Awa Ly

Biography

Awa Ly (born 4 January 1977) is a French singer, songwriter, and actress of Senegalese origin who lives in Rome, Italy. She has released three studio albums, Modulated (2009), Five and a Feather×Five and a Feather25 March 2016 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Storyteller3:352Let You Down3:303Let Me Love You3:424Help Yout Out3:455Here3:336Friendship4:307Sunflowers3:378You Will Be Mine3:309Stranger4:2210Wide Open3:5611I'll Be Gone (Bonus Track)3:51 (2016), and Safe and Sound×Safe and Sound20 March 2020 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Ahead3:412Close Your Eyes3:063Go Your Way3:334Mesmerising2:595What Goes Around3:376Inside3:547Now or Never3:488Come Away With Me3:179Tell Me3:0510To Know3:2311Are You Satisfied ?3:3512Tightrope Dreams3:53 (2020). As an actress, she played in several movies, including Black and White (2008), La nostra vita (2010), and Escort in Love (2011).

Biography

Awa Ly was born and raised in Paris. Her parents are from Senegal and most of her family lives in Dakar. She currently lives in Rome and works as an actress, singer and songwriter.
Ly's debut studio album, Modulated, was released in 2009.
In 2011, Ly played in the Italian film Escort in Love by Daniele Luchetti besides Paola Cortellesi, Raoul Bova and Rocco Papaleo.
She accompanied Pino Daniele in summer 2013 on an international tour after having already performed with him in the United States and Canada.
Ly has previously used My Major Company, a fan-funded music label in France, and for finishing her five-track EP, which was recorded at Funkhaus in Berlin in December 2013, she was seeking funding via the French crowdfunding platform KissKissBankBank. The self-titled EP was released in 2014.
On March 25, 2016, Ly released her second full-length studio album, Five and a Feather×Five and a Feather25 March 2016 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Storyteller3:352Let You Down3:303Let Me Love You3:424Help Yout Out3:455Here3:336Friendship4:307Sunflowers3:378You Will Be Mine3:309Stranger4:2210Wide Open3:5611I'll Be Gone (Bonus Track)3:51.
On March 20, 2020, Ly released her third studio album, Safe and Sound×Safe and Sound20 March 2020 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Ahead3:412Close Your Eyes3:063Go Your Way3:334Mesmerising2:595What Goes Around3:376Inside3:547Now or Never3:488Come Away With Me3:179Tell Me3:0510To Know3:2311Are You Satisfied ?3:3512Tightrope Dreams3:53.

Studio albums

2009: Modulated
2016: Five and a Feather
2020: Safe and Sound

Singles

2015: "Let Me Love You"
2019: "Close Your Eyes"
2020: "Mesmerizing"