Alewya

Alewya Demmisse, known artistically as Alewya (pronounced ah-leh-wee-yah), is a British singer, songwriter, producer, multidisciplinary artist, and model. Biography Demmisse was born in Saudi Arabia to a Sudanese-raised Egyptian father and an Ethiopian mother. She was brought up in Sudan before her family relocated to the UK as refugees when she was five and then grew up in West London. She is heavily influenced by her African and Arab roots. Her name means "the highest" in Amharic. She released her debut single "Sweating" in mid-2020.