Faith Kakembo

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

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

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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