Newcastle born R&B singer and songwriter Jamilah is taking London’s breath away with her energy and amazing vocals. A strong focused artist, Jamilah left University with a PR degree and joined local girl group Desire in 2009. The four piece Newcastle group got to the judges houses stage of X factor, supported JLS, Taio Cruz and Lamaar, before parting ways in 2011. Jamilah embarked on her solo career, finding her true passion and love for music and eventually moved to London with her son to pursue her career full time.
How does it feel to be a solo artist now?
It feels amazing, I never imagined myself singing and then I thought if I did sing, I never imagined myself in a girl band. I’m still learning, everything still feels brand new.
Where does your inspiration for writing new Music come from?
Everything. All the songs I do have come from somewhere, there’s always something that has happened, something that I felt. Something in my life has influenced every single song that I have ever made.
How does the London Music scene differ from the scene in Newcastle?
It’s like two different worlds, there’s no real scene in Newcastle, in London you have amazing shows every week. I’m in love with the London music scene – in London you have radio stations that support new talent like 1Xtra, Bang, Rinse and Reprezent Radio, there’s nothing like that in Newcastle, which is why I moved here last year.
What can we expect from you this year?
I wanna be consistent with my music and keep bringing my fans visuals, constantly be in peoples faces, working with artists, I just wanna be out there.
Photography: Nicholas Sandzi
