Samara Pleasure can now name herself a Grammy-winning artist. Throughout the sixty fifth annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (Feb. 5), previous winner Olivia Rodrigo introduced the 23-year-old jazz singer with the perfect new artist award.
“I’ve been singing all of my life. Thanks a lot for this honor, thanks to everybody who has listened to me or supported me,” she instructed the viewers in her acceptance speech, as fellow nominees Anitta, Latto, Måneskin and extra watched on. “All of you’re so inspiring to me, and so to be right here due to who I’m … all of you’ve impressed me due to who you’re. You categorical your self and precisely who you’re, authentically. So to be her right here by simply being myself, by simply being who I used to be born as. I’m so grateful.”
Along with successful the coveted greatest new artist award, a stiff class that featured 9 different nominees throughout totally different genres, Pleasure additionally gained greatest jazz vocal album for her sophomore album, 2022’s Linger Awhile. It’s fairly a feat, contemplating she started singing jazz only a mere 5 – 6 years in the past, in accordance with the singer.
After taking residence two Grammys, Pleasure thanked not solely the Recording Academy for recognizing her expertise, but additionally her followers for cheering her on and lifting her up. “The perfect evening of my life. Thank y’all a lot for supporting me,” she wrote through Instagram, together with a crimson coronary heart emoji.
So who’s Samara Pleasure? Under, Billboard compiled 5 issues it is best to know in regards to the artist.
