sampha
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- Early years
- Career
- Personal life
- Discography
- Awards and nominations
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Sampha Lahai Sisay (born 16 November 1988) is a British singer, songwriter, musician and record producer from Morden, South London. Sampha has collaborated with Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Frank Ocean, SBTRKT, Jessie Ware, Alicia Keys, Gorillaz, Florence + the Machine, Travis Scott, Kanye West, Daniel Caesar, Solange and others. Sampha has released two solo EPs: Sundanza (2010) and Dual (2013). Sampha's debut album, Process, was released on 3 February 2017 by Young and won the 2017 Mercury Prize. His second album, Lahai, was released on 20 October 2023.
==Early years== Sampha was born in Morden, South London to Sierra Leonean parents and is the youngest of five brothers. His introduction to music began with learning to play on the piano at his parents' home in Morden and listening to records given to him by his older siblings. As a teenager he discovered music production after his older brother, Sanie, built himself a makeshift home studio. He went to Ewell Castle School, studying A-Level Music: in 2017 he returned to open a new music studio building. Sampha briefly attended Chester University.