Willa Amai
{{Short description|American folk musician}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Willa Amai
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|04|01}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| genre = Folk
| occupation = Musician, singer-songwriter
| years_active = 2010s–present
| label = We Are Hear
| associated_acts = Linda Perry
| website =
}}
Willa Amai (born in April 2004) is an American folk musician from Los Angeles, California. Amai has been releasing music since she was a pre-teen. She started writing songs at age 9,{{Cite web |title=BIO OLD |url=https://www.willaamai.com/bio |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=willaamai |language=en}} and signed with Linda Perry at age 12.{{cite web |last1=Haslam |first1=Rebecca |title=Willa Amai Unveils The Acoustic Version Of 'Ocean' |date=18 February 2021 |url=https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2021/02/18/willa-amai-unveils-acoustic-version-ocean/ |publisher=Gods In The TV Zine |access-date=12 August 2022}}{{cite web |last1=O’Connor |first1=Aisling |title=Gap Profiles Teen Indie Pop Singer-Songwriter Willa Amai For Fall 2021 Campaign, Musician Says She Is 'Beyond Thrilled' |date=28 September 2021 |url=https://okmagazine.com/p/willa-amai-gap-profiles-teen-indie-singer-songwriter-willa-amai-fall-2021-campaign/ |publisher=OK! |access-date=12 August 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Stubblebine |first1=Allison |title=WILLA AMAI RECALLS FIRST HEARTBREAK WITH "TRAMPLED FLOWERS" VIDEO |date=5 April 2019 |url=https://www.nylon.com/willa-amai-trampled-flowers-video/amp |publisher=Nylon |access-date=12 August 2022}} Amai released her debut album in 2021 titled I Can Go To Bed Whenever.{{cite web |title=WILLA AMAI |date=June 2021 |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2021/06/01/willa-amai-i-can-go-to-bed-whenever/ |publisher=Wonderland |access-date=12 August 2022}} Amai has been profiled in Rolling Stone,{{cite web |last1=Amato |first1=Natalli |title=Willa Amai Wants to Make the World Sing |date=8 April 2021 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/willa-amai-interview-1138881/ |publisher=Rolling Stone |access-date=12 August 2022}} People,{{cite web |last1=Mier |first1=Tomas |title=Why Willa Amai Wrote Her New Song 'Ocean' About Her Boyfriend of 2 Years: 'My First Real Love' |url=https://people.com/music/willa-amai-drops-ocean-talks-love-mental-health/ |publisher=People |access-date=12 August 2022}} and American Songwriter.{{cite web |title=Willa Amai Drops a Track-By-Track In Advance of 'I Can Go To Bed Whenever' |date=4 June 2021 |url=https://americansongwriter.com/willa-amai-drops-a-track-by-track-in-advance-of-i-can-go-to-bed-whenever/ |access-date=12 August 2022}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Amai, Willa}}
Category:Singers from Los Angeles
Category:American folk singers
Category:21st-century American women singers
Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters
{{US-folk-singer-stub}}
{{US-singer-songwriter-stub}}