Sheebah Karungi

Sheebah Karungi
Born	November 11, 1989 Kawempe, Kampala, Uganda
Occupation(s)	recording artist, singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Team No Sleep
Associated acts	Pallaso AK 47 Mayanja

Sheebah Karungi (born November 11, 1989)^[1] is a Ugandan recording artiste and dancer. After quitting Obsessions, a dance group she joined in 2006, she rose to recognition upon the release of her hit single titled "Ice Cream". In 2014, she released her debut project Ice Cream, a 5-track EP which did well commercially and further led her to win back-to-back HiPipo Music Awards Best Female Artist in 2014 and 2015.

Life and career

Sheebah Karungi was born and raised by a single mother in Kawempe, a city in Kampala, Uganda. After completing her basic education at Kawempe Muslim Primary School, she dropped out of school in senior two when she was a student of Midland High School, Kawempe.^[2] At the age of 15, she started dancing for money after she joined a dance group called Stingers before she left the group for Obsessions Music Group in 2006.^[3] It was at Obsessions she developed an interest in music, recording two songs before she left the group for a solo career in music.^[4][5]

In 2010, she released "Kunyenyenza", her first official single produced by Washington with writing credit from Cindy. She went on to release another song titled "Bulikyekola", featuring vocals from KS Alpha and then "Baliwa" featuring Coco Finger. It was until she released "Automatic", a song written by Sizzaman, that her solo career experienced a major turn around. Upon the success of "Automatic", she teamed up again with Sizzaman to release "Ice Cream" to massive airplay and positive review before she went on to release another hit single "Twesana".^[6][7]

In 2014, she released her first musical project titled Ice Cream, a 5-track EP which contained hit singles including "Ice Cream" and "Jordan". Ice Cream was massively received and helped win her Best Female Artist at the 2014 and 2015 HiPipo Music Awards.^[2] She is working on her second project titled Nkwatako.^[8]

Discography

Studio albums

• Ice Cream (2014)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award ceremony	Prize	Recipient/Nominated work	Result	Ref
2016	2016 Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Best African Female Artist	Herself	Nominated	[9]
	Zzinna Awards	Best Female Artist		Won	[10]
	4th HiPipo Music Awards			Won	[11]
		Best Artist		Nominated	[12]
		Best Afropop Song	"Nipe Yote"	Nominated	[12]
			"Otubatisa"	Nominated	[12]
		East Africa Best Video	"Siri Zari"	Nominated	[12]
		Video of The Year		Won	[13]
	Uganda Entertainment Awards 2016	Best Female Artist	Herself	Won	[14]
		Artist of the Year		Nominated	[14]
		Best Dance/Live Performance		Nominated	[15]
		Best Dancehall Artist		Nominated	[15]
		Video of the Year	"Nkwatako"	Nominated	[16]
2015	3rd HiPipo Music Awards	Best Female Artist	Herself	Won	[17]
		Artist of the Year		Nominated	[18]
		Best Duo Group Artist	Herself with Pallaso	Nominated	[18]
		Song of the Year	"Twesana"	Nominated	[18]
		Best Ragga Dancehall Song	"Mundongo" with Pallaso	Nominated	[18]
		Best Afrobeat Song	"Twesana"	Nominated	[18]
		Best Afropop Song	"Go Down Low" with Pallaso	Won	[19]
	Uganda Entertainment Awards 2015	Best Female Artist	Herself	Won	[20]
		Best Dancehall Artist		Nominated	[21]

References

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2. Orville Muhumuza (20 February 2015). "INTERVIEW: Sheeba's journey from a Karaoke girl to an international start". Chimp Reports. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
3. Johnson Grace Maganja (24 July 2015). "Uganda: Sheebah Will Live Her Dreams, No Matter What". The Observer. AllAfrica. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
4. Edgar. R. Batte (3 July 2014). "Sheebah came from rock bottom". sqoop.co.ug. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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10. Sameer Bry (6 March 2016). "DAVID LUTALO Walks Away With MALE ARTISTE, While SHEEBAH KARUNGI Takes FEMALE ARTISTE of The Year , Here is The Full List of Zzina Awards Winners 2016". Mseto East Africa. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
11. Jacky Achan (31 January 2016). "HiPipo Awards: David Lutalo named artist of the year". Sunday Vision. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
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17. "2014 Female Artist of The Year is SHEEBAH KARUNGI, Of Course.". howwe.biz. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
18. "Sheebah, Kenzo, Bebe Cool and Radio & Weasel top HiPipo Music Awards 2015 Nomination list.". HiPipo Awards. Kampala, Uganda. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
19. "Winners of the 3rd HiPipo Music Awards". HiPipo Awards. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
20. "Uganda Entertainment Awards 2015: The Full List Of Winners". 411ug. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
21. Alfred Ochwo (7 September 2015). "Lutalo, Benon Kibuuka shine at Uganda Entertainment awards". The Observer. Retrieved 28 August 2016.