Faith Kakembo
Faith Kakembo in 2022
Faith Kakembo in 2022
Background information
Birth nameElna Faith Kakembo
Born (1985-04-16) 16 April 1985
Kampala, Uganda
OriginJönköping, Sweden
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active2019–present
Labels

Elna Faith Kakembo (born 16 April 1985) is a Swedish-Ugandan singer and nurse anesthetist.

Career

Kakembo started her musical career in a church choir when she was a teenager. She studied music at a folk high school for a year.[3]

In 2019, Kakembo participated in music competition held by Sveriges Radio, P4 Nästa, with the song "Through Fire and Rain".[4] In 2020, she participated in Melodifestivalen 2020 with the song "Crying Rivers", written by Swedish producer Jörgen Elofsson and Canadian songwriter Liz Rodrigues, where she placed fifth in the third semi-final.[5]

In 2022, Kakembo participated in Melodifestivalen 2022 with the song "Freedom", co-written with Laurell Barker, Anderz Wrethov, and Palle Hammarlund.[6] She qualified for the final[7] and performed again on 12 March, finishing in 10th place with 51 points.

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[8]
"Through Fire and Rain" 2019 — Non-album singles
"Crying Rivers" 2020 —[upper-alpha 1]
"O Come, All Ye Faithful" 2021 —
"Freedom" 2022 15

Notes

  1. ↑ "Crying Rivers" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Faith Kakembo: Det är bra att folk inte vet vem jag är". DN. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Oxblod, Aino; Svensson, Ellinor (15 February 2020). "Faith Kakembo jobbar på "Coronasjukhuset"". Expressen. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Westling, Fanny; Ek, Torbjörn (15 February 2020). "Hyllade Faith Kakembo om Mellodebuten: "Klart man är nervös"". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Gallagher, Robyn (5 August 2019). "Sweden: Sverigesradio reveals the eight finalists competing in P4 Nästa 2019". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  5. ↑ Quinn, Angus (15 February 2020). "Melodifestivalen 2020 Semi-Final 3 Results: Mohombi and Mariette win in Luleå". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  6. ↑ Jiandani, Sanjay (26 November 2021). "Sweden: SVT reveals the first fourteen Melodifestivalen 2022 acts". ESC Today. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  7. ↑ Petersen, Rasmus (19 February 2022). "Sweden Melodifestivalen 2022: Anders Bagge and Faith Kakembo to the Final". Eurovision World. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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